Ms Irina Neves Ferreira > ALC Advogados > Luanda, Angola > Lawyer Profile
ALC Advogados Offices
MASUIKA OFFICE PLAZA
EDIFICIO MKO A, PISO 5, ESCRITORIO A
TALATONA
Angola
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Ms Irina Neves Ferreira
Work Department
Corporate and Commercial, Real Estate, Insurance.
Position
Irina Neves Ferreira joined the firm in 2013. She is a lawyer with considerable international experience, especially in the Angolan jurisdiction. In this market she has been involved in operations concerning private investment, insurance law, real estate (including the support to the negotiation of lease contracts for petrol companies), tax law, foreign exchange law and customs. She is also highly experienced in corporate compliance attained throughout her experience as counsel for the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region in the international compliance team of a multinational company in the IT area.
In the area of corporate and commercial law she has acted as legal advisor in several mergers, acquisitions and disposals of companies, including the acquisition and disposal of companies with head offices in Portugal and Angola, on behalf of domestic and foreign clients in various sectors, such as the oil sector, construction, information technologies and communications. Irina also provides general legal advice to numerous national and foreign companies in the areas of commercial and corporate law.
Career
Partner, ALC Advogados.
Languages
Portuguese, English and French.
Memberships
Angola Bar Association (admitted in 2013). Portuguese Bar Association (admitted in 2006).
Education
Law Degree (Law Faculty of Nova University of Lisbon, 2003). Postgraduate Studies in Information Society Law (Law Faculty of the University of Lisbon, 2007). Specialization course: “Introduction to the common law” (ISCTE and Law Faculty of Nova University of Lisbon, 2008).
Lawyer Rankings
Angola > Foreign firms
Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados is vastly experienced in handling both inbound and outbound cross-border investments into Angola, and counts public entities, multinational companies, international banks, and private equity funds on its client roster. The practice is also often engaged in project finance and arbitration across the energy, natural resources, and infrastructure sectors. Claudia Santos Cruz advises on the international and cross-border aspects of investments between Portugal and Lusophone Africa, and leads the firm’s Lusophone Africa practice with André de Sousa Vieira. de Sousa Vieira excels in international energy and infrastructure project finance matters, Irina Neves Ferreira brings experience in private investment, insurance law, and real estate, while Bruno Xavier de Pina assists clients in the oil and gas, aviation, and banking sectors.
Angola > Local firms
(Next Generation Partners)ALC Advogados, a member of Morais Leitão Legal Circle, is often engaged in mining operations, international infrastructure projects, and M&A ventures in the oil and gas sector. The firm is steered by managing partner Catarina Levy Osório, whose legal expertise lies in corporate, M&A, banking and finance, capital markets, and private investment. Irina Neves Ferreira co-heads the corporate and M&A department, providing counsel on foreign exchange law, while Helena Prata is proficient in corporate and asset financing, SPV establishment, restructuring, and labour law.