PERSONAL INFORMATION

 • NAME: GUILHERME POSSER DA COSTA
 • E-MAIL: dejuris@cstome.net


COLLEGE EDUCATION

  • Graduate in Law (Field of Juridical Sciences) from the Coimbra University
    Law School in June 1978.


PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION

 • 1978/1979 – Intern in the Public Prosecutor´s Office from September
   1978 to February 1979 – Cascais Court– Portugal
 • 1979/1980 – Technician in Department of Studies of the Ministry of
   Justice of São Tomé e Príncipe
 • 1981/1982 – Deputy Public Prosecutor.
 • 1982/1985 – Legal Advisor for the Ministry of Fishing
 • 1986/87 – Ambassador of São Tomé e Príncipe in the European Union,
   Kingdom of Belgium, France, Germany and Netherlands
 • 1987/1990-1994/1996-1999/2001- Member of the Government
 • 1999/2001 – Prime Minister of the Republic of São Tomé
 • 1990/1993- 1996/1999-2001/2005- Member of the National Assembly


PRIVATE LEGAL ACTIVITY

 • Since 1991 – Managing Partner of the Law Firm – DE JURIS – ADVOCACIA
   E CONSULTORIA JURIDICA, LDA, with offices in Kwame N´Krumah
   Street-Ponta Mina

Works as Member of DE JURIS:
 • Advice and Legal Assistance to several nacional and foreign companies
 • Legal Opinions on the Articles of Association for the S.Tomé e Príncipe
   Chamber of Commerce and Industry
 • Legal Advice in negotiations with foreign companies in Angola
 • Legal Advice to finantial groups for creation of Offshore banking projects
 • Legal Advice to foreign companies for several investment projects such
   as: (MARLIN BEACH, ILHÈU DAS ROLAS, LOBATA VILLAGE, ILHÈU BOMBOM,
   SONANGOL, STP-SA, TAP Air Portugal, TAAG Angola Airlines, ISland Bank
   SA, CST- Companhia Santomense de Telecomunicações, TRANSAFRIK,
   LTD… )
 • Legal Opinion on the compliance of the construction of Voice of América
   Station with environmental legislation in São Tomé
 • Legal Advice to UNFA (United Nations Fund for Agriculture) for
   assessment of the PANAPAF project (project for agricultural dissemination)
 • Legal Advice to UNFA for drafting of articles of association of AGRIFAPA
   and its regulations
 • Legal Advice to UNFA for drafting of a Credit Agreement Completion
   Convention
 • Legal Advice to the Government for drafting of the Major Planification
   Document for the country
 • Legal Advice to Government for drafting of the base-law on industrial
   activities and legal regime for licensing of industrial activities
 • Legal Advice to the Government for drafting of the Tourism Fund Law
 • Legal Advice to the Government for drafting of the labour law
 • Preparation of appel d´offres files for foreign companies participating in
   public tenders in S. Tomé e Príncipe.
 • Incorporation of several companies with foreign and mixed capitals s e
   mistos (SONANGOL, STP. SA, CAG Logistics Services- Nigéria, ISLAND
   BANK SA, SOARES DA COSTA, LDA, Internacional Oil & Gás, Ltd, …)
 • Participation with professors of Columbia University – New York, in
   drafting of the Oil Resources Management Law.
 • Participation in the delimitation of the maritime borders with Gabon and
   Nigeria.