Mr Telmo Ferreira > Couto, Graça e Associados, lda – member of CMS > Maputo, Mozambique > Lawyer Profile
Couto, Graça e Associados, lda – member of CMS Offices
AV 24 DE JULHO, NR 7
7TH FLOOR
MAPUTO
Mozambique
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Mr Telmo Ferreira
Work Department
Corporate, Capital Markets and Tax
Position
Managing Partner and Leader of Corporate, Capital Markets and Tax Department
Career
Managing Partner at Couto Graça e Associados, from 2015 to present.Partner at Couto Graça e Associados, from 2011 to present.Partner at H. Gamito, Couto, Gonçalves Pereira, Castelo Branco e Associados, from 2010 to 2011.Head of the Legal department of Insitec, SGPS, S.A., from 2008 to 2010.Lawyer at H. Gamito, Couto, Gonçalves Pereira, Castelo Branco e Associados, from 2001 to 2008.Lecturer of Contractual Law of Legal Course at Politécnica University (formerly Instituto Superior Politécnico e Universitário) in 2006.Lecturer on Commercial Law of Legal Course at Politécnica University (formerly Instituto Superior Politécnico e Universitário), from 2000 to 2008.Trainee lawyer at H. Gamito, Couto, Gonçalves Pereira, Castelo Branco e Associados, from 2000 to 2001.Lecturer on Companies Law of Companies Managing Course at Politécnica University (formerly Instituto Superior Politécnico e Universitário), from 1999 to 2000.Trainee lawyer at Coelho Ribeiro e Associados, RL, Mozambican branch, from 1998 to 2000.
Publications: Ferreira, T. (2013), “A Governação de Sociedades Anónimas nos Sistemas Jurídicos Lusófonos”, Almedina, Coimbra.
Ferreira, T. (2016), “A Governação de Bancos nos Sistemas Jurídicos Lusófonos”, Almedina, Coimbra.
Ferreira, T. (2019),“Acionistas e Governação das Sociedades”, Almedina, Coimbra.
Ferreira T. (2020), “Administração e Governação de Sociedades”, Almedina. Coimbra.
Languages
Portuguese and English
Memberships
Membership in the Bar Association of Mozambique
Education
Degree in law from Faculdade de Direito da Universidade Eduardo Mondlane in 1999.
Leisure
Read, Fishing
Lawyer Rankings
Mozambique > Local law firms
(Leading individuals)Telmo Ferreira – Couto, Graça e Associados, lda – member of CMS
With ‘concrete experience in large and complex transactions’, Couto, Graça e Associados, lda – member of CMS is recognised for its proficiency in corporate, banking and finance, and real estate law, as well as in concessions, labour, and dispute resolution matters. Pedro Couto, heading the energy, natural resources, and infrastructure department, is renowned for his expertise in PPPs and large-scale projects in sectors such as infrastructure, oil and gas, mining, and banking. Telmo Ferreira, directing the corporate, tax, and capital markets practice, is a go-to advisor on M&As, IPOs, corporate governance, and concession contracts. Álvaro Pinto Basto, leading the litigation department, specialises in domestic and international arbitration and judicial proceedings. Gisela Graça is also a key contact. The Maputo-based firm joined CMS in November 2022.