André Aragão

Lawyer with more than 30 years of experience in São Tomé and Príncipe. Founder of the law firm André Aureliano Aragão & Advogados Associados and former President of the Bar Association of São Tomé and Príncipe. He practices in International Law, Commercial Law, Administrative Law, Tax Law, Arbitration, and Mediation, with experience in supranational matters and sports arbitration (CAS/TAS).
+239 990 3199
andre.aragao@aaaragao.com
MQ Business Centre - Madre de Deus n.º 594 - 595

André Aureliano Aragão is a lawyer who has held a law degree since 1990, with a well-established and widely recognized career at both national and international levels. He began his individual practice in 1994 and founded the law firm André Aureliano Aragão & Advogados Associados in 1996, in response to the growing demand for specialized legal services in São Tomé and Príncipe.

Operates across various areas of law, with a focus on Public and Private International Law, Corporate, Commercial, Tax and Customs, Administrative, Labor, Family, Sports Law, Mediation, and Arbitration, providing legal advisory services to both national and international clients.

  • Solo practitioner lawyer (since 1994)
  • Founder of the law firm André Aureliano Aragão & Advogados Associados (1996–2017)
  • President of the Bar Association of São Tomé and Príncipe (2014–2017)
  • Arbitrator at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), Lausanne (2003–2010)
  • 2nd Vice-President of the Union of Portuguese-Speaking Lawyers (UALP) (2014)
  • President of the Union of Portuguese-Speaking Lawyers (UALP) (2014–2017)
  • Law Degree (1990)
  • Public and Private International Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Commercial Law
  • Tax and Customs Law
  • Administrative Law
  • Labor Law
  • Family Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Sports Law
  • Mediation
  • Arbitration
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Restructuring
  • Industrial Property
  • Union of Portuguese-Speaking Lawyers (UALP)
  • Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), Lausanne
  • International Association of Penal Law (AIDP) – 1995
  • Portuguese Olympic Academy (AOP) – 1995
  • Association of Jurists of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (ADJUS) – 1997
  • International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) – 1998
  • ACNOA (Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa) – 2006–2017
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