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With more than 30 years of experience, Carla provides legal and tax advisory services to national and international clients, with a particular focus on Private Clients and Family Businesses. She has extensive experience in advising national and international clients on taxation within the context of Wealth Management, including High and Ultra-High Net Worth Individuals and complex family structures.
She is recognized for her expertise in individual taxation, regularly advising clients relocating their family life to Portugal, as well as resident and non-resident investors with ties to the country, family offices, family groups and fiduciary entities. For many years, Carla has assisted these clients in managing, structuring and protecting their assets and investments, ensuring both their preservation and succession planning, including through family protocols. She also supports the implementation of innovative family governance models, offering an integrated and strategic approach to personal taxation and the long-term sustainability of family wealth.
Carla also has experience advising companies on the hiring of foreign employees, particularly from outside the Schengen area, ensuring compliance with legal requirements and proper tax coordination.
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Course on Family Protocols, Efconsulting (2022)
- Training Program on Succession in Family Businesses, IF Executives (2021)
- Postgraduate Degree in Tax Law, Instituto de Estudos Superiores Financeiros e Fiscais (1993)
- Postgraduate Degree in Financial Management, Instituto Superior de Gestão, Lisbon (1995)
- Postgraduate Degree in Legal and Economic Studies, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Lisbon (1997)
- Law Degree, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Lisbon (1991)
Carla has been a Partner in CCA’s Private Clients practice since 2019, having first joined the firm in 2013.
Before joining CCA, she acted as a tax consultant at one of the Big Four, where she was involved in technically demanding projects in the areas of corporate tax, personal income tax and social security, advising national and international clients across diverse business sectors.
Member of the Portuguese Bar Association (Ordem dos Advogados)