André is a managing associate in the Banking and Finance and Capital Markets practices. With more than 10 years' experience, he specialises in corporate finance, banking and capital markets regulation, bank resolution, prevention of money laundering, trade finance and debt restructuring.

His has advised credit institutions, international financial companies and fintechs on banking and financial regulatory law matters. He has also acted for crypto-asset investors and service providers. Besides this, André has handled M&A transactions in the banking and financial sectors, bank resolution processes and cross-border financing transactions.

André has a master 's in legal and financial sciences from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon and an LLM in international business law from the Faculty of Law of Universidade Católica Portuguesa.

Bar Admissions
Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association, 2013

Education
Law degree from the University of Lisbon, 2009
Master's in Legal-Financial Sciences from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon, 2012

Significant Accomplishments
The Legal 500
2023 - André Abrantes Angola Desk