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Biography

Claudia Santos Cruz is a partner with the Morais Leitão Legal Circle with integrated law firms in Angola, Mozambique and Cape Verde. Claudia is co-head of the Lusophone Africa practice team which is dedicated to deals; transactions and advising international clients investing in these markets. She is qualified in three jurisdictions. England, Mozambique and Portugal. Claudia’s specialist areas are Energy and Mineral Resources (Oil & Gas / Mining), international aspects of foreign investment into Lusophone Africa jurisdictions, Banking & Finance, Corporate and Shipping / Ports. Claudia has close ties to both Africa and England. She was born in Mozambique; grew up in South Africa and holds dual Portuguese and Mozambican nationality. She trained and practiced as an English solicitor from 1994 to 2005 at DLA Piper and Watson Farley & Williams in the City of London. Claudia Santos Cruz is Vice-Chair of the IBA's African Regional Forum and an Officer of the Oil & Gas Committee.