Soraia Marques
Partner
Professional Career and Experience
Soraia Marques is a seasoned legal practitioner providing counsel to both private and public sector clients in Timor-Leste and Portugal. Her main areas of practice include Public Law and Dispute Resolution. Soraia is particularly experienced in regulatory advisory, administrative litigation, and cross-border transactions involving Lusophone jurisdictions.
Soraia joined JLA in 2017, following her experience at CRA Timor – Advogados, in Dili. Prior to that, she practiced law in Lisbon at Coelho Ribeiro e Associados, where she trained and subsequently worked as a lawyer.
Soraia holds a LL.B from the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra and a Master degree in Administrative Law from the Faculty of Law of the Catholic University of Lisbon. Soraia has also pursued advanced postgraduate studies in Science of Legislation at the University of Lisbon, as well as in Public Procurement and Contracting at the University of Coimbra.
Soraia is a Fellow of the International Commercial Arbitration from the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb).
Soraia is admitted to practice law in both Timor-Leste and Portugal. In addition to her legal work, Soraia serves as the Head of the Timor-Leste branch of IBDFAM – Brazilian Institute of Family Law and is an active member of the International Association of Young Portuguese-Speaking Lawyers (JALP).
She works fluently in Portuguese, English, and Tetum.
Main areas of Practice: Public Law (Administrative, Public Procurement, Tax, Legal and Procurement), Project Development and Finance Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure, and Arbitration
Professional Career and Experience
Soraia Marques is a seasoned legal practitioner providing counsel to both private and public sector clients in Timor-Leste and Portugal. Her main areas of practice include Public Law and Dispute Resolution. Soraia is particularly experienced in regulatory advisory, administrative litigation, and cross-border transactions involving Lusophone jurisdictions.
Soraia joined JLA in 2017, following her experience at CRA Timor – Advogados, in Dili. Prior to that, she practiced law in Lisbon at Coelho Ribeiro e Associados, where she trained and subsequently worked as a lawyer.
Soraia holds a LL.B from the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra and a Master degree in Administrative Law from the Faculty of Law of the Catholic University of Lisbon. Soraia has also pursued advanced postgraduate studies in Science of Legislation at the University of Lisbon, as well as in Public Procurement and Contracting at the University of Coimbra.
Soraia is a Fellow of the International Commercial Arbitration from the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb).
Soraia is admitted to practice law in both Timor-Leste and Portugal. In addition to her legal work, Soraia serves as the Head of the Timor-Leste branch of IBDFAM – Brazilian Institute of Family Law and is an active member of the International Association of Young Portuguese-Speaking Lawyers (JALP).
She works fluently in Portuguese, English, and Tetum.
Main areas of Practice: Public Law (Administrative, Public Procurement, Tax, Legal and Procurement), Project Development and Finance Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure, and Arbitration
Professional CV
Timor-Leste
Partner and Lawyer at JLA, Advogados e Consultores (since 2017).
Main Areas of Practice: Public Law (Administrative, Public Procurement, Tax, Legal and Procurement), Corporate and Commercial Law, Health Law, Real Estate Law, Immigration Law, Labor Law and Litigation.
Member of the Management and Disciplinary Council of the Legal Profession of Timor-Leste.
Member of JALP - International Association of Young Portuguese-Speaking Lawyers.
President of the Brazilian Institute of Family Law (IBDFAM) in Timor-Leste.
Portugal
Lawyer at Coelho Ribeiro e Associados - Lisbon (2016);
Trainee Lawyer in the areas of Corporate and Commercial Law, Immigration Law, Real Estate and Construction Law at Coelho Ribeiro e Associados - Lisbon (2013 - 2016).
Lawyer registered with the Portuguese Bar Association, holder of Professional Card no. 55548L.
Academic qualifications
Law degree from the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra - Portugal (2013).
Postgraduate degree in Legislative Sciences from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon - Portugal (2022).
Postgraduate degree in Public Procurement and Contracting from the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra (2022).
Master's Degree in Administrative Law from the Faculty of Law of the Catholic University of Lisbon - Portugal (in progress).
Language: Portuguese, English and Tetum.
