Júlio Almeida is Tax Director at Spear Legal and focuses his practice on providing tax advisory services to companies and business groups, as well as handling complex tax matters, including developing strategies to respond to tax audits.
Throughout his career, he has served as a tax consultant to domestic groups—including publicly traded companies—and multinationals across various sectors, including utilities, pharmaceuticals, oil and gas, automotive, retail and consumer goods, beverages, aerospace, and medical devices.
His experience includes advising on domestic and cross-border corporate restructuring projects. He also provides support in analyzing tax issues related to financing and compensation policies.
He also has experience in managing tax compliance processes and conducting tax assessments aimed at identifying risks and opportunities, as well as in matters related to ESG policies.
Before joining Spear Legal, he developed his professional career at multinational tax consulting firms.
Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Portuguese Catholic University of Lisbon, 1999
Intensive Course on Pillar 2 – The Global Minimum Tax Reform, Portuguese Catholic University of Lisbon, March 2025
Advanced Professional Certificate in Transfer Pricing – II, International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation, August 2023.
Advanced Professional Certificate in International Taxation, International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation, October 2022.
Advanced Program in Negotiation and Leadership, Portuguese Catholic University of Lisbon, December 2019.