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LEX Africa is an alliance of leading law firms in over 25 African countries and is Africa’s first and largest legal alliance formed in 1993. Each member is an independent law firm with a key specialist focus on general corporate/commercial/financial law, regulatory laws and dispute resolution together with expert knowledge and experience on the local business, political, cultural and economic environment. With over 600 lawyers, LEX Africa provides a Pan African legal team for both cross border and local African legal solutions and is a valuable resource for corporates, investors and other clients in Africa.

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With an extensive experience in Angola, our lawyers have led the most high-profile operations and projects of the last decades, particularly in the Oil and gas, mining, banking & finance and the telecommunications sectors. The exclusive Angolan member of VdA Legal Partners, Luanda-based ASP Advogados, is comprised of notable local lawyers, deeply familiarized with the Angolan market, drawing upon the talents and skills of over 280 VdA attorneys across jurisdictions and several international offices. Clients’ most demanding and multifaceted needs in Angola are met by a highly specialised and fully dedicated cross-sector legal practices. For further information, please visit: https://www.aspadvogados.co.ao/

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Raposo Bernardo is an international full-service law firm, with strong experience in the Angolan market.

The firm has been as involved regarding most relevant operations taken place at Lusophone countries at Africa: Angola, Cabo Verde, Guinea Bissau, Mozambique, and São Tomé and Príncipe. 

The Angola practice of Raposo Bernardo demonstrates a most sustained growth in terms of private and public operations performed by multinational leading players with sustained business interests in this rising star market. Raposo Bernardo has a team of 15 lawyers to cover the massive development of Angolan operations, demanding a strong multidisciplinary local team and the experience and expertise of the firm to run what are mainly international operations.

New investors keep reaching Angola, bringing investment intentions of huge projects. The firm has been handling foreign investment from China, Japan, USA, UK, Canada, Brazil, France, Germany or Iberia acting in sectors such as: oil & gas, renewable, banking, insurance, real estate, construction, automobile, technologies or telecommunications.

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Dentons LEAD is a full-service law firm, based in Angola, with a strong international focus.

We pride ourselves on providing clients with both global reach and local expertise. The team advises clients in a wide range of legal areas, including corporate and M&A, banking and finance, employment, energy & natural resources, tax, dispute resolution, and public law.

We emphasize our clients’ priorities by creating tailor-made, innovative solutions, which are adapted to their needs.

We are trusted advisors to local and international companies and government bodies assisting in transactions . demanding a strong multidisciplinary local team and the experience and expertise of the firm.