• Assisting oil company in connection with tax implications of the assignment of a participating interest under a production sharing agreement for a petroleum block offshore Angola;

• Advising several international leading investment banks on stamp tax,  withholding tax and capital gains tax on the issue, offering, placement  and negotiation of debt instruments and securities in Angola and Mozambique;

• Advising international investment bank in connection with the granting of a sovereign loan to the Republic of Angola;

• Advising on tax and financial regulatory aspects related to a concession project for the set up and operation of an independent power producer (IPP) in Angola;

• Assisting oil company on pre-litigation analysis of taxation issues raised by the sale of  companies owning oil assets in Equatorial Guinea and advising on pre-litigation negotiations with the Government of Equatorial Guinea;

• Assisting group of companies in restructuring its activities in the sector of major public works in Portugal and Equatorial Guinea;

• Assisting group of companies regarding the restructuring of its activities in the sector of major public works in Portugal and Angola;

• Assisting major Portuguese group in domestic tax aspects pertaining to several real estate projects related to condominiums and hotels in Angola;

• Advising international investment bank with regard to issuance of treasury bonds by the Angolan Government;

• Advising international bank on the tax implications of the granting of a loan to the Ministry of Finance of Angola;

• Advising Angolan telecommunications company on acquisition of a major equity participation in the share capital of a major Angolan bank;

• Advising international electricity company on certain Portuguese tax aspects deriving from the acquisition of an energy company;

• Advising on cross-border and domestic taxation issues raised by the restructuring in Portugal and Angola of a large wholesale, retail, agro-industrial and real estate group;

• Assisting several companies in connection with tax litigation proceedings challenging additional assessments of taxes and other charges in Angola;

• Advising Portuguese entertainment and television company regarding the set-up of its operations in Angola;

• Advising major international soft drinks company on tax consequences of the set-up and transfer of a plant in Angola;

• Advising and assisting major Portuguese construction company on the negotiation of an investment contract with the Timor-Leste State;

• Assisting international airline company on tax framework applicable to operations in Timor-Leste;

• Assisting international supply services company to the petroleum industry in relation to tax impact of operations developed in the Joint Development  Petroleum Area (JDPA) of Timor-Leste and Australia;

• Advising UK private equity real estate management company in the underwriting of residential units in a golf and beach resort in Portugal;

• Advising UK Management Fund in the acquisition of leisure residential properties in a recently completed resort in the Algarve;

• Advising Russian investment company in the building, lease and underwriting of residential units in a resort in Madeira, Portugal;

• Representing major pharmaceutical company in tax litigation proceedings in Portugal concerning determination of goodwill in a business transfer agreement (reverse merger);

• Representing major pharmaceutical company in tax litigation proceedings concerning Portuguese corporate income tax;

• Representing major Portuguese insurance group before Portuguese tax courts regarding its income tax and unit linked;

• Representing major international group in tax litigation proceedings concerning the tax framework of holding companies under Portuguese law;

• Representing Portuguese home decoration and furniture company on the international restructuring of its activities;

• Representing Dutch Pension Fund in tax litigation proceedings for recovery of tax paid on income obtained in Portugal;

• Representing major UK bank in tax litigation proceedings for recovery of tax paid on income obtained in Portugal;

• Representing major Portuguese telecommunications company before Portuguese tax courts;

• Representing oil company in tax litigation proceedings on depreciation and capital gains taxation matters under Portuguese law.