Iara Marques Freitas
Legal Senior Manager – Tax Controversy & Dispute Resolution Law
PwC Portugal
Iara Marques Freitas is a Legal Senior Manager of PwC Portugal. She develops her activity at the Tax Controversy & Dispute Resolution Law practice area. Recognized in the category of “Best lawyers in Portugal” in the Tax Law area, by the prestigious International Best Lawyer Directory.
Iara Marques Freitas practice has been mainly focused in assisting individuals and corporations in tax matters before the Tax Authorities and Tax Courts, particularly in tax inspections, administrative claims, tax enforcement procedures, judicial claims and tax arbitrations.
At a glance
Areas of focus
- Tax
- Tax Litigation
Professional background
Before joining PwC’s Legal services (previously CCR Legal), she was a Principal Associate at Cuatrecasas, in the Tax Department, where she worked between 2014 and 2023.
She collaborated with KPMG between 2013 and 2014 in the Corporate Tax department and was a Trainee Lawyer in the Tax Law department at Caiado Guerreiro & Associados between 2011 and 2013.
Education
- Law Degree, Law Faculty of Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Lisbon (2010)
- Master’s in Civil and Corporate Law, Law Faculty of Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Lisbon (2013)
- Post-Graduation in Tax Law, Law Faculty of Universidade Católica Portuguesa (2016)
- Post-Graduation in Management for Lawyers, Nova School of Business & Economics (2022)
- Member of the Portuguese Bar Association
