Global
Practice Areas
Drafting of Legislation/Technical Assistance
Renewables
Hydro
Gas
Coal
Oil&Gas Projects
Infrastructure and PPPs Projects
Institucional Projects
Career
From November 2019 (ongoing), Founder and CEO of Chairman Mozambique Enterprise Solutions.
From June 2018 (ongoing), Co-Founder and Founding Member of Mozambique Women of Energy.
January 2015 (ongoing), Managing Partner and Founding Partner of TPLA
September 2014 (ongoing), Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Practice of Independent Energy Legal Counsel
2011 - 2014, Partner - Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Practice at CGA
2004-2010, Senior Legal Advisor at MGA
2003-2003, Lecturer in Sociology Law at the Institute for Social Sciences
2002-2003, Lecturer in Sociology Law at the Centre for Judiciary and Judicial Training
2001-2004, Researcher at the Center for Social Studies, School of Economics, University of Coimbra
Professional Memberships
Member of the Mozambican Bar Association;
Member of MWE - Mozambique Women of Energy;
Member of Women's Law Network;
Member of the AIPEN;
Member of the Institute for Energy Law;
Member of the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation;
Member of the Portuguese Bar Association.
Publications
Mozambique Chapter on the Regulation of Decomissioning, Abandonement & Reuse Initiatives in the Oil & Gas Industry Book;
Chapter Energy Cooperation in Africa - In Energy Law, Climate Change and the Environment in the Elgar Encyclopaedia of the Environmental Law;
"Analysis of national content provisions in existing legislation in Mozambique: technical contributions" USAID, SPEED 2015;
"Mozambique: Support in the development of the legal framework for the LNG projects" USAID, SPEED 2014;
Energy (2016) - Fifth Edition Global Legal Insights - Mozambique Chapter
The International Comprehensive Guide to Mining Law (2015) - Mozambique Chapter
The International Comprehensive Guide to Procurement Law (2015) - Mozambique Chapter
The Mining Law Review (2016) - Mozambique Chapter
Oil & Gas Review (2016) - Mozambique Chapter
Getting the Deal Through (2011-2014): Oil & Gas Mozambique
Freshfields: Booklet Oil & Gas - Mozambican Chapter
IFRL:
-Nee Foreign Exchange Regulation
-Partnering for Good
-Mining for Success
Energy Efficiency - The Mozambican Case, in Africa Energy Yearbook 2013 in Association with Africa Energy Forum
Mining Law Review
-The Mining Capital Markets in Mozambique
Interview for the Special Report from Oil & Gas Investor and Global Business Report "Transforming East Africa into Global Energy Player"
European Lawyer Reference - Project Finance Jurisdictional comparisons Mozambique Chapter
Public Procurement in Mozambique - MGA & PLMJ Newsletter, 2010
Reform of the Judiciary Organization in Mozambique
Personal
Taciana is the mother of four children and married to the Mozambican musician/composer João Carlos Schwalbach.