Mara Ferreira

Mara Ferreira

Lawyer

Contact
Email: maraferreira.cralaw@gmail.com  

Areas of expertise:
Corporate and Commercial Law, Immigration and Business Law, administrative law, public contracts.

Languages:
Portuguese
English
Spanish

Qualifications:

  • LLM in International Business Law, Catholic University – Católica Global School of Law, 2017-2012
  • Trainer in the Legal Areas by the scientific committee of continues training 2019
  • Training of trainers – C.A.P. 2015
  • Law Degree, Minho University in Portugal 2012

Professional Career | Experience in Advocacy | Public Sector:
Lawyer with extensive multidisciplinary professional experience who currently focuses his activity in the areas of corporate, commercial and Administrative law, with the monitoring of investments, planning and drafting of legal opinions, incorporation of companies, monitoring of various processes of sale and transfer of assets, reorganizations and corporate restructuring, analysis and drafting of commercial contracts, production and supply of goods and services.
Also has experience in supporting and assisting the public sector (public institutions, public companies, and governmental
bodies) entities in employment matters, public tenders, drafting contracts, drafting legislation, legal opinions and negotiations,
such as:

  • Legal assistance to the Ministry of Public Works of Timor-Leste, having actively participated in the drafting of various legal diplomas (namely in the Legal Regime for Procurement, Public Contracts and Respective Infractions – Decree-Law no. 22/2022, of 11 May), prepared opinions and participated in several meetings with various public entities.
  • Lawyer responsible for the project of the Industrial Umbrella Law and the project of the Decree-Law for Industrial Licensing for the Ministry of Tourism, Commerce and Industry.
  • Assisting AIFAESA I.P., which is the National Authority for Inspection and Monitoring of Economic Activities, by drafting Legal Opinions on several topics and amendments to its Decree-Law, as well as drafting bill of laws.
  • Assisting SAMES I.P., which is the public company for the procurement of medicine, by drafting Legal Opinions on several topics and amendments to its Decree-Law.
  • Assisting Bee Timor E.P., which is the Public Company for water, by drafting Legal Opinions on several topics, contracts analysing and drafting, legislation analysing and drafting.
  • Assisting INCT, which is National Institute for Science and Technology, by analysing and drafting its Decree-Law as well as assisting on the amendments made to Decree-Laws.
  • Assisting TradeInvest, which is the main entity and point of liaison for foreign investment, by drafting legal opinions on several topics.
  • Assisting AMRT I.P., which is the Museum of Timorese Resistance responsible for the history of the Timorese Resistance, by drafting Legal Opinions on several topics and amendments to its Decree-Law.
  • Assisting MNEC, which is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, by drafting Legal Opinions on several topics and drafting of bill of laws.