PORTUGAL Law and Practice Contributed by: Andreia Candeias Mousinho, Diogo Duarte Campos, João Marques Mendes and Raquel Freitas, PLMJ
PLMJ is a law firm based in Portugal that combines a full service with bespoke legal craftsmanship. For more than 50 years, the firm has taken an innova- tive and creative approach to producing tailor-made solutions to effectively defend clients’ interests. The firm supports its clients in all areas of the law, often with multidisciplinary teams, and always acting as a business partner in the most strategic decision- making processes. With the aim of being close to its clients, the firm created PLMJ Colab, a collaborative
network of law firms spread across Portugal and oth- er countries with which it has cultural and strategic ties. PLMJ Colab makes the best use of resources and provides a concerted response to the interna- tional challenges of its clients, wherever they are. International collaboration is ensured through firms specialising in the legal systems and local cultures of Angola, China/Macau, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, São Tome and Príncipe and Timor-Leste.
Authors
Andreia Candeias Mousinho is a partner in the public law practice at PLMJ. With 20 years’ experience, she specialises in town and country planning and environmental law (in particular, EIA procedures and the use
João Marques Mendes is a partner in the public law practice at PLMJ. In his ten years of professional experience, he has focused on energy and natural resources, providing legal assistance to Portuguese and international clients
of water resources) as well as administrative litigation. Her clients include Portuguese and international developers, real estate investment funds, private equity funds and banks. Andreia has extensive experience in the management and development of pools of diversified real estate assets. She has completed postgraduate courses in administrative and tax justice, spatial planning and environmental law, and administrative procedure. She previously worked as an external adviser on urban planning and land-use matters.
on projects and transactions, as well as regulatory and litigation matters. In the area of energy and public law, he advises on the implementation and operation of projects and infrastructures, with a special focus on renewable energy. He advises leading energy companies, especially on regulatory and contractual issues. He also advises on dispute resolution. João has authored numerous papers and articles and has frequently been invited to lecture on energy and regulatory law. Raquel Freitas is a senior counsel in the public law practice at PLMJ and has over 30 years’ experience as a lawyer. She focuses on administrative law and especially environmental law, as well as public procurement. Raquel advises Portuguese and international clients from various industries – in particular, paper pulp, packaging production, healthcare, the chemical industry and mass catering. She also has extensive experience in environmental issues related to the energy sector. Raquel has completed several postgraduate courses and is a lecturer on public procurement and an Introduction to Environmental Law at the Faculty of Law of Universidade Católica Portuguesa (Porto). She was previously with the public law practice of Cuatrecasas.
Diogo Duarte Campos is the partner who heads PLMJ’s public law practice. He has more than 20 years’ experience, particularly in the areas of administrative law, public contracts, public procurement and construction.
His experience also includes litigation in the state courts and arbitration, both as a lawyer and as an arbitrator. He has experience in the construction, transport, real estate, water and sanitation, and energy sectors. In Portugal, Diogo has worked on some of the largest public tenders, as well as construction, concession, privatisation and public- private partnership projects. He regularly advises concessionaires, promoters and financiers.
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