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Nuno Figueirôa Santos
Partner

Lawyer

Nuno Figueirôa Santos

Languages
  • Portuguese
  • English
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Nuno Figueirôa Santos is a Partner in the Tax team.

He has over 15 years of experience providing tax legal advice to a roster of domestic and international companies regarding the structuring of financial transactions, acquisitions, and reorganization of national and multinational groups.

His experience spans several sectors, notably financial services, energy, pharmaceutical, communications, real estate, and services.

Nuno is also very active within private wealth, advising domestic and international private clients in the legal and tax structuring of their investments and estates.

Nuno is ranked Band 4 for Tax, and Band 3 for Private Wealth Law High Net Worth, Portugal, by Chambers Europe, 2025 and by Chambers High Net Worth, 2024 respectively. He is also recommended for Tax, by Legal 500, 2025. Moreover, he is recognised for Tax, by Best Lawyers for the past years. He is also acknowledged as a Notable Practitioner for General Corporate Tax and Indirect Tax by ITR World Tax, 2024, as well as Highly Recommended for Tax Law by Leaders League, 2026. He was also recognised as a Rising Star by the Euromoney LMG Expert Guides in 2016.

Joined CMS Portugal in 2012.

Awards & Recognitions
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  • Award
    Nuno Santos is also an extraordinary lawyer, highly dedicated and competent, capable of presenting innovative solutions suited to client needs.
    Legal 500 (2025)
  • Award
    Nuno Santos offers accurate and technical advice in a direct and concise way. He is a creative thinker and a very commercial lawyer.
    Chambers Europe (2025)
  • Award
    Nuno Figueirôa Santoa underlyings has a remarkable and impressive understanding of the businesses of the companies he advises.
    Legal 500 (2024)
  • Award
    Nuno Figueirôa Santos is truly the best tax advisor I’ve ever met! I’ve never met a tax lawyer that can find such good solutions and that has a way of explaining them in calmest and clearest way.
    Legal 500 (2023)
  • Award
    In my opinion, Nuno Figuerôa Santos is probably the best tax attorney in Portugal.
    Legal 500 (2022)

Relevant experience

  • Visiting Professor of Corporate Tax in the Postgraduation Course in Audit and Tax at ISAL

Memberships & Roles

  • Member of the Portuguese Bar Association since 2006

Lectures list

  • Speaker in tax seminars regarding Portuguese and international tax matters
  • Trainer of the training unit "Essential Aspects of IRC" within the Postgraduate Course in "Audit, Management Control and Taxation", promoted by ISAL - Instituto Superior de Administração e Línguas in partnership with Grant Thornton

Education

  • Law degree, Faculdade de Direito, Universidade de Lisboa
  • Postgraduate degree in Tax, ISCTE/Overgest
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