Abreu Advogados strengthens presence in Angola through partnership with JBA Advogados

Abreu Advogados is strengthening its presence in Angola through a new strategic partnership with JBA Advogados, an Angolan law firm that is part of Abreu International. This collaboration marks a natural step in the evolution of the Firm’s presence in the Angolan market, combining local knowledge and experience with international scale and capabilities, in a model built on proximity, specialisation and international integration.

JBA Advogados will now become Abreu Advogados’ partner firm in Angola. The Luanda office is led by Abreu Advogados partner João Bravo da Costa and includes of counsel Manuela Cunha, who has more than 30 years of experience in the Angolan and Portuguese jurisdictions; of counsel António Rafael; senior associates Luís Zau and Lisa Neves; and associates Carla Dunda, Imisi de Almeida and Marcos Silva.

For more than twenty years, Angola has been a strategic market for Abreu Advogados, which has advised national and international clients on highly complex matters, ensuring a multidisciplinary approach and high standards of quality.

The collaboration with JBA Advogados enables this work to continue in a more integrated manner, strengthening the Firm’s proximity to clients and expanding its on-the-ground capabilities through a robust legal offering tailored to the specific features of the Angolan market.

Inês Sequeira Mendes, Managing Partner of Abreu Advogados, says: “This partnership reflects our long-term commitment to Angola and to our clients operating in this market. In JBA Advogados, we have found a partner aligned with our standards of excellence and client focus, enabling us to strengthen our value proposition in the region.”

João Bravo da Costa, Partner at JBA, adds: “The partnership with Abreu Advogados represents an opportunity to become part of a leading international network, creating synergies and strengthening our ability to support clients in increasingly demanding and sophisticated matters.”

Abreu Advogados’ presence across Portuguese-speaking African jurisdictions extends to other geographies through Abreu International, a network of partnerships with leading law firms in those jurisdictions, which already includes JLA Advogados in Mozambique.

Through this partnership in Angola, Abreu Advogados reaffirms its international strategy, based on building strong relationships with local partners, ensuring a sustained presence and an integrated response to its clients’ needs across different geographies