Joana Torres Fernandes is the winner of the 2022 IAE Awards

6 September 2022

Joana Torres Fernandes has been a partner of LVP Advogados since 2020. With more than ten years of experience, her practice areas are Foreigners and Nationality Law, Real Estate Law, Corporate Law and Civil Law.


She is committed to improving people’s lives with their relocation to her beautiful and beloved country, Portugal, helping ex-pats navigate through the bureaucracy for a smoother, life-changing experience. Being specialised and highly experienced in Immigration, she aims for a trustful, exclusive, and efficient relationship with the individual and family cases she embraces.


“I am honoured to receive this recognition from the IAE,” said Joana, “We pride ourselves in providing the most diligent and comprehensive level of service to our clients. Receiving such high appraisal as the Immigration Law Award of the year in Portugal is gratifying, as it validates our quality of service within this practice area on behalf of our clients.”


International Advisory Experts - IAE is one of the world’s leading advisory membership community. IAE member firms are territory experts and leaders in their jurisdictions from across the world. Each member has broad knowledge and understanding of their respective markets, and works together fluidly and efficiently across borders. Through close collaboration, IAE member firms deliver new perspectives, fresh thinking and rigorous questions that are key to innovation in today’s markets.


The IAE Award is a prestigious recognition for LVP Advogados and its team of expert lawyers whose aim is to assist international clients with their investment, residence and citizenship matters in Portugal.

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