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Provided by Cátia Henriques Fernandes

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Practice Areas

Shipping; Ship Finance

Career

Cátia Fernandes is the founder of CF - Maritime Legal Services, an office based in Madeira focused in shipping and maritime law.

Cátia has close to two decades of experience in shipping and ship finance, with a vast background in providing services to international companies in the maritime sector.

Cátia acts as legal advisor in cross border transactions on behalf of international shipowners, banks and leasing entities. Particularly, Cátia provides legal assistance in matters related to ship registration and maritime guarantees, with particular emphasis on ship mortgages. Cátia actively intervenes in complex credit facilities and financing structures secured by mortgages registered in Madeira.

Other expertise includes the incorporation and management of shipping companies licensed to operate within the Madeira IBC.

Cátia also assists clients in other shipping related matters including regulatory, crewing, labour, tax and social security matters.

Professional Memberships

Portuguese Bar Association. European Maritime Law Organization. Iberoamerican Institute of Maritime Law.

Publications

Author of several articles on maritime related matters.

Awards

“Best in Shipping and Maritime”

Women in Business Law Europe Awards

2020

Education

University of Lisbon School of Law

Law Degree

2000

University of Lisbon School of Law

Postgraduate Studies in Tax Law

2002

University of Southampton

Maritime Law Course

2011

University of Lisbon of School of Law

Postgraduate Studies in Administrative Maritime Law

2013

University of Lisbon of School of Law

Postgraduate Studies in Maritime and Port Law

2016

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Madeira-based Cátia Henriques Fernandes of CF – Maritime Legal Services maintains a good standing in the market.She is the face of her boutique and offers a wealth of experience in shipping mandates, including vessel reflagging issues, registration topics and finance mandates.

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Provided by CF – Maritime Legal Services

Maritime / Shipping