Partners
NUNO DE MIRANDA CATANAS
Managing Partner at MC - Sociedade de Advogados, RL in Luanda and at MC JURIST– Sociedade de Advogados, SP, RL, in LisbonHead of Petroleum Services, Corporate M&A and Private Equity
Nuno is the firm´s founding partner and heads the Corporate Transactions and Investment Projects group. Nuno has been heavily involved in international transactions for 20-plus years, handling corporate and commercial issues. Upon conclusion of his traineeship, Nuno practiced for five (5) years in South-east Asia, notably in Macao and Hong Kong SARs and acted as Foreign Legal Consultant in Houston, Texas for a period of two (2) years, advising petroleum service providers primarily ...

ANA MARTINS DE CARVALHO
Partner at MC JURIST– Sociedade de Advogados, SP, RL, in LisbonHead of Tax, Employment and Litigation
Ana is the Head of Tax and Employment at MC JURIST. Ana has significant experience in Angola-related projects, especially on tax planning and day-to-day tax matters and other related areas, such as employment, social security obligations, and customs and importation duties.
Ana is usually in charge of providing legal assistance to Human Resources departments providing work force planning and recruiting strategies.

MIGUEL SOBRAL SANTOS
Partner at MC JURIST– Sociedade de Advogados, SP, RL, in LisbonCo-Head of Corporate M&A
Miguel is a member of the Corporate and Private Investment Department and has been advising corporate clients that wish to adapt their structures to the demands of a constantly changing market in various areas of corporate including, implementation and development of investment projects; mergers and acquisitions; joint ventures and shareholders´ agreements; incorporations, capital increases and reductions; transformations, dissolutions; corporate restructurings, corporate governance; and due diligences.
CÁTIA SALGADO
Partner at MC JURIST– Sociedade de Advogados, SP, RL, in LisbonCo-Head of Employment and Litigation
Cátia is a partner and the CFO of MC JURIST. Her practice is mainly focused on employment, customs and litigation matters.
Cátia has experience in advising local and international clients on a range of employment related issues such as drafting employment contracts, including benefit and incentive schemes, salary structures, cross-border employment contracts, advising clients on local and international policies and best practices, preparing disciplinary proceedings, conducting due diligence investigations ...

LAURA MAIA LUCENA
Partner at MC JURIST– Sociedade de Advogados, SP, RL, in LisbonCo-Head of Petroleum Services
Laura is a member of the Corporate and Investment Department, where she has been focusing her practice in the Oil and Gas sector and industrial property rights in Angola.
Relevant experience includes preparation and review of documents and legal advice particularly related to foreign exchange structuring, maritime and port regulations, importation and exportation customs procedures and industrial property regulations.



