Francisco Campos Braz

Francisco Campos Braz joined the firm in 2024, advising clients on the international and cross-border aspects of their investments in Portugal and Lusophone Africa, including Angola, Mozambique and Cape Verde. He is a member of the Lusophone Africa practice team which is dedicated to deals, transactions and advising international clients investing in these markets. Francisco is also part of ML's international Oil & Gas (including mining) and Shipping teams. He is also a member of the banking and finance department.

With nearly fifteen years of experience, Francisco was a Senior Associate in the Oil & Gas practice at Vieira de Almeida & Associados (2019-2024) and a Consultant at Miranda & Associados (2010 - 2019), focusing on several jurisdictions, including Equatorial Guinea, Angola, Mozambique and East Timor, where he advised international companies and groups in a wide range of practice areas, including foreign private investment, corporate, commercial contracts, oil and gas, mining, shipping, foreign exchange and labour.

He has co-authored several articles for international publications (particularly in the area of shipping) and has been a contributor to the World Bank's Doing Business project for Equatorial Guinea since 2011.