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Raquel Azevedo
Joined PLMJ in 2009.
Partner in the Banking and Finance and Capital Markets practices.
About Raquel
Raquel is a partner in the Banking and Finance and Capital Markets practices and has more than 15 years' experience as a lawyer.
She focuses on capital markets transactions, including IPOs, public offerings for sale and takeover bids, the corporate governance of listed companies, acquisitions by private equity funds, listed companies and financial sector companies, and privatisations. Raquel also has experience in setting up investment funds and advising on financial intermediation matters. She works primarily with listed companies and financial intermediaries.
Raquel completed a postgraduate course in banking, stock market and insurance law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra and holds an LL.M. in finance and securities regulation from King's College London.
Before joining PLMJ, she worked in the OTC Equity Derivatives area at Dresdner Bank AG in London and as a compliance officer at BPI Asset Management, BPI Pensions and BPI Life, as well as at other law firms.
Raquel is a member of the Portuguese Institute of Corporate Governance.
Contacts
Office: Lisbon
(+351) 213 197 300*
raquel.azevedo@plmj.pt
Languages:
English, Spanish
Academic Background
- Law degree from the University of Lisbon, 2001
- Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association, 2003
- Postgraduate in banking, stock exchange and insurance law from the University of Coimbra, 2003
- LL.M. in finance and securities regulation from King's College London, 2008
Professional Background
- Partner at PLMJ since 2019
- Managing associate at PLMJ, 2016-2019
Member of
- Instituto Português de Corporate Governance
Bárbara Godinho Correia at the 11th World Women Lawyers’ Conference
PLMJ shortlisted in the 2026 Women in Business Law EMEA Awards
Corporate governance of financial institutions
PLMJ and Clifford Chance advise REN Group on European green bond issue
PLMJ advises Impresa on the sale of its stake to the Italian group MFE
Raquel Azevedo is a speaker at the ‘Forbes África Lusófona Annual Summit 2025'
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PLMJ recognised again at Women in Business Law Awards
The Legal 500
Chambers Europe
"Raquel Azevedo is a well-reputed partner who advises clients on a range of capital markets mandates, including the issuance of green bonds, the set-up of investment funds as well as regulatory capital markets matters."
Chambers Global
"Raquel Azevedo demonstrates enormous availability and resilience in supporting clients to find the most appropriate and effective solutions for complex situations, with a broad strategic vision."