Email: vaniafonseca.adv.oa@gmail.com
Native of: São Vicente Island
Areas of Practice
Civil and Criminal Law, Administrative Law, Labour Law, and Commercial Law.
Professional Qualifications
Law Degree from the Isidoro da Graça Higher Institute of Studies (IESIG), currently the University of Mindelo (UM);
Initial Pedagogical Training for Trainers, conducted by ISCEE in partnership with IEFP;
Mediation Course, organized by the Higher Institute of Legal and Social Sciences (ISCJS) in partnership with the Law and Justice Foundation (FDJ);
Arbitration Course in Cape Verde, conducted by the ISCJS in partnership with the Law and Justice Foundation (FDJ).
Participated in several conferences at the University of Mindelo, including:
- Common Law of the Portuguese Language
- Commercial Law at the Beginning of the 21st Century
- The Morality of Cape Verdean Justice
- The Law on Gender-Based Violence and Its Impact on Cape Verdean Society
- Right of Access to Constitutional Justice
- Constitution, Human Rights, and Citizenship
Languages
Portuguese, French, and English.
Professional Experience
Preparation of legal opinions, civil, commercial, and labour contracts;
Debt recovery and client negotiation for outstanding credit;
Execution of defaulted bank credit, ensuring financial institutions the possibility of debt collection through judicial and negotiated means;
Law instructor at the Claridade Private Secondary School.
Other
Member of the Cape Verde Bar Association since November 2014.