Abreu Advogados incorporates Rita Albuquerque as new partner

Abreu Advogados has incorporated Rita Albuquerque as new partner in the corporate, commercial and M&A area, led by José Maria Corrêa de Sampaio, Ana Sofia Batista and Manuel Santos Vítor, and particularly in the private equity segment.

Rita Albuquerque

The lawyer joins Abreu from PLMJ, where she was a Managing Associate in the Corporate and M&A area, having advised several national and international clients on a wide range of M&A and corporate restructuring projects.

Her name has been associated with some of the largest M&A deals in Portugal, advising leading companies and private equity funds in a variety of sectors, including sovereign wealth funds, industry, distribution, new technologies and innovation and media.

Rita Albuquerque has a law degree from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon, an LL.M. Advanced Programme in International Business Law from the Portuguese Catholic University and a post-graduate degree in Corporate Law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon.

Abreu Advogados

“The arrival of Rita Albuquerque is a strong investment by Abreu Advogados in the M&A area, at a time when the macroeconomic indicators and the PRR funds may bring opportunities for new investments in Portugal. Rita has extensive experience in the private equity area and has done an excellent job advising some of the largest national and international players. We are sure that she will be an excellent addition to the Corporate & M&A team, bringing new solutions and ideas to respond to all of our clients’ challenges,” says Inês Sequeira Mendes, Managing Partner of Abreu Advogados.