Sofia Quental > VCA - Valadas Coriel & Associados > Lisbon, Portugal > Lawyer Profile
VCA - Valadas Coriel & Associados Offices
Rua Tierno Galvan, 10, Torre 3, 16th floor
1070-274 Lisbon
Portugal
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Sofia Quental
Work Department
Tax Law and Private Wealth
Position
Partner in the Private Wealth and Tax Departments
Career
Partner of the Private Wealth and Tax Department, Sofia has been working with VCA since 2015. She has 20 years of experience and for almost 10 years, she worked as a tax consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in Lisbon, Dublin and Madrid, where she acquired specific abilities in tax disputes and procedures, tax planning, contingency and opportunities diagnostics areas, for clients both national and international.
Currently, Sofia supports numerous private and corporate clients, both national and international, with legal tax advice and planing, tax due diligence, tax litigation, Non-Habitual-Resident (NHR) Portuguese tax regime applications, and individual, indirect, and real estate taxes.
Sofia is a tax arbitrator at the Administrative and Tax Arbitration Court of Lisbon (CAAD) and a member of prestigious organizations such as the International Bar Association (IBA), International Fiscal Association (IFA) and IR Global.
Languages
Portuguese, English and Spanish
Memberships
- Portuguese Bar Association
- Portuguese Tax Association
- International Bar Association (IBA) – Taxes and Private Clients Committees
- International Fiscal Association (IFA)
Education
- Law Degree – Universidade Lusíada de Lisboa (1995 – 1999)
- Postgraduate in Tax Law – Instituto Superior de Gestão in Lisboa (2000 – 2001)
- Postgraduate in Theory and Practical Tax Law Litigation – Institute for Economic, Financial and Tax Law of the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon (2017)
Lawyer Rankings
Portugal > Dispute resolution
With a balanced claimant and defendant practice, VCA – Valadas Coriel & Associados noted a recent increase in maritime-related disputes and tax arbitrations. Real estate disputes are another focal point for the dispute resolution team, along with civil, corporate and commercial litigation. Rated for displaying ‘a rare combination of legal knowledge and strategic pragmatism‘, the practice is under the leadership of four practitioners: João Valadas Coriel, who possesses significant experience in white-collar crime cases; Hugo Martins Braz, who leads on mass litigation; Vera Chalaça, a contact for civil and administrative litigation, and Sofia Quental, whose strong background in tax disputes is noteworthy.