Mozambique

Firm overview

CGA - Couto, Graça e Associados is a Mozambican law firm integrating multidisciplinary and focused teams with expertise in various fields of law that work in collaboration and share knowledge and information, in order to satisfy our client´s needs and expectations. Our firm embraces a spirit of diversity and inclusion and our lawyers are committed to create enduring client relationships founded in a value driven culture employing safe, pragmatic and innovative legal solutions tailored to each client´s requirements.

Our recognized expertise in the fields of corporate and commercial law, regulatory compliance and public law, banking and finance, capital markets, real estate, tax, labor and employment law, arbitration and litigation, information technology law and aviation and maritime law, afforded CGA a consistent top tear firm ranking by top ranking agencies, namely Chambers Global Guide, Legal 500 EMEA and IFLR1000 Financial and Corporate Guide. We´ve been also the only Mozambican firm listed among the Top 50 largest law firms in Africa in accordance with Africa Legal.

By being a full member of CMS, CGA is able to offer its clients a unique, comprehensive, and multi-jurisdictional approach, providing access to a global community of more than 5,800 lawyers spread across 74 cities and 44 countries.

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Guilherme Daniel & Associados, Sociedade de Advogados, Lda. is the exclusive member of VdA Legal Partners in Mozambique. Combining a dynamic and multifaceted team with international background with a deep understanding of the local Mozambican market, Guilherme Daniel  is particularly focused on the energy, infrastructure and the banking & finance sectors, drawing upon the accumulated know-how of over 280 VdA Legal Partners’ lawyers worldwide. For further information, please visit: www.guilhermedaniel.com

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SAL & Caldeira Advogados, Lda is a full-service law firm offering expert legal knowledge for corporate clients, while actively working on legal reform in Mozambique. Having been active in the market for 25 years, the firm has been an active player in Mozambique's legislative evolution. Part of the firm's ethos is to train new lawyers to ensure the country's lawyers are adequately trained, and in order to achieve this SAL & Caldeira Advogados, Lda hires law graduates as interns on an annual basis.

• SAL & Caldeira Advogados, Lda is a member of DLA Piper Africa, an alliance of legal practices operating across Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the United States of America.
  
  
• The firm’s major clients include leading petroleum and mining companies; foreign investors; international banks; diplomatic missions and international NGOs. This clientele gives the firms lawyers exposure not only to Mozambican legal practices, but to legal best practices internationally. As a result, the firm is ranked by Chambers Global Top Ranked, and Legal 500 EMEA Top Tier, IFLR 1000 Financial & corporate and Project Development as Tier 1 firm.
  
  
• SAL & Caldeira Advogados, Lda is organized into seven Practice Groups (“PG’s”) namely: Commercial, Regulatory & Public Institutions; Finance, Banking & Insurance; Immigration & NGOs; Labour; Litigation & Dispute Resolution; Projects, Energy & Infrastructure; and Tax. Each PG is led by a Head of Practice, who is either a Partner or a Manager. Each PG consists of senior consultants, consultants, junior consultants, and interns who rotate amongst the PG. They are supported by administrative staff which includes sworn translators. SAL & Caldeira Advogados, Lda is a medium-sized company with a total of 74 employees (including 2 interns), of whom 32 are lawyers admitted to the Mozambican Bar Association.

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