Vânia Costa Ramos, founding partner and member of the General Council of Carlos Pinto de Abreu e Associados, has just been admitted to the List of Lawyers of the International Criminal Court (“ICC”) being, from now on, eligible to be appointed to represent suspects and accused persons, victims or witnesses before this Court in the future.

Her admission has been accepted on the bases of a merits assessment, in view of her extensive experience and proven competence in the areas of criminal law and international criminal law. The ICC was established in 1998 and began functioning in 2002 in The Hague, where it has its current seat, in accordance with Article 3 of the Rome Statute.

It is an independent, permanent tribunal which prosecutes persons accused of the most serious international crimes, such as genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.

A Carlos Pinto de Abreu e Associados – Sociedade de Advogados, SP, RL, foi a vencedora da categoria de Sociedade de Advogados do ano em matéria de direito sucessório em Portugal – 2022, prémio atribuído pela 2022 Global Law Experts Annual Awards. A Dra. Sofia Monge, sócia fundadora da sociedade, foi considerada pela Global Excellence Awards uma das Advogadas mais influentes em Portugal no acompanhamento e resolução de casos de Direito Sucessório em 2022.

Check out here the speech of Vânia Costa Ramos at the opening of the judicial year of the Unione Camera Penali Italiani (UCPI), on 12.02.2022, about the “Manifesto on liberal criminal law and fair trial”, in particular the principle of presumption of innocence and its violation by the media.

On July 8, at 12h00 CET, Vânia Costa Ramos participates as a speaker in the debates of the European Union Conferences on the Future of Europe, organized by the Academy of European Law.

The theme of this debate is “Criminal procedures in the EU – the need for more procedural rights?” and will be based on the initiative of the European Criminal Bar Association (ECBA) Agenda2020: a New Roadmap on minimum standards for certain procedural guarantees (https://www.ecba.org/content/index.php/124-featured/751-ecba-roadmap-2020).

Participation is free of charge upon registration at https://futureof.european.law/the-future-of-europe/criminal-proceedings-in-the-eu-the-need-for-more-procedural-rights/

Carlos Pinto de Abreu was the first Portuguese lawyer to conclude the long procedure to be recognized as an expert on criminal law. Carlos Pinto de Abreu was granted by unanimity of the committee members appointed to accompany and examine the procedure, and also by his peers, the lawyers of the General Council of the Portuguese Law Bar Association, the title of expert on criminal law.

After debating the work and procedural documentation submitted and after raising several questions, the committee members decided unanimously to “to approve the candidate as a result of his substantial curriculum and high level of legal technical expertise, particularly considering the difficulty level of the questions that have been raised”.

Following the publication of the Portuguese Law Bar Association General Regulation for the granting of the title of expert, the candidate’s application for the granting of such title, the candidate’s curriculum, published work and procedural documents presented to the committee, the public defence performed before the committee members (Professor Doutor José Lobo Moutinho, Dr. Gil Moreira dos Santos and Dr. Rui Patrício) and also the unanimous deliberation of the members of the General Council of the Portuguese Law Bar Association, Carlos Pinto de Abreu became the first Portuguese lawyer to be recognized as a specialist in criminal law after being granted by unanimity of the members of the designated committee, by his peers and members of the General Council of the Portuguese Law Bar Association, the title of expert on criminal law.

Vânia Costa Ramos lawyer at Carlos Pinto de Abreu e Associados – Sociedade de Advogados, SP, RL, was distinguished as one of the best three female Portuguese lawyers on the field of criminal law and criminal procedural law.

Who’s Who also distinguished 9 other lawyers (apart from Vânia Costa Ramos, only two female lawyers were distinguished) from 6 different law firms.

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In the current year 2013 the Corporate International Magazine price was awarded to Carlos Pinto de Abreu e Associados – Sociedade de Advogados, RL within the area of Boutique Business Crime Law Firm of the Year in Portugal.

The recognition was done by the directorate Corporate INTL, within the scope of the Legal Awards.

The winners are chosen through a public nomination and research process, taking into account the quality and the results achieved by the service provided, the area of practice, the country, the modus operandi and the assets offered to the clients.

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