ABREU ADVOGADOS AND FERREIRA ROCHA & ASSOCIADOS ...

Press Release October 12, 2010
ABREU ADVOGADOS AND FERREIRA ROCHA & ASSOCIADOS CELEBRATE
A PORTUGUESE-MOZAMBICAN PARTNERSHIP
Abreu Advogados and the Mozambican Law firm Ferreira Rocha & Associados (FRALAW)
are celebrating a protocol of cooperation and strategic partnership, on the 13th of October
in Maputo, Mozambique. The two law firms will provide joint legal services to their clients
both in Mozambique and in Portugal.
Both firms recognize Mozambique as an important developing market, with a huge growth
potential and numerous business opportunities.
Integrated Partnership
Abreu Advogados (with their head office in Lisbon) and Ferreira Rocha & Associados (with offices in
Maputo) are independent Law firms, subject to distinct jurisdictions and statutes, who define their
position in their respective markets as independent projects of reference.
This partnership is a direct result of common values and philosophy of both law firms, thereby
bringing an added value to their legal services in Mozambique and Portugal. This partnership will
further increase the two firms’ capacity of responsiveness, through knowledge sharing and the
creation of multidisciplinary teams, allowing a joint and specialized approach, focused primarily on
Client needs.
Consolidating the Future
The growing global trade, together with Mozambique’s strong growth, emphasises the economic activities
between Mozambique and Portugal and creates the opportunity for a strategic partnership
between the two law firms. This partnership will give clients the opportunity to be represented in both
countries by professionals who are well-trained and knowledgeable of their legal systems.
“For Abreu Advogados, who has a collaboration agreement in the African continent since 2007, in
Angola, this partnership is part of the firm’s expansion and growth policy”, explains Luis Gouveia Fernandes
(Partner of Abreu Advogados).
“Ferreira Rocha & Associados sees this partnership as a way of consolidating the firm’s growth, both
domestically and internationally, with the support of an experienced and efficient “machine” as Abreu
Advogados,” says Paula Duarte Rocha (Managing Partner of Ferreira Rocha & Associados.)
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Further to cooperating on legal issues, the partnership also includes complementary areas, such
as law firm management, Image, Marketing and Communication, Information Technology Systems,
Knowledge Management and exchange of Lawyers. In addition, as a further benefit to the clients, the
two law firms will share legal studies and consulting solutions.
25 Years | Portugal-Mozambique
The partnership’s public announcement will coincide with the celebration of Portugal - Mozambique
Chamber of Commerce’s 25 th Anniversary, on October the 12 th , in Maputo. This Association brings
together private companies from both countries and promotes the development of business relations
between Portugal and Mozambique.
On October the 13 th , Abreu Advogados and Ferreira Rocha & Associados will be hosting a cocktail re-
ception, where the agreement will be formally announced, at the Indy Village Hotel, also in Maputo.
About Abreu Advogados
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Abreu Advogados incorporated in 1993, boosted from 6 lawyers in 1993 to 170 lawyers in 2010, including
32 partners, in a total of 240 professionals, with offices in Lisbon, Porto, Madeira, Angola and
Mozambique (in Association).
Throughout the years Abreu Advogados has built its practice as an independent, pioneer and innovative
Law Firm and has affirmed its commitment to the quality of the services provided to its Clients
and to an organization supported by a professional management team.
Abreu Advogados is recognized for its services in the following areas:
• Banking and Finance Law
• Competition, Regulatory and EU Law
• Corporate and Commercial Law
• Employment Law
• Intellectual Property and IT Law
• Litigation
For more information, please visit: www.abreuadvogados.com
• Public Law and Environmental Law
• Real Estate Law
• Sports Law
• Tax Law
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About Ferreira Rocha & Associados
Ferreira Rocha & Associados is a law firm that aims to provide high quality legal services in various
practice areas of the Law.
Founded in 2005, Ferreira Rocha & Associados is a reference in the Mozambican legal market, with
professionals who are experienced and knowledgeable of the Mozambican law and the international
law principles applicable in Mozambique. Ferreira Rocha & Associados strives to fulfil client’s needs
both in Mozambican territory and abroad.
Ferreira Rocha & Associados boasts a young, dynamic and technically well prepared team, where
every effort is made to ensure a constant and continuous update of services, investment in training
and learning, in order to assure they are conveniently prepared. One of the team’s characteristics is its
ability to communicate with clients in their original language. Indeed, all the staff is fluent in at least
two languages - Portuguese and English.
Ferreira Rocha & Associados is recognized for its services in the following areas:
• Corporate (Corporate and Project Finance, Mergers, Cisões and Acquisitions) and Commercial Law
(Investment, International Trade and Tourism)
• Public and Regulatory Law (Electricity, Oil Exploration, Gas and Mining, Transport
• and Telecommunications)
• Litigation (Arbitration and disputes judicial settlement)
• Tax Law
• Civil Law
• Family Law
• Banking and Finance Law
• Employment Law
Ferreira Rocha & Associados, aware of Mozambique’s social, economic and cultural environment, considers
its role in society to be of the utmost importance having developed pro bono services to nonprofit
organizations.
Ferreira Rocha & Associados is currently recommended by two well known international directories:
Chambers Global and IFLR1000.
For more information, please visit: www.fralaw.com
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For additional information, please contact:
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Abreu Advogados Ferreira Rocha & Associados
Margarida Mouzinho Paula Duarte Rocha
Marketing and Communication Manager Managing Partner of Ferreira Rocha & Associados
margarida.mouzinho@abreuadvogados.com paula.rocha@fralaw.com
Tel. (+351) 21 723 18 00 Tel. (+258) 21 317 159; (258) 84 398 5793
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