António Gaspar Schwalbach
Partner
Throughout his professional career, António has provided legal advice on corporate restructuring operations, M&A transactions, private wealth restructuring, and family wealth management, as well as on investment operations in Portugal, financial, and commercial transactions.
Additionally, he has extensive experience in all phases of tax pre-litigation and litigation, including legal actions before the Court of Justice of the European Union.
He was a participant in the Justice Pact of 2018.
Practice
Languages
- Portuguese
- English
Career Path
- Partner at PARES since 2024
- Partner in the Tax Law practice area at Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira e Associados (2023-2024)
- Hired Partner, Head of the Tax Team at Serra Lopes, Cortes Martins e Associados (2019-2022)
- Member of the General Council of the Bar Association - Taxation department (2017-2019)
- Coordinating Associate Lawyer at Telles de Abreu e Associados (2015-2019)
- Associate Lawyer at ABBC (2010-2014)
- Responsible for the Tax Law practice area at MAG & Associados (2009-2010)
- Analyst at Deloitte & Associados (2008-2009)
- Trainee Lawyer and Lawyer at the law firm of Dr. Maria Alcide Gaspar and at José Lança Schwalbach & Associados (2004-2008)
Academic Training
- Attended the International Tax Course at Católica Lisbon School of Business & Economics – Universidade Católica (2016-2017)
- Attended the Course on IRS Reform at the Institute of Economic, Financial, and Tax Law of the Faculty of Law, University of Lisbon (2015)
- Master's in Accounting from INDEG-ISCTE (2011-2012), with a thesis on "Tax Neutrality in Restructuring Corporate Transactions – The Impact of the Community Directive on National Legislation"
- Executive Master's in Tax Management from INDEG-ISCTE (2010-2011)
- Postgraduate Degree in Management for Jurists from the Business Management School of Universidade Católica Portuguesa (2007-2008)
- Attended the postgraduate program in New Administrative and Tax Justice at the Centre for Public Law and Regulation Studies, University of Coimbra (2006)
- Attended the postgraduate program in Business Law at the Institute of Business and Labour Law, University of Coimbra (2004-2005)
- Law Degree from the Faculty of Law, University of Lisbon (2004)
