Member Profiles

José leads the tax and international investment practice of the firm focusing on transactions with international issues and with Portuguese-speaking countries and is fluent in Portuguese and English. José is a full member of the Portuguese Bar Association, Portuguese Fiscal Association (AFP) and International Fiscal Association (IFA) and has already been recognized as a leading practitioner in Portugal by International Tax Review. José holds a law degree from the University of Lisbon (2006) and several post-graduation degrees on tax law as well as an Adv. LL.m. in International Taxation from the International Tax Center (Leiden University). José worked as an associate at RFF & Advogados and as a tax expert for McKinsey & Company

Anthony Maceira, Esq., is the visionary founder of MZLS, bringing over a decade of invaluable experience in government services, infrastructure projects, administrative law, and business legal counsel. Throughout his distinguished career, Anthony has played a pivotal role in spearheading major policy reforms and infrastructure initiatives in Puerto Rico since 2010, leaving a lasting impact on the island’s legal and developmental landscape. His multifaceted practice includes administrative law, government affairs, business law, and strategic infrastructure advisory, making him an invaluable resource for enterprises establishing and expanding in Puerto Rico. Anthony’s impressive clientele includes multiple Fortune 500 companies, including two of the top ten, whom he has skillfully guided through negotiations and the closure of multimillion-dollar agreements across both private and public sectors.

Rashid Al Saad was previously General Counsel at Qatari Diar and Qatar Rail. His experience covers all areas of Construction, Hotels, Arbitration & Litigation, Transactions, Estate, Corporate as well as Project Finance. He has been instrumental in drafting and negotiating agreements for some of the most sophisticated transactions in Qatar. Mr. Al Saad has extensive knowledge and experience in major infrastructure projects, rail projects and large-scale commercial transactions, particularly cross-border transactions and ventures, outsourcings and Public Private Partner-ship (“PPP”) projects in the State of Qatar and abroad. He also specializes in real estate.

Ghada M. Darwish Law Firm is established by an experienced Qatari lawyer. Ghada, who is currently a PHD candidate at Cairo University, has graduated from Qatar University with a Bachelor of Law degree. Following her graduation she joined the National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) in Qatar. Effectively establishing the legal department within the Committee, she was appointed in the position of Head of Investigations and Legal Advice. Her duties comprised of reviewing and considering petitions and complaints of human rights abuses, meeting concerned parties, formulating legal opinions and advising management and the parties concerned on their legal rights. She liaised with local authorities, carried out field visits and participated in preparing periodical reports.

Mr. Sultan Al-Abdulla is the founder of Sultan Al Abdulla & Partners (SAP). As part of his practice, he provides legal services to a wide range of corporate and institutional clients. Prior to establishing his practice in 1999, Mr. Al-Abdulla worked for Qatar Petroleum (QP) for 22 years. During the last three years of his career with QP, he served as Managing Counsel and in this capacity represented the government of the State of Qatar and QP and its subsidiaries in major transactions as lead negotiator. Mr. Al Abdulla in his private practice, has counseled, and negotiated on behalf of, local and multinational clients, major business transactions and projects. As a litigator, he represents clients before all tiers of courts in Qatar up to the Court of Cassation. He is a member of the International Bar Association and the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators and Inter Pacific Bar Association