Sara Botelho de Almeida > Espanha e Associados > Lisbon, Portugal > Lawyer Profile
Espanha e Associados Offices
RUA CASTILHO Nº75, 8D
1250-068 LISBON
Portugal
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Sara Botelho de Almeida
Work Department
Tax Department
Position
Sara is a Lawyer and is a member of the tax, finance (taxation issues) and real estate (taxation issues) teams.
Her work consists of providing tax advice to campanies and private clients, as well as representing clients in tax litigation. She advises on real estate restructuring for setting up and marketing residential developments, hotels and tourism undertakings, with emphasis on analysing the specifics of the law, particularly for applying tax incentives for urban rehabilitation, carrying out and drafting contracts for transfers involving any kind of real estate assets, structuring and negotiating real estate transactions, including conducting due diligences and real estate investment fund operations.
She also advises financial institutions and insurance company on taxation matters.
Career
Sara graduated in 2005 from the Law Faculty of Universidade de Lisboa.
She has worked with Espanha e Associados since 2005.
She was an Associate Lawyer at the Tax Department of Telles de Abreu e Associados from 2017 to 2018.
Sara is co-author of Coletânea de Legislação de Seguros – Ramo Vida, published by Editora Almedina in October 2014.
Languages
Portuguese, English and French
Education
She graduated in 2005 from the Law Faculty of Universidade de Lisboa and completed a post-graduate course in Tax Management at INDEG-ISCTE in 2009.
Lawyer Rankings
Portugal > Tax
(Rising stars)Drawing considerable praise from clients for its ‘solid knowledge of national and international tax matters’, the ‘very experienced’ team at Espanha e Associados advises on a broad range of tax-related matters. With a strong foothold in the financial services, IT, and insurance sectors, the practice is well positioned to cater to the diverse needs of its clients. Practice head Elsa Rodrigues focuses on transactional tax matters, dealing with all aspects of corporate and international taxation. Senior associate Sara Botelho de Almeida is noted for her knowledge of the Portuguese regulations regarding income taxes and indirect taxation, while Ricardo Peão is particularly active in tax litigation. Founding partner João Espanha has now joined BROSETA Abogados.