About Cátia Fernandes

Cátia Fernandes is the founder of CF – Maritime Legal Services. With two decades of background in maritime law and ship finance, she has vast experience in providing services to international companies. Cátia acts as legal advisor in relevant cross-border transactions on behalf of international ship-owners, banks and leasing entities, with particular emphasis on credit facilities secured by mortgages registered in Madeira. Cátia also assists clients in other shipping-related matters including regulatory, crewing, labour and tax. She is an arbitrator in maritime disputes and is an expert consultant at the IMO. Cátia teaches post-graduate studies in maritime law at Portuguese universities.