PORTUGAL Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Mark Kirkby, Francisca Mendes da Costa and Gonçalo Sá Gomes Sérvulo & Associados
Sérvulo & Associados is a leading Portuguese full-service law firm with 25 years of experience, renowned for delivering high-quality legal ser - vices across core legal areas and key economic sectors. With a multidisciplinary team of more than 120 highly qualified lawyers, the firm com - bines academic expertise with practical legal solutions, transforming research into actionable strategies that create tangible value for clients. Sérvulo advises major public and private enti -
ties, both domestically and internationally – par - ticularly in Portuguese-speaking markets. The firm’s approach is rooted in its core values of rigour, commitment, accessibility, and ethical responsibility. Its legal teams are led by experi - enced partners, ensuring personalised, techni - cally sound, and effective legal counsel. Every case benefits from a culture of in-depth analy - sis, innovative thinking, and unwavering adher - ence to the highest ethical standards.
Authors
Mark Kirkby is a partner in Sérvulo & Associados’ public law department and heads the firm’s projects department. He holds a master’s degree in law from the Faculty of Law of the
Francisca Mendes da Costa is a partner in the Sérvulo & Associados’ public law department. Francisca holds a refresher graduate qualification in water law from the Institute of
University of Lisbon and a law degree from the same institution. Mark also has a diploma from the AESE Business School, where he attended the advanced management in energy course – a programme aimed at top-level managers and executives working in the energy sector, developed in partnership with the Portuguese Energy Association. Mark served as an aide and chief of staff of the office of several ministerial cabinets from 1998 to 2004.
Political Legal Sciences at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon (2013‒14) and a refresher graduate qualification in public procurement from the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra (2008). She is certified by the European Academy of Public Law (2010) and graduated in law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra in 2005.
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