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TELLES has once again been recognised in the Chambers High Net Worth Legal Guide 2023, which highlights the work developed in the area of Private Wealth Law, published by the prestigious international directory Chambers and Partners.

According to client feedback, peers in the market:

• “TELLES is a leading firm with a strong international client base, advising clients on tax and structuring advice regarding relocation to Portugal. It also advises on investment structuring for domestic clientes”.
• "Our dealings were excellent. Their areas of expertise are taxation and immigration, and everything they told us was accurate."
• "TELLES outranks its competitors in providing holistic domestic and international tax advice to global families."
• "TELLES has very good knowledge and capability to handle complex issues."

On an individual basis, João Luís Araújo and João Magalhães Ramalho, partners in the tax department of TELLES, are in a prominent position.

With around 20 years' experience in the field, João Luís Araújo is distinguished for his “expertise in taxation and other private client matters. He has almost 20 years' experience in this area. "His knowledge of taxation and the law is bang-on. You have that confidence that his advice is great and we are not being taken for a ride." "João is an excellent lawyer for Portuguese and international matters."

With nearly 30 years of experience, João Magalhães Ramalho, who has been awarded the title of Specialist Lawyer in Tax Law by the Portuguese Bar Association, is recognised as “an established practitioner who is experienced in cross-border planning and structuring for high net worth and ultra-high net worth individuals, especially in the Brazilian market. Ramalho specialises in complex international tax planning and structuring. "João has always presented great capacity to understand problems, contributing his experience and knowledge to solve complex problems." "He is a true client partner, very knowledgeable and a didactic professional."

This award confirms the strong commitment shown by TELLES in working with the Private Wealth sector.

Chambers High Net Worth highlights the most important law firms and their lawyers specialised in Private Wealth Law, and this recognition is the result of the opinion of the market and peers, and highlights the fact that TELLES has advised on several cases of important private clients, both national and international.