Clifford Chance LLP is adept at handling both inbound and outbound transactions across the oil and gas, construction, and transport sectors, with a clientele spanning financial institutions, telecom, and mining companies. Leonard Cleland excels at commodities, while Kayode Oladipo’s expertise lies in cross-border loan financing for infrastructure project development. The pair lead the Angola practice from London, ‘providing high-quality legal services’.

Eversheds Sutherland boasts a ‘deeply knowledgeable’ team that excels in the oil and gas, banking and finance, real estate, and infrastructure sectors. João Robles leads the Angola desk from Porto, and specialises in commercial, M&A, real estate, as well as oil and gas matters. Rodrigo Barbosa Souto is based in Luanda and focuses on corporate matters and litigation, while Ricardo Couto provides the group with expertise in banking and finance. João Rocha de Almeida often handles public law, regulatory issues, and energy transactions.

Miranda & Associados is home to both Angolan and Portuguese-qualified lawyers, who are well-equipped to advise both domestic and international clients. Rita Correia leads the Angola team and focuses on the oil and gas sectors, often handling upstream regulatory, foreign exchange, and tax advisory coordination matters. Mafalda Oliveira Monteiro is at the forefront of the firm’s banking and finance practice, and often advises financial institutions, borrowers, and insurers on transactions. Ricardo Alves Silva’s expertise lies in advising oil and gas upstream entities, oilfield service providers, and EPC contractors on corporate work.

PLMJ is experienced in advising clients across a variety of sectors, including banking, energy, oil and gas, and sports. Inês Pinto da Costa and Gonçalo dos Reis Martins oversee the practice, and Pinto da Costa boasts deep-rooted experience in infrastructure, energy, and project development. dos Reis Martins often advises both international and local banks, financial entities and asset managers, on debt capital markets. Additionally, Ruben Brigolas is knowledgeable of foreign investment, corporate, and natural resources matters.

VdA offers expertise across a spectrum of sectors, notably in oil and gas, mining, banking, and finance, as well as telecoms and agriculture. The firm’s experience in Angola further extends to competition and anti-trust, public law, insurance, and construction. João Afonso Fialho, José Miguel Oliveira, and Paulo Trindade Costa lead the practice, while Fialho heads the firm’s oil and gas practice group, with knowledge of the mining and shipping sectors. Oliveira specialises in corporate M&A, oil and gas, and transport, while Costa focuses on corporate restructuring, and finance transactions.

The Angola practice of Abreu Advogados often handles M&A, finance, and tax matters across the oil and gas as well as infrastructures sectors. Guilherme Santos Silva, Manuel Santos Vítor, and João Bravo da Costa lead the practice, Santos Silva advises oil and gas and aviation clients on corporate matters and dispute resolution, while Santos Vítor stands out in the energy and mining sectors. Bravo da Costa brings expertise in energy M&A, international trade, and financial matters.

With ‘an impressive range of skills’, CMS‘ diverse expertise spans the energy, infrastructure, mining, transportation, and healthcare sectors. The firm’s Angola practice is housed within its Lusophone Africa team, and is spearheaded by Alberto Galhardo Simões, Nuno Alves Mansilha, and Tiago Machado Graça. Galhardo Simões is well-regarded for his infrastructures, project finance, and M&A expertise, while Alves Mansilha is knowledgeable of cross-border undertakings. Machado Graça primarily counsels on international tax, corporate restructuring, and financing strategies.

Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados is vastly experienced in handling both inbound and outbound cross-border investments into Angola, and counts public entities, multinational companies, international banks, and private equity funds on its client roster. The practice is also often engaged in project finance and arbitration across the energy, natural resources, and infrastructure sectors. Claudia Santos Cruz advises on the international and cross-border aspects of investments between Portugal and Lusophone Africa, and leads the firm’s Lusophone Africa practice with André de Sousa Vieira. de Sousa Vieira excels in international energy and infrastructure project finance matters, Irina Neves Ferreira brings experience in private investment, insurance law, and real estate, while Bruno Xavier de Pina assists clients in the oil and gas, aviation, and banking sectors.

Raposo Bernardo stands out for its banking and finance capabilities, and is a key contact for financial establishments and multinational companies across the oil and gas, energy, infrastructure, and aviation sectors. Ana Cláudia Rangel is particularly active on corporate, commercial, licensing, and transactional matters, while Nelson Raposo Bernardo’s expertise encompasses M&A, capital markets, and project financing. Júlio Martins Júnior brings experience in corporate law, with a strong emphasis on M&A, share and asset transactions, and regulatory work.

With a ‘client-oriented approach’, White & Case LLP advises both domestic and foreign companies in Angola, especially in the oil and gas, telecoms, and infrastructure sectors. Mukund Dhar leads the firm’s Africa practice group from London, and guides clients through joint ventures, acquisitions, project development, financings, and intricate commercial contracts. Based in New York, Jorge Mattamouros handles cross-border disputes, with a focus on Lusophone countries.

Cuatrecasas is experienced in advising Iberian and international firms on overseas investments. Lourenço Vilhena De Freitas specialises in administrative law and offers deep insights into Angolan infrastructure and energy regulation, while Pedro Marques Bom assists clients on competition and regulatory matters. Former lead André Duarte Figueira has now left the firm.

Seamlessly integrating with the firm’s Lisbon, London, Paris, and Tokyo offices, Linklaters LLP ‘s Africa group is led by London-based Andrew Jones who is proficient in energy and infrastructure projects. Lisbon’s Francisco Ferraz De Carvalho is at the helm of the Lusophone Africa practice, and specialises in banking and projects across Angola, Mozambique, and Cape Verde.

Mayer Brown focuses its Angola practice on the Oil and Gas sector, notably infrastructure, project development, and construction matters. Gonçalo Falcão is well-versed in oil and gas, foreign investment, labour, immigration, and foreign exchange issues, while Alexandre Chequer advises energy companies across Brazil, Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Together, Chequer and Falcão lead the Angola practice from Rio de Janeiro and Houston.