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Professional Biography

Rogério Fernandes Ferreira is the founder and managing partner of RFF Lawyers. He is also the President of the Portuguese branches of the International Fiscal Association (IFA) and of the Instituto Latinoamericano de Derecho Tributario (ILADT), former Secretary of State for Fiscal Affairs, and professor of Tax Law at the University of Lisbon and at the Catholic University of Portugal.

What is your favorite restaurant to take a client or colleague to?

Pap’Açorda in Lisbon

What is the best piece of advice you have ever received?

Watch out! Clients are never the same. Always treat each one with his own individuality.

What was your first job?

Trainee Lawyer

What is the book you recommend to everyone?

Poems by Alberto Caeiro (a Fernando Pessoa’s heteronym)

What changes do you expect to see in your practice over the next year?

Rising competition from international firms (namely Spanish ones) and consultancy firms.