Raquel Lourenço > Dentons LEAD > Luanda, Angola > Lawyer Profile
Dentons LEAD Offices
Edifício Dália Plaza, Avenida de Portugal, 31-35, 2º Andar
Luanda
Angola
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Raquel Lourenço
Work Department
Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Investment
Real Estate
Position
Partner, Co-heads the Corporate and M&A Practice area.
Heads the Real Estate Practice Area
Career
Raquel joined the Firm in 2020, her area of practice is Corporate, M&A and Real Estate.
Raquel has more than 14 years’ experience in advising international and national clients setting-up and launching their investments in the Angolan market, restructuring and M&A operations. Her practice also includes complex real estate, construction, and retail projects, notably, trough the incorporation of funds and other structures.
Raquel is also proficient in corporate and corporate governance issues, having worked several years as in house and as corporate secretary for a major company in Angola.
Languages
Portuguese, English
Memberships
Portuguese Bar Association
Angolan Bar Association
Education
– Duke University, School of Law, 2010, LL.M Extension
– Catholic University of Portugal, 2009, LL.M in International Business Law
– University of Lisbon, 2006, Graduate in Law
Lawyer Rankings
Angola > Local firms
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.