RAPOSO SUBTIL E ASSOCIADOS - SOCIEDADE DE ADVOGADOS RL Founding member of RSA LP

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1 RAPOSO SUBTIL E ASSOCIADOS - SOCIEDADE DE ADVOGADOS RL Founding member of

2 BORDERLESS LEGAL SERVICES IN PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE Rede de Serviços de Advocacia de Língua Portuguesa (which means Legal Services Network of the Portuguese Language) was born from the determination of the portuguese law firm Raposo Subtil e Associados through various partnerships with acknowledged lawyers in countries that share the same language, henceforth the portuguese language. Currently, brand is represented through various offices in Portugal, Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde and Mozambique. The work of is based on the cooperation and the use of synergies from the expertise of its partnerships in the different legal systems of the Portuguese Speaking Countries, with numerous advantages for clients. Therefore, within the scope of, clients may have access to a set of specialized legal services of excellence, provided by competent and dedicated professionals in six countries located in three different continents that share a common language. 2 3

3 TECHNICAL SKILLS Angolan law Investment funds Intellectual Property Civil Brazilian law Tax Investment projects Economic Criminal Cape Verdean law Property leasing Shareholder agreements Labour Mozambiquean law Tourism projects Arbitration Contracts Portuguese law Urban planning law and licensing Legal general consulting Banking Asset Management and Regularization Mergers, acquisitions and demergers Insolvency Procurement and Registry practice Due diligence Insurance Housing cooperatives Public Procurement Leasing Construction Civil responsibility 4 5

4 FOUNDING MEMBER OF Raposo Subtil e Associados is located in Lisbon, it has a permanent collaboration of more than 50 lawyers offering a complete and multidisciplinary service to its clients in numerous areas of the legal practice. Through a strong collaboration between our lawyers, the several RSA legal departments ensure a better and efficient response to each of its client s. PRACTICE AREAS PROJECTS AND FINANCE VEHICLES Real estate transactions; tourism projects; urban rehabilitation projects; real estate investment funds; venture capital funds; international expansion projects; licensing procedures; Golden Visa s and Golden Residence Permit; Project Finance; operations in international markets, primarily in Malta, Luxemburg, Angola and Brazil. CORPORATE AND GOVERNANCE General corporate legal advice; legal monitoring of critical factors in the life of commercial companies; relationship between statutory bodies and shareholders; Shareholders Agreements; Investment Projects; Audits/due diligences; Corporate Restructuring; Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A); Private Equity RESTRUCTURING AND INSOLVENCY Restructuring operations involving judicial or extrajudicial creditor s contests; planning and negotiation with funding entities, public creditors and unions; restructuring and business viability operations in several core areas, namely real estate, construction, audiovisual, pharmaceuticals and textile industry. DEBT RECOVERY AND INSOLVENCY Monitoring and analysis of credit recovery processes at a corporate and private level; extrajudicial debt negotiation; injunction and execution procedures (namely in civil and tax foreclosures and in insolvency and business recovery processes); legal assistance of creditors, especially in the banking sector; legal assistance of private customers, monitoring the several steps of an insolvency process. PROCUREMENT AND REGISTRY PRACTICE General legal advice to all real estate operations; real estate contracts; provision of guarantees (namely, sale, mortgages, mutual opening credit, exchange, lease and other contracts of onerous property exploration); Collection and organization of document processes, drafting of legal opinions and due diligence procedures. BANKING LITIGATION Legal assistance of various banks (protective orders and measures); legal defense of banking institutions in actions brought by third parties; legal defense of various banking entities in processes involving possible business resolutions in the benefit of the insolvent estate. INNOVATION. Through an innovative software, our clients can consult the state of their legal proceedings online, the query can be made anywhere at any time. 6 7

5 GENERAL LITIGATION Advisory in the initial stage so as to prevent disputes related to civil issues, real estate, corporate, criminal, family and inheritance; specialized litigation; legal actions related to urban leasing; resolution of promissory contracts; contract resolution of the exclusive right for space in shopping centres; leasing operations and provision services. ASSET AND LEASE MANAGEMENT Procurement (negotiation, set-up and preparation for acquisitions, sale and e formalization and encumbrance or real estate assets); leasing agreements; exclusive use contracts for space in shopping centres; legalization and regulations of real estate; condominium management in n horizontal property; licensing of Real Estate Projects Property Management; consultancy to national and international clients. DISTINCTION. Over time, RSA has been distinguished by a number of different highly-respected international peer review guides of the legal profession worldwide, such as Chambers and Partners, Corporate INTL, The Legal 500 or Best Lawyers International. LABOUR AND SOCIAL SECURITY Formalization and termination of employment contracts; redundancy procedure and firm restructuring; labour enforcement and disciplinary proceedings; labour litigation in Labour Court; client advisory about Social Security and benefits legislation. PUBLIC LAW LITIGATION AND ARBITRATION Legal actions regarding conflicts of construction contracts; civil liability of the State and other public entities; actions regarding public contracts, expropriations, impugnation of administrative acts; public maritime domain and urban planning offenses; urban industrial licensing and tourism. BANKING AND INSURANCE LAW Operations related to contract funding; operations related to setting up and contracting financial restructure; advisory in the insurance business and insurance mediation, whether in regulatory and supervisory matters or in matters related to the insurance contract. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, MEDIA & EVENTS Actions relating to trademarks, patents, industrial designs; publishing contracts; commercial contracts and employment contracts related with intellectual property rights; image rights and copyright; advises clients on IP searches, registration and licensing of intellectual property rights; advice on commercial contracts and public events licensing. 8 9

6 PORTUGAL: REGIONAL NETWORK In recent years, RSA Lawyers has been providing legal support all over the country, by the contribution of the following offices Lisbon (head office), Oporto, Coimbra, Algarve (Loulé) and Madeira (Funchal, in a partnership). 10 OPORTO ALGARVE This office is a specialized structure acting in an articulated and integrated manner, particularly with the offices of Lisbon and Coimbra in matters regarding Civil Litigation, Loan Recovery and also with Madeira s office in the area of structuring transactions involving the Madeira s free trade zone. It has special skills in the areas of Real Estate, Projects and Finance Vehicles, ensuring a strong connection to the business world in the north. Created to manage the needs of the growing foreign population that has settled in the south of the country, as well as the local population, the Algarve s office is located in Loulé, easily accessible from the airport by Via do Infante. It is provided an integral advisory service in several areas of law, with relevance for Real Estate and Corporate Law, it is given primacy to advisory services related with Tourism Projects, Golden Visa, Non-Habitual Resident Status and Madeira s Free Trade Zone. COIMBRA MADEIRA This office provides broad advisory services in various areas of law. Aware of the context of the business population of the Central Region of the country, offers a service platform in the area of Industrial Property susceptible to meet the demands dictated by the proximity of two public universities (Coimbra and Aveiro), knowledge transfer centers and business incubation in scientific and technology areas. The areas of Civil Litigation, Real Estate, Corporate & Governance, Corporate Recovery and Financial Restructuring are other competencies. RSA is present in Funchal through a partnership with the law firm, J. Óscar Fernandes, Marco Fernandes e Paula Margarido. This firm manages, alongside with the remaining offices, the representation of RSA with its clients of the Autonomous Region of Madeira, namely within the areas of Civil Litigation, Tourism & Hotel Development, Legal Debt Collection and Restructuring, as well as the actions to be developed in Madeira s Free Trade Zone and other private and public entities in the Region. R E D E D E S E R V I ÇO S D E A D VOCA CIA D E L ÍN G UA P ORT U G U ESA 11

7 NETWORK OF PORTUGUESE-SPEAKING COUNTRIES ANGOLA It offers a broad range of consultancy and advisory services predominantly regarding Real Estate and Financial markets, including the following areas of activity: investment strategy; investment vehicles; Real Estate reports and economical availability studies for Real Estate business; technical and legal audits; real estate contracts (both public and private); public acquisition; licensing/urban planning; corporate finance and restructuring; legalization proceedings of real estate; corporate law; management of real estate projects such as Shopping Centres and retail parks. 12 R E D E D E S E R V I ÇO S D E A D VOCA CIA D E L ÍN G UA P ORT U G U ESA BRAZIL In partnership with Boccuzzi Law Firm In partnership with Queiroz Cavalcanti Law Firm In São Paulo, the Boccuzzi Advogados Associados law firm specializes in Business Law (Commercial, Tax, Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions, Foreign Investment, Contracts, Banking, Capital Markets, International Trade, Competition, Labour, Arbitration and Mediation; Civil and Commercial Litigation). In the northeast, the Queiroz Cavalcanti Advocacia law firm reinforced its commitment in the legal areas of Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Civil Litigation, Business Law, Family Law, Corporate & Governance, Tax Law and Labour Law. CAPE VERDE MOZAMBIQUE Based in Santa Maria, Sal Island, with logistical support in the other islands of the archipelago, this office can ensure that its clients are offered a national coverage. Allying professional experience and demonstrated abilities in the practice areas of Real Estate Law, Corporate, Financial and Intellectual Property, it s provided a response in a wide range of legal practice areas, particularly on Private Investment, Real Estate, Tourism, Corporate, Contracts, Litigation (Real Estate, Debt Recovering, Tax, Labour and Arbitration) and Administrative. The services provided by our Partner in Mozambique benefit from the synergies arising from its association with, offering its clients integrated law services. The main practice areas are the structuring of financial vehicles, corporate & governance, support to investment projects, real estate, labour and contracting. The firm also provides specialized services in the area of Intellectual Property. In addition, the office in Maputo is well prepared to provide services of general litigation, particularly on legal Debt Collection. 13

8 ACHIEVEMENTS In the development of partnerships established under the, some projects have been developed, particularly in the research and in the publication of legal books. At the same time, lawyers of are regularly called to participate in conferences and training sessions, as well as TV Real Estate Investment Funds - Angola Insolvency and Companies Recovery Code Noted Real Estate Investment Funds - Angola and Portugal Practical guide of recovery and revitalization of companies programs and TV debates, aimed for the general public enlightenment. They also participate in all kind of social media, such as in weekly and monthly magazines for the general public and newspaper comments and opinions. Real Estate Investment Funds - Brazil and Portugal New Urban Lease Regime - noted and commented Legal regime of the Real Estate Investment Funds - noted and commented Real Estate Law Guide - Vol. I, II, III, IV, V e VI CONTACTS PORTUGAL LISBON Sede: Rua Bernardo Lima, Lisboa T: F: geral@rsa-lp.com OPORTO Av. da Boavista º esq Porto T: F: porto@rsa-lp.com COIMBRA Rua João de Ruão, 12, 11º C Coimbra T: F: coimbra@rsa-lp.com ALGARVE Av. 5 de Outubro, Edifício Avenida, 1º andar, Escritório E Almancil T: F: algarve@rsa-lp.com MADEIRA In partnership with J. Óscar Fernandes, Marco Fernandes e Paula Margarido Advogados Rua do Castanheiro, Funchal T: F: madeira@rsa-lp.com ANGOLA Presidente Business Center, Sala 402, Largo 17 de Setembro, Luanda T. e F TM angola@rsa-lp.com BRAZIL SÃO PAULO In partnership with Boccuzzi Advogados Associados Edifício San Paolo, Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima, Andar São Paulo - SP T: F: brasil@rsa-lp.com BRAZIL NORTHEAST In partnership with Queiroz Cavalcanti Advocacia Pernambuco - Baía - Ceará - Maranhão Sede: Rua da Hora, 692 Espinheiro Recife PE T: F: brasil@rsa-lp.com CAPE VERDE Entrada de Santa Maria, Prédio Garantia, 1.º Esq.º CP n.º 107, Santa Maria - Ilha do Sal T: F: caboverde@rsa-lp.com MOZAMBIQUE Av. Kenneth Kaunda, Maputo mocambique@rsa-lp.com Law of the Financial System of Mozambique Law of the Financial System of Angola New Legal Regime of the Tourist Complexes The Contract and the Judge Intervention

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