Juliano Augusto Fernandes

Bissau

Partner of Julafer&Lopesfino Advogados Associados; he frequently advises government departments and international companies in Guinea Bissau.

Practice Areas
Commercial and Corporate Law, Real Estate, Litigation, Criminal Law and Energy Law (oil and gas).

Experience Highlights

— Advise a government entity of Guinea-Bissau in the development and creation of Laws and decrees to regulate the importation, distribution and marketing of petroleum products, including storage, transportation and security positions.

— Advise a government entity of Guinea-Bissau in the development and creation of law decrees and legal documents.

— Coordinator of the Information bureau and legal adviser of the Guinea-Bissau government, where his main functions were the coordination and administrative management of technical, financial, logistical and human rights.

— Advise a government entity of Guinea-Bissau in the diagnostic study of the legal system and in the rehabilitation and development project of the private sector.

— Advise a government entity of Guinea-Bissau in the road maintenance fund, providing technical, administrative, legal and legislative assistance.

— Head Press of the European Union delegation in Guinea-Bissau;

— Manager of development projects financed by the European Union.

Professional Associations

— Member of the Directors Board of the Guinean Bar Association.

— Vice-President of the NGO “Pro-Citizenship”.

Education

— Certificate on “Early warning and preventive measures” by the United Nations in Spain (1992).
Training Certificate in “Land and natural resources management in the Sub Saharan Africa”, by the University of Wisconsin in Madison, USA (1992).

— Degree in “Development of laws”, Ministry of Public Service / National Institute of Administration of Portugal in Guinea Bissau (1991).

— Degree in informatics applied and finance management at the Interdisciplinary Center for Economic Studies (CIDEC), Higher Institute of Labor and Business (ISCTE) (1989).

— Degree and Masters Degree in Juridical Science at the School of Law of the University of Lisbon (1989).

Languages

Portuguese, French, English, Creole and Brame.