Renata Valenti
Founding partner of PLMJ Colab Angola- RVA Advogados.
She has extensive experience in supporting companies that want to set up or operate businesses in Angola.
About Renata
Renata is the founding partner of PLMJ Colab Angola- RVA Advogados. Dedicated exclusively to the Angolan market for 15 years, she has extensive experience in supporting companies that want to set up or operate businesses in Angola.
In addition to corporate and M&A matters, she provides advice on employment law, real estate and construction, including real estate investment bodies, regulatory law and compliance, and private investment projects. In recent years, she has worked on technical assistance projects for Angolan public bodies in the water and sanitation sector financed by the African Development Bank.
Renata has postgraduate degrees in human rights from the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra and in negotiation and mediation of disputes from the Faculty of Law of Universidade Católica Portuguesa in Porto.
Before returning to PLMJ Colab, where she was of counsel and a senior associate at the partner firm in Angola from 2012 to 2017, she worked as an independent consultant and was a lawyer at ALC Advogados.
Contacts
Office: PLMJ Colab Angola - RVA Advogados
(+244) 935 147 570
renata.valenti@rvaangola.com
Languages:
English, Italian
Academic Background
- Law degree form Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Porto, 2004
- Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association, 2008
- Admitted to the Angolan Bar Association, 2009
- Postgraduate degree in negotiation and mediation of disputes from the Faculty of Law of Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Porto and ICFML, 2020
- Course in construction law, Cambridge, 2014
- Diplomatic career preparation course (international relations, international and European law, and world economy), Universidade de Autónoma de Lisboa, 2006
- Postgraduate degree in human rights, University of Coimbra, 2006
Professional Background
- Independent lawyer and consultant (2019-2021)
- Legal expert in technical assistance contracts funded by AfDB and WB in the water sector in Angola (2019)
- Senior Aasociate at ALC Advogados, in Luanda, and consultant at Morais Leitão (2017-2019)
- Senior associate at GLA - Gabinete Legal Angola, in Luanda and of counsel at PLMJ (2012-2017)
- Lawyer at Inglês Pinto & Associados, Advogados e Consultores, Luanda/Lobito, (2007-2011)
- Lecturer in various civil law subjects at the Universidade Lusíada de Angola, Benguela Campus, (2007-2011)
Member of
- Angolan Corporate Governance Association (ACGA)
- Institute for the Certification and Training of Portuguese-speaking Mediators (ICFML)
- International Association of Portuguese-Speaking Young Lawyers (JALP)