Francisco Mendes da Silva is a partner at Morais Leitão and co-coordinator of the tax team.

His practice covers a broad range of tax matters, with particular focus on highly complex litigation – administrative, judicial, arbitral, constitutional, and European. He regularly advises some of the largest national companies in sectors such as energy, retail, telecommunications, gaming, and construction.

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In addition to traditional tax matters (corporate income tax, VAT, and stamp duty), he is recognized as one of the leading experts on emerging trends in tax policy, particularly in sectoral and regulatory taxation.