Paulette Lopes is the founding partner of FBL Advogados, specializing primarily in Corporate and Commercial Law. She has a strong focus on advising major economic groups on private investment in Angola, particularly in foreign investment projects.

With extensive experience in company formation and privatization under Angolan law, Paulette also contributes to academia as a lecturer at the School of Law at Universidade Agostinho Neto, where she teaches Civil Procedural Law III.

In addition to her academic role, Paulette is an active contributor to the field of corporate law, regularly publishing scientific articles. She is also a co-author of Insolvency Law and Notes for Updating the Bankruptcy Legal Regime in Angola, both featured in the Special Commemorative Edition of the XXXV Anniversary of FDUAN.

Paulette began her career in the Ministry of Information, later transferring to the Ministry of Justice during the First Republic. In 1976, she joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a diplomat.

Practice Areas

Corporate, M&A, and Private Equity

Languages

Portuguese, English

Experience

• Advising on the incorporation of multiple companies in the mining sector, with both foreign and domestic investment totaling USD 150 million
• Advising on the privatization of an Angolan coffee roasting and sales company with foreign investment, valued at around USD 20 million
• Assisting in the formation of an international company focused on dam construction, with a total value of USD 10 million
• Advising on the incorporation of a catering company for the aviation industry, valued at approximately USD 20 million
• Providing counsel to an energy company in negotiations with the Angolan government, worth approximately USD 7 million
• Advising on the establishment of several international beverage companies, with investment projects totaling about USD 250 million
• Assisting in the setup of a Social Support Fund valued at around USD 20 million
• Advising the Angolan Ministry of Finance on the inaugural launch of Eurobonds, valued at USD 1.5 billion

Education

Faculdade de Direito da Universidade Clássica de Lisboa – Law Degree (1982)
Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Lisboa – Masters in Law (1998)