Cláudia Santos Malaquias

Professional Partner | Lisbon

Cláudia Santos Malaquias is a Professional Partner and has been with Abreu Advogados since 2019, working mainly in the areas of corporate, commercial and M&A law. She is currently co-coordinator of the Fashion, Luxury and Lifestyle industry at Abreu Advogados.

Particularly dedicated to the Portuguese market, she has been intensely involved in multiple transactions, providing legal advice to companies and business groups, both national and international, on matters of commercial and corporate law, namely the incorporation of companies, purchase and sale of shareholdings, shareholders’ agreements, mergers, demergers, transfers of assets and exchanges of shares, restructurings and corporate transformations.

She also has extensive experience in advising national and international companies on investment operations in Angola and Mozambique, including support in matters of commercial, corporate, regulatory, foreign exchange and private investment law.

She has extensive experience in advising on day-to-day corporate transactions in the energy and natural resources, aviation, maritime and transport, oil and gas, fashion, luxury and lifestyle industries.

Work Experience

Advising on M&A projects in Portugal, Angola and Mozambique, with special emphasis on the energy and natural resources sectors

Advising on the implementation, construction, operation and sale of hotel and leisure developments

Associations

Academic Background

Faculdade de Direito da Universidade Católica Portuguesa

Law degree (2005)

Faculdade de Direito da Universidade Católica Portuguesa

LL.M Advanced Programme in International Business Law (2013)

Faculdade de Direito da Universidade Católica Portuguesa

Postgraduate diploma in Contractual Law (2006)

Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Lisboa

Attendance of Post-Graduation on Corporate Finance (Unit: Debt Finance) (2015)