Manuela
Silva Marques

A legal expert with over two decades of experience working for a friendlier, fairer and more balanced society with due respect for the primacy and enforceability of the law, especially in the fields of tax law and tax criminal justice.

Degree in Law, Faculty of Law, UCP – the Catholic University of Portugal, 1996

Postgraduate Degree in Advanced Tax Law, Faculty of Law, the University of Lisbon, 2003-2004

LLM Open Seminar – International Tax Law, Policy and Planning, UCP Faculty of Law, 2008-2009

LLM Open Seminar – European Union Internal Market, UCP Faculty of Law, 2009-2010

Postgraduate Degree in Tax Law, Management Higher Institute, 2000-2001

Founder Member, Criminal Forum – Association of Criminal Lawyers, 2012

Member, Portuguese Tax Association, since 2002

Member, Portuguese Tax Consultants Association, since 2003

Member of the Portuguese Bar Association since 1998

MSM Lawyers, Founder, 2020

Business as Nature – Sustainable & Responsible Consumption and Circular Economy (NGO), Chair of the Supervisory Board, since 2019

Megafin Atlantic – Sociedade Editora, S.A., Chair of the Board of the General Meeting, since 2019

Ilime Portela & Associados, RL, Of Counsel, 2017-2020

Abreu Advogados, Senior Tax Lawyer, 2006-2017

Barrocas Advogados, Senior Tax Lawyer, 2003-2006

Ilime Portela & Associados – Sociedade de Advogados, Partner, 2000-2002

Ilime Portela & Tiago Taron Oliveira – Sociedade de Advogados, Lawyer and Tax Legal Advisor, 1996-2000

Recognised in the “Women in Tax Leaders” 2021 edition of the World Tax – International Tax Review, which lists the best professionals in the field of tax law worldwide. Consecutive nominations in these guides since 2017 reflect recognition of the quality of the services provided to our clients.

Also recognised as a “Recommended Lawyer” in the Legal 500 EMEA 2015 Edition and “European Legal Team of the Year” at the 2011 British Legal Awards.

545

SOLVED CASES

20

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

350

SATISFIED CLIENTS

Within a context of evolving organic growth, arising from the challenges posed by clients and partners, the time has arrived to launch a new and more contemporary image.

This provides a clear vision of the future that culminates in the opening of a new law firm with improved operational dimensions, best practices and the achievement of high standards of efficiency.

However, remaining faithful to the initially determined law practice profile with accuracy, ethics, rigour and competence.

Through persistence, tenacity, courage and dynamism, Manuela Marques is prepared to ensure continuity to the accompaniment of her clients: all in defence of their rights and the upholding of liberties and guarantees, in good faith, honesty, loyalty, security, courtesy and sincerity, always in search of a better practice of law and legislation.

As well as supporting and receiving new causes and partnerships, submitting as a guarantee the recognition and references of quality and excellence – these proudly supplied by clients, colleagues and all the other judicial actors engaged with throughout the last two decades.

Why?

To meet the demands and needs of legal and tax advice and representation through providing a professional, personalised, timely, specialised and, above all, complete and contextualised service in keeping with to the client’s respective reality.

Manuela Silva Marques Advogados arose precisely from the consolidation of a relationship of trust – stable and lasting – with its clients and partners.

We are a firm of people and for people.

When?

Acting countercyclically. Strengthening resilience. And in response to the global and viral crisis which has abruptly and profoundly altered the social and economic order – in the face of the disastrous and transversal repercussions in terms of public health, maintaining employment, the management of companies and organisations, education, the sustainability of the environment, among many other contemporary issues that beset us now and into the future.

The central axis of action has therefore focused on immediate responses – constant and efficient legal support and advice.

Each Client is just as unique as each case.

Organization.

Technical quality

The vocation and size of our team of lawyers, legal experts, consultants, support departments and other partners, who guide their practice and provide advice covering the most varied areas of law, enable us to provide specialised and experienced technical advice, based on ethical rigour and the highest standards of professional ethics and efficiency, providing a personalised follow-up tailored according to the needs of our client. Hence, through our interventions, we add effective value.

Human quality

Furthermore, the technical quality of the services provided aligns with the human quality, motivation and dynamism of the team. We believe and invest in the excellence of our teams and in valuing the individual, in other words, we act to strengthen our main asset, retaining and attracting new talents. Our project always involves maintaining excellence in the satisfaction levels of our clients.