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Nuno Cunha Barnabé

Nuno Cunha Barnabé

Europe 2026

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Practice Areas

Tax

Career

Nuno Cunha Barnabé is a Partner whose practice focuses on tax advice in Portugal. He works on a wide range of Portugal and international tax and corporate matters related to wealth taxation, advising private clients, family businesses, private banks and financial assets managers in Portugal, Switzerland and Portuguese-speaking African countries. With over 20 years’ experience in tax law, he has been involved in a significant number of M&A operations, corporate reorganization, debt work-out, real estate transactions and foreign investment. Nuno is regularly consulted by foreign offices regarding taxation matters and has contributed to Le Figaro and Financial Times articles on Portuguese tax exemptions for foreign residents.

Professional Memberships

Member of STEP; Nuno is also the founder of the Portuguese Tax Arbitration Tribunal and is a member of several fiscal associations and associations in the private clients sector, in Portugal and abroad.

Publications

Nuno is co-author of the books Global Mobility of Ultra-High-Net-Worth Individuals, sponsored by STEP, and the Beneficial Owners Registers – The STEP handbook for Advisors.

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Chambers European Guide

Tax - Portugal

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial

Nuno Cunha Barnabé advises clients on tax issues arising from cross-border transactions as well as transfer pricing issues. He is able to advise both domestic and international clients.

Strengths

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  • Nuno Cunha Barnabé is very responsive and has deep knowledge.

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Portugal

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