Background
Helena Vaz Maia, Maria was born in 1943 in Porto, Portugal.
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Maria Helena Vaz Maia
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University of Coimbra (Law Degree, 1966. Postgraduation, Juridical Science, 1968). Spoken languages: Portuguese, English, French, Spanish, Italian.
Career
Admitted to the bar, 1970, Portugal. 1981, admitted to plead before the Portuguese Supreme Court. Qualified to "The European Mercury Award by the Selection Commité of the Spanish organization "J BAN IMAGEN ARTE-Business initiative Direction Bid, 1992.
Author: "Zoning and the property of the land," presented to the Conference about Portuguese law on Real Property organized by the International Research Institute (Lisbon May, Porto, June, 1992).
"Taxation of Mergers and Acquisitions in Portugal," published by the International Tax Revue (Euromoney Publications Pic) special supplement of July/August 1994. Under Appointment in the "Law Space" of the European Real Property Annual Show "MIPIM", held in Cannes, France, 1993.
Full-time In-Counsel, Empresa de Cimentos de Leira, South America, 1969-1972. Participant-time In-Counsel: Empresa de Cimentos de Leira, Société Anonyme. GEFEL-Gabinete de Estudos e Empreendimentos Tecnicos, Société Anonyme, 1972-1974.
Cultural Services, Ministry of Cluture, 1976.
Portuguese Institute of Cinema, linked to the Ministry of Culture, 1977-1978. Appointed Member: Interdisciplinary Team, 1975.
Portuguese team in charge of the Brussels negotiations for the adhesion of Portugal to the European Commission, in charge of cinema interest, 1978. Member: Cabinet of the Minister of Justice, 1975.
Contracted Lawyer, 1979-1981, Partner, 1982-1989, Doctor António Maria Pereira.
Doctor Luis Sáragga Leal, Doctor Francisco Oliveira Martins. Doctor José Miguel Alarcăo Júdice, Doctor Hugo Owen Pinheiro Torres. Founder Partner, 1990, and Partner, 1995, of Pereira Leal & Partners, later named Master of Arts Pereira, Sáragga Leal, Oliveira Martins, Judice Torres & Partners.
Manager in charge of, Accountancy, Finance, Tax Planning, Specification of the Software Requirements for the Finance Department, Publications, Library, Master of Arts Pereira, Sáragga Leal, Oliveira Martins, Judice, Torres & Partners, 1989-1991.
Arbitrator, Portuguese Bar Association Center of Arbitration, 1995. Member: Portuguese Bar Association.
Young Lawyers International Association. The firm has extensive law and trial practice along more than 25 years of profession, involving major international and national companies, high ranking international and national personalities, and most important financial and economic interest, having been also in charge of formational and coordination of teams to perform medium and long term professional tasks.
The firm is located in the "Business Center of Laranjeiras", near the American Embassy and the Brazilian Embassy, surrounded by an area of gardens and tennis courts, which is part of a developmented modern axis of services of Lisbon.
Achievements
Membership
Member: Cabinet of the Minister of Justice, 1975. Contracted Lawyer, 1979-1981, Partner, 1982-1989, Doctor António Maria Pereira. Doctor Luis Sáragga Leal, Doctor Francisco Oliveira Martins.
Doctor José Miguel Alarcăo Júdice, Doctor Hugo Owen Pinheiro Torres.
Founder Partner, 1990, and Partner, 1995, of Pereira Leal & Partners, later named Master of Arts Pereira, Sáragga Leal, Oliveira Martins, Judice Torres & Partners. Manager in charge of, Accountancy, Finance, Tax Planning, Specification of the Software Requirements for the Finance Department, Publications, Library, Master of Arts Pereira, Sáragga Leal, Oliveira Martins, Judice, Torres & Partners, 1989-1991.
Arbitrator, Portuguese Bar Association Center of Arbitration, 1995. Member: Portuguese Bar Association.
Young Lawyers International Association.
