Partner

Head of the Tax Area

Tânia de Almeida Ferreira

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With nearly 25 years of professional experience in Tax Law, Tânia is widely recognized for her technical precision, strategic insight, and deep expertise in complex tax matters.

She advises both domestic and international investors throughout the entire investment lifecycle — from initial structuring, through asset and liability management and reorganization, to divestment. Her work involves both regulated and non-regulated structures, always ensuring robust and tax-efficient solutions.

Tânia’s practice is particularly focused on financial and real estate taxation, mergers and acquisitions, corporate group restructurings, and business reorganizations. She brings extensive experience in complex negotiations and transactions across various sectors, combining technical knowledge with a comprehensive understanding of her clients’ business activities. Her approach anticipates risks and delivers integrated solutions that go beyond tax advice, encompassing the full scope of the operation to ensure strategic coherence, legal certainty, and effective risk mitigation in demanding and fast-evolving business environments.

Throughout her career, Tânia has played a key role in some of the most significant transactional operations in the market, establishing herself as a leading figure in the Portuguese tax and legal landscape.

Academic Training

Mestrado em Direito Fiscal, Universidade de Lisboa (2012)
Curso “Principles of International & Comparative Taxation”, International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation, International Tax Academy (2004)
Pós-Graduação em Contabilidade e Finanças, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Lisboa (2002)
Pós-Graduação em Direito Fiscal, ISG - Instituto Superior de Gestão, Lisboa (2000)
Licenciatura em Direito, Universidade de Lisboa (1998)

Career Path

Tânia joined CCA in 2019 and is currently a Partner in the Tax practice.

She has built her career at prestigious national and international law firms, with over two decades of experience in tax law. Her professional journey includes roles at top-tier international firms, where she served as Counsel and Managing Associate, taking on high-responsibility roles in complex cross-border projects. Her work has focused on corporate taxation, financial and real estate taxation.

Associations

Formas Contratuais de Cooperação de Empresas: Regime de IVA nas Relações Internas [Contractual Forms of Business Cooperation: VAT Regime in Internal Relations], Cadernos IVA 2025, Almedina
Operações Compostas na Recente Jurisprudência do Tribunal de Justiça [Composite Transactions in Recent Case Law of the Court of Justice], Cadernos IVA 2021, Almedina
O Estado da Arte das Regras de Faturação e o SAF-T [The State of the Art of Invoicing Rules and SAF-T], Cadernos IVA 2020, Almedina
The New Participation Exemption Regime, vol. 51, no. 2/3, European Taxation, IBFD, February / March 2011
Portuguese Stamp Duty on Cross-Border Loans and Guarantees, Vol. 48, nº 6, European Taxation, IBFD, June 2008 VAT in Savings, Fiscalidade nº 12, 2002
Regime of Capital Gains and Reinvestment, IRC - Resident Taxpayers, Fiscalidade nº 10, 2002
Capital and Reinvestment Plan, IRC - Resident Liability, Fiscalidade nº 10, 2002