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AVM Advogados

General Business Law

Global Guide 2026 : Angola

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AVM Advogados was founded by António Vicente Marques in 2003. The firm originally began assisting clients as a full-service law firm operating through its various offices in Africa and Europe with an integrated team. Today, AVM has expanded and become one of the most modern and internationally respected law offices operating in Angola, Portugal, and Mozambique. The firm delivers corporate and business services to international and local clients in all of these Portuguese speaking countries. AVM is a full-service law firm with market-leading strengths in the energy, financial services, real estate, immigration, tax and technology sectors

AVM Advogados offers clients specialized advice on all aspects of corporate and commercial transactions frequently with a cross-border perspective. AVM provides to its corporate clients advice and support in various areas: including Corporate Restructuring, Company Law, corporate governance and other legal and regulatory requirements. 

AVM Advogados is particularly experienced in advising all types of investors in respect of the structuring, global planning and implementation of foreign investment projects in markets in which it has offices, in order to minimizing the impact of the legal and regulatory requirements applicable in different jurisdictions. In the oil and gas sector, we have represented governments’ sponsors, and investors in large complex projects.

 

Chambers Review

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General Business Law - Angola

Band 2

What the Team is Known For

AVM Advogados is an esteemed law firm that is well equipped to assist companies with a broad range of commercial matters, as well as dispute resolution. The Luanda-based team has a strong track record of acting on finance, telecoms and general corporate mandates, including the structuring of new business operations in Angola. The law firm advises an impressive client portfolio that includes domestic and foreign players from the banking, energy and natural resources sectors.

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Work Highlights

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  • AVM Advogados supported Bessac with the licensing requirements relating to an EPC contract.

Strengths

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  • AVM Advogados is definitely a solution-oriented and successful law firm. Its team is well structured, easily accessible and quick to find solutions.

    General Business Law respondentGlobal

  • AVM Advogados' team has good communicators who are experts in their fields and are able to adapt their advice towards their clients' specific needs.

    General Business Law respondentGlobal

  • The team is very quick to react and respond to requests comprehensively.

    General Business Law respondentGlobal

  • The team is able to advise quickly when circumstances change, anticipating potential issues for each approach.

    General Business Law respondentGlobal

Notable Practitioners

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  • António Vicente Marques
    António Vicente Marques

    António Vicente Marques

    António Vicente Marques is well placed to act on a broad range of work, including banking, corporate and contentious mandates in a variety of sectors including telecoms, natural resources and infrastructure. He enjoys a solid reputation in the market for his longstanding expertise and depth of knowledge in Angola.

    • António Vicente Marques is very experienced and understands quickly the nature of our requests. His approach always has our commercial interests in mind.

      General Business Law respondentGlobal

    • António Vicente Marques is the right person to work with for international companies. He has great experience.

      General Business Law respondentGlobal
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