Academic Background

Law Degree granted in 2000, by the Faculty of Law, Lusíada University of Lisbon.

Specialisation course in Tax, from OVERGEST-ISCTE, in 2001.

Post-Graduation in Securities Law, from the Security Institute of the Faculty of Law, University of Lisbon, in 2006;

Post-Graduation in Urban Planning Law and Territorial Planning Law, from the Legal and Political Sciences’ Institute of the Faculty of Law of Lisbon, in 2008;

Post-Graduation in General Regulation of Data Protection, by Católica Lisbon School of Business & Economics, in 2017;

Participation in Fintech Disruption Program, by Católica Lisbon School of Business & Economics, in 2018.

Admitted to The Portuguese Bar Association.

Memberships

Member of the Portuguese Tax Association.

Professional Experience

Filipe Barata began his career at HAAG – Sociedade de Advogados, R.L., from 2000 to 2012, as a Trainee Lawyer and later on as an Associate, where he has mainly focused in the areas of Litigation, Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate Law and Pharmaceutical Law.

Filipe Batata joined ABBC – Azevedo Neves, Benjamim Mendes, Carvalho & Associados – Sociedade de Advogados, R.L. (DLA Piper’s focus firm in Portugal), from 2012 to 2013, as of-counsel, mainly in the areas of Commercial Law, Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Pharmaceutical Law.

As of 2013, Filipe Barata is the founding partner of Rogério Alves & Associados – Sociedade de Advogados, R.L. being in charge for the practice area of Business Law and heading the areas of Corporate Law, Pharmaceutical Law and International Business Law (Angola and Portuguese Speaking Countries).

Filipe Barata’s professional activity is highlighted by a vast experience in legal advice in the areas of Corporate Law, Commercial Law and Insolvency Law, Real Estate Law and Pharmaceutical Law.

During his career, Filipe Barata has participated actively in companies restructuring procedures, mergers, de-mergers, acquisitions, assets and business groups re-financing and restructuring, as well as in the incorporation and the restructuring of companies and business groups, providing legal advice both to several national and international companies.

Filipe Barata has mainly developed his activity in the Republic of Angola and in the advising of several national companies and citizens in their internationalization procedures.

In addition, Filipe Barata has participated in several Real Estate promotion transactions, Real Estate investment and disinvestment transactions, Real Estate financing and refinancing transactions, Real Estate Agreements, Licensing and Urban Operations, having also participated in multidisciplinary support teams of several projects.

Regarding his activity in Pharmaceutical Law, Filipe Barata has engaged in providing legal advice to pharmaceutical distributors and retailers, credit recovery and asset restructuring, as well as in structuring the sale, purchase and restructuring of several pharmacies.

Languages

Portuguese

English

French

Spanish