Firm Name: Da Silva Teixeira & Associados
Country: Timor-Leste
Expertise: Banking & Finance
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Professional Biography:
Sahe Da Silva acts for financial institutions, the Government of Timor-Leste, State owned corporations, foreign governments, Timorese and international NGOs and Timorese and international investors on a wide range of matters including banking and finance law, commercial contracts, corporate law, land and property law, labour law and the sovereign wealth fund.
Prior to founding Da Silva Teixeira & Associados, Sahe was a corporate, banking and finance lawyer with Corrs Chambers Westgarth, one of Australia’s leading law firms. At Corrs Sahe advised major banks, non bank financial institutions and private sector borrowers across a variety of finance transactions including acquisition financing, property development financing, syndicated lending, corporate restructuring and securitisation.
Sahe holds a Bachelor of Business (Major in Accounting) and a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from the University of Technology, Sydney.
Sahe speaks English, Tetum, Portuguese and Spanish.
Firm Overview:
Da Silva Teixeira & Associados is a leading Timorese law firm based in Dili, Timor-Leste.
The firm advises international investors, start ups, established operators, government authorities and non governmental organisations by combining the top tier legal excellence of its lawyers with its extensive knowledge of the unique economic, political, historical and cultural factors that shape Timor-Leste.
The lawyers which form part of the Da Silva Teixeira & Associados team are multi-lingual and have obtained legal experience both in Timor-Leste and internationally in leading law firms operating throughout the Asia Pacific Region, allowing the team to deliver high quality legal services to clients.
With its team of Australian trained and qualified Timorese lawyers who have extensive experience working with overseas corporations and in-house legal teams on Timorese legal issues, Da Silva Teixeira & Associados has established itself as the go to firm for Australian, South East Asian and Pacific based clients operating in Timor-Leste.