VCA - Valadas Coriel & Associados

Private Wealth and Tax

Managing Partner

João Valadas Coriel is a lawyer and managing partner at VCA – Valadas Coriel & Associados, a firm he founded in 2001 with a clear focus on advising private clients, family offices, and companies through a strategic, cross-disciplinary, and international approach.

He is frequently called upon to lead teams in complex, multijurisdictional matters. Over the years, he has become a trusted advisor to individuals, families, foundations and corporations, known for his ability to seek practical solutions to complex deals and problems.

João is a TEP member of STEP – the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. He is also a a member of  Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and a certified tax expert by ISEG – Lisbon School of Economics and Management.

He currently serves as Vice-Chair of the International Bar Association’s Senior Lawyers’ Committee, and Vice-Chair of the American Bar Association ILS’s International Private Client Committee.

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Portuguese Bar Association Portuguese Tax Association International Bar Association (IBA) International Fiscal Association (IFA) Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) American Bar Association (ABA)

Degree in Law (Faculty of Law, Universidade de Lisboa, 1992) Master in Public Health (Faculty of Medicine, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 1998) International Trade and Shipping Law Course (London Guildhall University / Lloyds, 1999) Postgraduate in Management and Tax Law (ISEG, 2007) Law Management Program (IE, Madrid / London, 2012).