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CNT Lawyers
CNT Avocats has offices in Lisbon, Albufeira, and Caldas da Rainha. We mainly work in real estate, corporate, immigration and litigation law. Besides operating in the French-speaking market, we're experts in the North American (USA and Canada) and Asian markets.
Why CNT Avocats?
Because of the significant foreign investment in Portugal, namely from the French and North American markets. Our legal team provides personalized service to support these clients. It relies on the help of Portugal-based partners — namely accountants, real estate agents, economists, architects, engineers, and managers with extensive experience in this field.
As a law firm based in Portugal, CNT Avocats offers a differentiated and adapted response, especially in tax, property, family, and immigration law.
We also assist companies in employment, corporate and civil matters, as well as in obtaining residence permits, NHR, Golden Visa, purchase and sale agreements — plus companies incorporation, among others.
Our CEO
Cátia Neves Tavares
EXPERIENCED LAWYER WITH AN EXTENSIVE PROFESSIONAL CAREER, PARTICULARLY IN ISSUES SUCH AS REAL ESTATE, CORPORATE, IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY LAW.
CNT Avocats was founded in 2011 by Cátia Neves Tavares. She counts over 18 years of professional experience.
Born in France, Cátia Neves Tavares completed her Master's degree in Private Law at the Nova University Law School in 2004. She has been a member of the Lisbon Bar Association as a lawyer since 2006.
Cátia Neves Tavares is also registered on the French Embassy in Portugal's notoriety list of French-speaking lawyers. Cátia Neves Tavares has extensive experience advising national and international clients on real estate, corporate, employment and immigration matters.
In 2007, Cátia Neves Tavares joined the development team for the Citius application — which lawyers use to submit cases to courts, in collaboration with the Ministry of Justice, by special invitation of Portuguese Secretary of State João Tiago da Silveira. Between 2008 and 2011, she was a member of the team of teaching lawyers of the Lisbon Bar Association.
She is also the author of several national and international publications on tax, real estate, corporate law, and existing programs in Portugal that attract foreign investors.