António Vicente Marques

António Vicente Marques founded AVM in 2003, with a multidisciplinary team, with market-leading strengths in the energy, financial services, real estate and technology sectors.

Over the years, Antonio has turned AVM from a Luanda-based law firm into a modern and internationally respected law office, proud of its African and Portuguese Lusophone history, with offices in Luanda and Cabinda (Angola), Rio de Janeiro, (Brazil), Maputo (Mozambique), as well in Lisbon and Porto (Portugal).

António delivers corporate and business services to international and national clients in all these Portuguese speaking countries.

António counsels clients on all aspects of international and national transactions and litigation, anticipating trends and responding in a streamlined manner to complex business and legal issues.

• Assisting, on a permanent basis, several oil & gas services providers in respect of a wide range of issues spanning, generally, from the legal framework applicable to the contracting of services within the oil & gas sector, related exchange and taxation law issues, and also in relation to corporate, labour and other legal aspects in connection with their activity in Angola;

• Assisting an international Russian bank, in several different deals, in respect of facilities provided to the Angolan State;

• Assisting a member of the World Bank Group in respect of facilities provided (or to be provided) to Angolan financial entities;

• Assisting a major international bank (in coordination with a major international firm) in respect of a credit facility agreement provided to a foreign subsidiary of a major Angolan public entity.

• Banking, Financial and Insurance

• Corporate and M&A

• Project development

• Disputes

• Energy, Natural Resources and infrastructure

• Banking

• Construction & materials

• Energy

• Financial services

• Mining

• Oil and gas

• Pharm and life sciences

• Tech and telecoms

Angola

Portugal

Brazil

East Timor

Member of the Portuguese Arbitration Association (APA – Associação Portuguesa de Arbitragem), 2009

Member of the American Bar Association, 2013

Angolan Bar Association

Portuguese Bar Association

Brazilian Bar Association

University of Coimbra Law School, 1998

Post-graduate Degree in European Economic Criminal Law at the Institute of European and Economic Criminal Law, University of Coimbra Law School, 1999

Master’s Degree in Company Law, University of Coimbra Law School, 1999-2001

Oil & Gas Specialisation, Central Law Training, London

Getting the Deal Through (Law Business Research):

Telecoms & Media 2014 and 2015 (Angola)

Oil Regulation 2013 and 2014 (Angola)

Gas Regulation 2014 and 2015 (Mozambique)

Mergers & acquisitions 2014 (Portugal, Angola and Mozambique)

Electricity Regulation 2015 (Portugal)

Iberian Lawyer:

March / April 2014 edition

July / August 2014 edition

September/ October 2014 edition

November / December 2014 edition