António de Mendonça Raimundo

Education

Law Degree, Portuguese Catholic University, Lisbon, in 1986.

« Diplôme Supérieur d’Études Françaises », University of Toulouse, France.

Career

Member of the Portuguese Bar Association since 1987.

Joined the firm of Albuquerque & Associados in 1987.

Currently Head of the Commercial, Corporate and M&A Department, working in international and domestic law practice, focusing mainly on Corporate Law and International Contracts, with a special emphasis on mergers and acquisitions.

Specialized in acquisitions by Portuguese companies at domestic and international level and in the negotiation and signing of joint-venture agreements and other international strategic alliances.

Has extensive experience practicing mainly in the Telecommunications and IT sectors, intensively involved in investment processes and operations, including the negotiation of foreign investment agreements and privatizations of public sector companies and assets.

Regular speaker at various conferences in his specialist field, in Portugal and abroad.

Publications

Several published works, in particular:

• “Leasing Law in the European Economic Community”, 1991, London, Euromoney Books, 2nd edition 1993 (co-author: Finance Leasing Law in Portugal);
• “Agency and Distribution Contracts in Portugal”, 1992, Chamber of Trade and Industry, Valencia (Spain); (portuguese title: Os Contratos de Agência e Distribuição em Portugal)
• “Telecommunications Laws in Europe”, London, Butterworths, 1998, and Tottel Publishing, 2005 (co-author of the chapter on Portuguese Telecommunications Law).
• Merger Control, Global Legal Group, Ed. Nigel Parr & Ruth Sander, 2nd Edition, 2013, co-author, Portuguese chapter;
• Telecommunication Laws in Europe, Bloomsbury Publishing, Ed. Joachim Schrerer, 6th edition, 2013, co-author, Portuguese chapter;
• International Comparative Legal Guide to Competition Litigation 2013, Global Legal Group,. 5th edition, 2013, co-author, Portuguese chapter;

Languages

Portuguese, English, French, Spanish, Italian, German