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Rui Camacho Palma

Europe 2026

Linklaters

Ranked in 1 practice area

Tax

Portugal

18 years ranked

About

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Europe

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Rui Camacho Palma is partner and head of Linklaters' Tax practice in Lisbon, M.A. in Taxation by the University of London (Institute of Advanced Legal Studies) and lecturer at the Lisbon School of Law of the Catholic University of Portugal.

He has been working in the fiscal area since 1998, having an extensive experience in international tax planning and transactional tax matters, including structuring a wide array of both inbound and outbound investment projects, managing the tax traits of cross-border transactions and advising on the tax aspects of public and private M&A, corporate reorganisations, intellectual property and other intangibles relocation, structured and hybrid finance and tax litigation. Rui has been active in very complex transactional matters.

Career

Before joining Linklaters in 2007, Rui spent nine years working for major global consultancies, including heading a team as an international tax manager.

Chambers Review

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Chambers European Guide

Tax - Portugal

Band 1

Individual Editorial

The well-respected Rui Camacho Palma leads the law firm's tax team. He is knowledgeable of all tax-related aspects of corporate transactions, including significant cross-border ones. He is further active in litigation.

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Strengths

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Rui stands out for the solutions that he brings. In situations where we do not see a way out, he thinks outside the box. It is also his technical capacity that stands out.
TaxChambers European Guide
Rui's ability to navigate complex technical issues and provide clear, practical guidance stands out.
TaxChambers European Guide
Rui supports us in framing and finding solutions for the situations we face, always seeking to provide a comprehensive view of the legal, risk and business dimensions involved.
TaxChambers European Guide
Rui Camacho Palma provides straightforward solutions to complex matters. He delivers the full package in terms of what we need and he takes care of it.
TaxChambers European Guide
Rui is critical for achieving successful and pragmatic solutions in very complex contexts.
TaxChambers European Guide