Associate
Catarina Guerra Gonçalves began her path in legal practice in Portugal at Miranda, Perdigão & Associados.In 2006 she embraced the challenge to practice in Macau, where she was part of the prestigious law firm of Leonel Alberto Alves until late 2021. In Macau, she was a member of the board of the General Meeting of the Macau Lawyers Association until late 2021. In 2022, she returned to her birthplace of Covilhã, Portugal to establish her own law office. In June 2023, she returned to Macau to be part of the team at the prestigious office RV Lawyers.
Catarina Guerra Gonçalves work is primarily focused on assistance to companies on issues relating to banking law, data protection, credit recovery, bankruptcy law and contract law, and on the assistance to individuals on matters concerning family law, inheritance law and real estate. Catarina Guerra Gonçalves also holds a vast experience in the field of notary and registry law.
- Law degree by the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon (Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Lisboa) in 2005;
- Master in International Business Law by the Faculty of Law of the University of Macau, in 2015, authoring the master thesis “Transborder Data Flows and Macau SAR Data Protection Framework”.
- Certified as Data Protection Officer by Maastricht University in 2022.
- Privacy, Data Protection, GDPR, Transfer of data to foreign jurisdictions - Civil Law - Foreign Investments - Registry and Notary Services - Credit Recovery and Bankrupcy - Litigation and Dispute Resolution - Real Estate and Land
- Portuguese - English
