Portugal
Vanessa Rodrigues Lima
Firm-published professional — credential not independently checked
Partner, lawyer and co-founder at Prime Legal
Vanessa Rodrigues Lima is a partner and co-founder of Prime Legal in Lisbon. Her current profile describes almost ten years advising private clients on residence, investment and relocation to Portugal and companies on employee mobility. Before Prime Legal, she worked at Abreu Advogados, CCA and Caiado Guerreiro, including a Beijing secondment. Her qualifications include a PUC-Rio law degree, Católica Lisbon master’s and specialist immigration, nationality and real-estate study.
- What is on file
- Firm-published identity and role. No current official credential check.
- Record reviewed
- 24 Aug 2026
What Vanessa does
- Jurisdictions
- PortugalFirm level
- Works in
- Portuguese, English
- Relationship to the firm
- Partner
Routes Vanessa handlesFirm level
- Golden Visa
- Digital Nomad
- D7 Visa
- Work Permit
Credentials
Education
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Law degree
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), 2012
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Master's in Business Law
Católica Lisbon School of Law, 2015
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Postgraduate degree in Real Estate Law
Católica Lisbon School of Law, 2018
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Advanced Course in Immigration and Portuguese Nationality Law
NOVA School of Law, 2018
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International Mobility Programme
University of Coimbra, 2021
Working with Vanessa
- Enquiries
- Directly with this lawyer
- First consultation
- Not stated
- Typical engagement fee
- Not stated
- Typical first reply
- Not stated
- Languages of engagement
- Portuguese, English
Common questions
What is Vanessa Rodrigues Lima's role at Prime Legal?
Vanessa is a partner and co-founder of Prime Legal and is presented by the firm as a lawyer.
What does Vanessa advise on?
Her current official profile focuses on immigration and real estate, including residence, investment, private-client relocation and corporate employee mobility.
What languages does Vanessa speak?
The firm lists Portuguese and English.
Where did Vanessa study law?
She earned her law degree at PUC-Rio and later completed a master's in business law at Católica Lisbon School of Law.
Has Vanessa completed specialist immigration training?
Yes. The firm lists an advanced course in Immigration and Portuguese Nationality Law at NOVA and an international mobility programme at the University of Coimbra.
What was Vanessa's experience before Prime Legal?
Her official biography lists work at Abreu Advogados, CCA and Caiado Guerreiro, including a Beijing secondment, before she co-founded Prime Legal in 2022.
Is Vanessa associated with PAIIR?
Yes. Prime Legal identifies her as a co-founder of the Portuguese Association for Immigration, Investment and Relocation.
Does this profile claim a current individual OA number for Vanessa?
No. The firm is currently registered with the Ordem dos Advogados and presents Vanessa as a partner-lawyer, but the individual registration field remains blank until a direct current exact-name register result is captured.
This record
- On file
- Firm-published identity and relationship. No current official credential check is on file.
- Record reviewed
- 24 Aug 2026
- Next review
- 24 Aug 2027
- Credential status
- This person is shown from firm-published material and has not passed GVL's official credential check.
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