Andersen incorporates Marta Duarte Silva as Tax partner in Lisbon

Andersen has hired Marta Duarte Silva, from Cuatrecasas, as a partner in the Tax Department in its Lisbon office. Duarte has more than 20 years of experience in which she has specialized in providing tax advice to private clients and family offices.

José Vicente Morote, managing partner of Andersen Iberia, points out that “Marta Duarte’s knowledge and experience strengthen our Tax department and complement the value proposition to our clients in Portugal or with interests in the country”. He adds that “we are very pleased that professionals with Marta’s profile choose Andersen to continue developing their careers, as she fits perfectly with our strategy of quality, specialization and pursuit of excellence”.

Photo caption from left to right: José Mota, Andersen Partner and Head of Andersen Portugal; Marta Duarte, new Tax Partner and José Vicente Morote, Managing Partner of Andersen Iberia.

Marta Duarte Silva

Throughout her career, Marta Duarte Silva has advised numerous clients on tax residency planning and international and national mobility, succession planning and family and business wealth management. She also has extensive experience in the structuring of financial instruments and operations, as well as in the implementation of fiduciary structures and family offices.

Duarte comes from Cuatrecasas, where she has held various positions over the last 18 years. She is based in the firm’s Lisbon office.

She holds a Law Degree from the University of Lisbon and a Master’s Degree in International Business Law from the Portuguese Catholic University. Her education is completed with an Advanced Professional Certificate in International Taxation at the International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation (The Netherlands), as well as postgraduate degrees in Corporate Governance and Corporate Finance from the Private Law Research Center of the University of Lisbon, and in Corporate Tax Law from the Instituto de Direito das Empresas e do Trabalho of the University of Coimbra. She is a regular speaker at seminars and conferences and is author and co-author of articles related to her specialty.

For his part, José Mota Soares, partner of Andersen and Director of the Firm in Portugal, emphasizes: “Having a profile like Marta Duarte’s is very relevant given the country’s tax characteristics and particular regimes for residents and non-residents, as well as other relevant issues in the tax field”. She also underlined “the growing capacity of attracting talent to Andersen’s project in Portugal, thanks to our growth and dynamism”.