Catarina Ferreira Amorim is a senior associate in the Tax Department of Garrigues's office in Lisboa. On her professional activity, she has participated in several cases, administrative and judicial, regarding all types of taxes. She has a vast experience in tax litigation, tax arbitration and consulting in the taxation field, both to corporation and individuals. She has a Law degree by the Law School of Universidade Católica Portuguesa in Oporto, a Master from the same University and she completed in 2022 the Postgraduation Degree from the Law School of Universidade Católica Portuguesa in Lisbon (2022).
She has iniciated her professional career as a tax consultant for Deloitte, SROC (Porto) (2012-2013), in the department of compliand and M&A tax consulting. She was a trainee lawyer and lawyer on several tax departments of law firms, like Curado Nogueira Costa Mendes e Associados (Oporto) and RFF - Rogério Fernandes Ferreira e Associados (Lisboa), and she was a trainee on the Fiscal Affair department in Sonae Group.
She has joined the office in Lisbon of Garrigues in 2018.
She is a member of the Administrative Arbitration Center - CAAD (since June 2021).
- Law Degree from the Law School of Universidade Católica Portuguesa (Oporto) (2004-2008).
- Master Degree in Tax Law from the Law School of Universidade Católica Portuguesa (Oporto) (2008-2010).
- Advance Degree on Tax Litigation from the Law School of Universidade Católica Portuguesa (Oporto) (2016).
- Postgraduation Degree on Tax Litigation from the Law School of Universidade Católica Portuguesa (Lisboa) (2022).
She is a member of the Portuguese Bar Association since October 2015.
"Tax Anti-Abuse Clause - Reflexions on how to apply it to the Companies Reality", Magazine of Certified Public Accountants’ Bar, n.º 64 de January/March de 2014.