Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados maintains a strong presence in the shipping and aviation sectors, advising clients on financing, litigation, and regulatory matters. Claudia Santos Cruz is noted for her expertise in shipping finance, regularly acting for lenders. Segismundo Pinto Basto focuses on contentious aviation matters, while Manuel de Freitas Pita advises on M&A and international shipping agreements. Luís Roquette Geraldes assists clients with aircraft finance and regulation, and Tiago Geraldo specialises in criminal and regulatory litigation, including corporate defence in aviation-related disputes.
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Work Department
Banking & Finance; Projects; Oil & Gas; Mining; Corporate M&A; Infrastructure; Ports, Shipping.
Position
Claudia Santos Cruz advises clients on the international and cross border aspects of their investments in Portugal and Lusophone Africa. She is co-head of the Lusophone Africa practice team at Morais Leitão which is dedicated to transactions and advising international clients investing in these markets. Claudia works on a daily basis with ML Legal Circle integrated law firms in Angola, Mozambique and Cape Verde and she is herself a member of the HRA Advogados team in Mozambique. Claudia coordinates the international Oil & Gas team and Shipping practice at ML and is also a member of the international Banking & Finance department.
Career
LLB University of Southampton, England, 1993; LPC College of Law Guildford, England, 1994; Post Graduate courses in Banking and Finance, Corporate, Oil & Gas; International Petroleum Transactions module of LMM, Lisbon, 2017; Previously at DLA Piper and Watson Farley & Williams in London, London, 1994-2005; IBA Oil & Gas Committee Officer, 2021.
Languages
Portuguese and English.
Memberships
Admitted to practice: Law Society of England and Wales (1996); Portuguese Bar Association (2005); Mozambique Bar Association (2018); International Bar Association Officer (2007-2012).
Education
Law Degree (University of Southampton, England, 1993). Legal Practice Course – LPC (College of Law Guildford, England, 1994). Post graduate training courses in Banking & Finance; Corporate / Commercial law, Restructuring & Insolvency (Central Law Training, London, England). Oil & Gas Specialisation (Central Law Training, London, England, 2013 & 2014).
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