The Lawyer comes from Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados, where he held the position of Associate of the Tax Law Department at the Oporto office.

Frederico Velasco Amaral, who also worked at KPMG e Garrigues, has accumulated nearly 10 years of experience in tax law, with a special focus on tax planning and consulting, international taxation, tax litigation and customs taxation, acquired through the participation in various corporate structuring and reorganization operations, as well as in different legal proceedings and procedures.

According to Domingos Cruz, Managing Partner of CCA ONTIER, «The invitation we addressed to Frederico Velasco Amaral is part of a strategy of strong commitment to quality, experience and seniority, with recognition in the market. Our objective is to build a reference team, capable of providing an excellent response to the challenges we face every day. We are very pleased with Frederico's decision and we are counting on him to continue to grow.»

The new Coordinator of CCA ONTIER’s Tax Department has a PhD in Law (Legal and Economic Sciences) from the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra. He also holds a Master's Degree in Legal and Economic Sciences, from the Faculty of Law of the University of Oporto, and a post-graduation in Finance and Tax, from the Porto Business School.