Dentons LEAD > Luanda, Angola > Firm Profile

Dentons LEAD
Edifício Dália Plaza, Avenida de Portugal, 31-35, 2º Andar
Luanda
Angola

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Angola > Local firms Tier 1

A key port of call for public sector entities, Dentons LEAD‘s broad caseload encompasses corporate and M&A, litigation, alternative dispute resolution, as well as employment matters. Managing partner António Caxito Marques leads the firm’s litigation and arbitration practice, while Djamila Pinto de Andrade and Raquel Lourenço jointly steer the corporate, M&A, and private investment departments. Emanuela Vunge often handles tax law, public law, competition, energy, and natural resources matters, and João Manuel Lourenço is well-versed in employment litigation.

Leading individuals

Djamila Pinto de Andrade – Dentons LEAD

Emanuela Vunge – Dentons LEAD

Practice head(s):

António Caxito Marques; Djamila Pinto de Andrade; Emanuela Vunge; João Manuel Lourenço; Raquel Lourenço

Testimonials

‘All of the partners are well-known for their expertise in the local market and are also involved in institutional fora, such as the Angolan Bar Association.’

‘Djamila Pinto de Andrade stands out for her knowledge, expertise and recognition, and for always being available and enthusiastic about new challenges.’

‘Emanuela Vunge handles public and tax law, and always has a sensible view of questions. She doesn’t give up until the matters are sorted out successfully.’

‘António Caxito Marques is one of the most prestigious litigators and also a pleasant colleague, he is fierce in the representation of the client’s interests, but always polite and with high ethics standards.’

‘João Manuel Lourenço is an expert in criminal and labour law and is a workhorse, devoting his time to the firm and its clients with everyday renewed energy.’

Key clients

Sonangol Group

Ministério das Finanças de Angola

UNITEL

Somoil – Sociedade Petrolífera Angolana S.A.

Standard Charterd Bank

Azule Energy

Fresenius Medical Services

Ericsson

Banco Económico

CASTEL Group

Hemera Capital Partners

Paratus Angola

Ramos Ferreira Engenharia

Work highlights

Assisting HSBC Bank on a term loan facility agreement for upgrading, modernizing, and improving access to the potable water distribution network of Luanda province, in Angola.
Representing Petrofund before the regulator Capital Markets Commission for both the application for authorisation to create the first ever Venture Capital Company in Angola.
Assisting Banco Económico on the enforcement of several unpaid loan agreements against defaulting borrowers.

Dentons LEAD (formerly Lead Advogados) is a full-service law firm, based in Angola, with a strong international focus. Already considered among the strongest players in the Angolan market, Dentons LEAD assists top clients from all over the world.

Less than four years after the firm was created, its unique approach in the Angolan Legal market led the firm to join Dentons, in this way sharing the vision of creating a truly pan-African law firm.

A deep knowledge of the Angolan legal market, its specificities and challenges, enabled the firm to assist its clients in an efficient, cost-effective and responsible manner.

Dentons LEAD prides ourselves on providing clients with both global reach and local expertise. The team advises clients in a wide range of legal areas, including corporate and M&A, finance, litigation and alternative dispute resolution, employment, natural resources, tax and public law.

More recently, while strengthening its finance and corporate practice, it has developed relevant experience in the telecommunications and mining sectors. The firm’s Arbitration practice has been in increasing demand, with its lawyers involved as either lawyers or as arbitrators.

The firm’s team are trusted advisors to international companies, the Angolan government and parastatals. Clients benefit from its excellent relationships and regular interaction with all stakeholders in the economy, including industry participants, industry bodies, the labour movement and regulators. Dentons LEAD partners and senior lawyers are currently involved in the legislative drafting of impactful laws and regulations, and are opinion makers in their respective fields of expertise.

Main industry sectors: financial institutions, energy and natural resources, construction, government, infrastructure and PPP, mining, technology, manufacturing (food and beverage and consumer products), public sector, media, real estate and retail.

Department	Name	Email
Managing Partner	António Caxito Marques	caxito.marques@dentons.com
Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Investment	Djamila Pinto de Andrade	djamila.pintodeandrade@dentons.com
Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Investment	Raquel Lourenço	raquel.lourenco@dentons.com
Banking & Finance	Djamila Pinto de Andrade	djamila.pintodeandrade@dentons.com
Tax Law	Emanuela Vunge	emanuela.vunge@dentons.com
Litigation & Arbitration	António Caxito Marques	caxito.marques@dentons.com
Employment Law	João Manuel Lourenço	joaomanuel.lourenco@dentons.com
Real Estate	Raquel Lourenço	raquel.lourenco@dentons.com
Public Law, Competition & Law-Making	Emanuela Vunge	emanuela.vunge@dentons.com
Energy & Natural Ressources	Itweva Nogueira	itweva.nogueira@dentons.com

Name	Position	Profile
António Caxito Marques	António is Dentons LEAD’s managing partner and one of the Founding Partners…	View Profile
Raquel Lourenço	Partner, Co-heads the Corporate and M&A Practice area. Heads the Real Estate Practice…	View Profile
João Manuel Lourenço	João is a partner at Dentons LEAD and heads the Employment and…	View Profile
Djamila Pinto de Andrade	Djamila heads the Corporate, M&A and Private Investment practice areas and is…	View Profile
Emanuela Vunge	Emanuela is one of the Founding Partners of Dentons LEAD and heads…	View Profile