Portugal

Vanessa Rodrigues Lima is a Portuguese immigration lawyer specialized in investment and immigration law. She is a co-founder and partner at Prime Legal, based in Lisbon, Portugal.

Lima is working mainly with private clients (HNWI) and family offices. She has more than a decade of experience in her field, and has worked with three of the most well-known law firms in Portugal.

Throughout her career, Lima has advised private clients on residence transfer to Portugal and the process of investing in real estate in Portugal. She has also assisted private clients, as well as national and international companies, on immigration processes—particularly the relocation of workers and related matters.

In 2012, Lima earned a law degree from University of Coimbra, Faculty of Law. She then obtained a master’s degree in company law and a post-graduate diploma in real estate law from the Portuguese Catholic University. In 2018, Lima attended a specialization course on immigration law at NOVA University of Lisbon.

Lima speaks Portuguese, Spanish and English.