Catarina Avelar
Female Senior Lawyer

Catarina Avelar is a senior lawyer at Belzuz Abogados, S.L.P., branch office for Portugal, and joined the Corporate and Commercial Department in 2023.

Catarina has over 10 years of experience and has developed her activity in the areas of Civil Litigation, Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Law, with significant expertise in Insolvency and Corporate Restructuring Law, Negotiation, Commercial Contracts, where the following stand out: Construction, Consortium, Supply, Agency, Distribution, Franchise, Provision of Services contracts; Financial Leasing, Purchase and Sale of Goods, Leasing, Management Agreements. In addition to the aforementioned, she has extensive experience in Real Estate Law, Guarantees Law, and has provided General Legal Advice to National and International Clients, including Maritime Law, Healthcare Law, Intellectual Property.

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Languages

English

Portuguese

Spanish

Education and training

  • Law Degree, Lusophone University, 2007
  • Training in “Notarial Acts of Lawyers”, Bar Association, 2008
  • Training in “Company Law”, Bar Association, 2008
  • Advanced Training in Insolvency Law, Bar Association, 2013
  • Intensive Course on Specialization in Corporate Groups, Centre for Private Law Research, 2022

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