ANA MAJOR
Partner / Managing Partner
Ana has extensive legal practice and international experience across the entire oil and gas value chain, including the negotiation of contracts, investment transactions, tax, commercial and regulatory matters, as well as the design and implementation of compliance solutions, processes and regulatory compliance methodologies.
Practice Areas
- Oil & Gas: Legal and tax advisory, strategy definition, transactions, asset development, operations and safety assurance
- Private Investment, Corporate, M&A and Foreign Exchange
- Risk Management and Compliance: Advisory, design, implementation, assessment, programme audits and internal investigations
Professional Experience
- Managing Partner – Ammadeus Advogados – Luanda (2025 –)
- Senior International Consultant – Melo Alves Global Luanda/Lisbon (since 2024)
- Chair of the Board of Directors – TAAG, Linhas Aéreas de Angola – Luanda (2021 – 2023)
- Co-founder – AEGIS, Gestão Projectos e Soluções – Lisbon (2018 – 2021)
- Legal Director for Southern Africa – CABGOC/ Chevron Luanda/California (1997 – 2018)
- External Legal Consultant – Miranda & Associados Luanda (1991 – 1997)
- Legal Consultant – ENSA, Angola’s national insurance company – Luanda (1987 – 1997)
Academic Background
- Law Degree – Law Faculty, Agostinho Neto University – 1997
- M. in Business Law – Davis School of Law, University of California – 2008
Professional Associations
- Angolan Bar Association
- Association of Corporate Counsel
- Ethics and Compliance Initiative
- Corporate Governance Institute
- International Association of Risk and Compliance Professionals
Languages: Portuguese, English, French and Spanish
Condomínio Dolce Vita, Edifício 1C, Andar 2, Município de Talatona, Província de Luanda, Angola
