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António Rocha Mendes

António Rocha Mendes

Europe 2026

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About

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António Rocha Mendes is a Partner in the Tax practice. He advises on the tax aspects of corporate transactions, including reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, spin-offs and financial instruments. He has been the leading tax lawyer on a large number of domestic and cross-border reorganizations in a wide range of industry sectors. He is also a guest lecturer at the Catholic University, where he teaches the Corporate Income Tax Class in its Master's Program and a specialized seminar on Corporate Reorganizations. He is a regular speaker in domestic and international conferences on corporate tax and international taxation.

Career

Lisbon Law School, Catholic University, 1993. Member of the Portuguese Bar Association, 1993. Post-graduate degree in Tax, ISG, 1995. LL.M. in International Tax, Boston University School of Law, 1999. Associate at Arthur Andersen, 1993-94. Associate at Gonçalves Pereira, Castelo Branco & Associados, 1994-97. Associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers (New York), 1998-2001. Senior Associate at Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira (Barcelona, Madrid, São Paulo and Lisbon), 2001-06. Partner at Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira (London), 2007-09. Head of Tax at CS'Associados, 2010. Partner at CS'Associados, 2011.

Professional Memberships

Portuguese Bar Association

Personal

Languages - English and Spanish

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Chambers European Guide

Tax - Portugal

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial
António Rocha Mendes is adept at assisting clients with the tax structuring of real estate acquisitions and complex cross-border corporate transactions.

Strengths

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  • António Rocha Mendes is responsive and his advice is excellent, well written and always very clear.

    TaxChambers European Guide
  • António is a compass that we trust infinitely and has a client approach that is very special.

    TaxChambers European Guide

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