Raquel Lopes Simões
Lawyer
raquelsimoes@arclegaloffice.ptRaquel has 15 years of experience as a lawyer and has developed her professional activity with a special focus on the areas of Administrative and Public Procurement, Tax, Commercial and Corporate (M&A), Litigation and Arbitration, Criminal, Family and Succession. Her professional experience was further consolidated with legal advisory carried out with Angolan public and governmental entities, having worked in the areas of Administrative, Public Procurement and Tax.
Languages
English and Spanish.
Career and Qualifications
Funding Partner and Director of the Law Firm AGF & Associados, Sociedade de Advogados, RL (2007-2017);
Self-Employed Lawyer (2006-2007);
Trainee Lawyer and Associate Lawyer at Fernando Neves Gomes & Associados, Sociedade de Advogados RL (2003-2006);
Legal Advisor in the Legal and Labour Office at CTT - Correios de Portugal, SA (2005).
Specialisation Course in Legal and Business Sciences of the Master’s Degree in Law, from the Faculty of Law of the Universidade de Lisboa (2005-2006);
Post-Graduation in Corporate Tax Management from the Higher Institute of Economics and Management of the Universidade Técnica de Lisboa (2003-2004);
Law Degree from the Faculty of Law of Universidade Nova de Lisboa (1998-2003).
Associations
Member of the Portuguese Bar Association