Claudia Santos Cruz joined Morais Leitão as a Consultant in 2015 assisting clients on the international and cross border aspects of their investments in Portugal and Lusophone Africa, including Angola, Mozambique and Cape Verde. She is co-head of the Lusophone Africa practice team at Morais Leitão which is dedicated to deals, transactions and advising international clients investing in these markets.

Claudia and her team work on a daily basis with ML Legal Circle integrated law firms in Angola, Mozambique and Cape Verde and she is herself a member of the HRA Advogados team in Mozambique. Claudia coordinates the international Oil & Gas team and Shipping practice at ML and is also a member of the international Banking & Finance department.