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Public law

VdA

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A go-to choice for support on complex public law matters involving the energy, financial, infrastructure and telecoms sectors, VdA uses its ‘multidisciplinary skills and know-how’ to advise domestic and international clients. Co-head Paulo Pinheiro is lauded for his broad skillset and proficiency in matters concerning public procurement, public contracting and regulatory issues. Fellow co-head Rodrigo Esteves de Oliveira excels in administrative litigation. Ana Marta Castro is noted for her ’extraordinary ability to permanently support the client’ with public law matters, predominantly focusing on regulation and concessions.  André Gaspar Martins works with entities based in Portugal and Lusophone Africa on public procurement, concessions and administrative disputes.
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  • 'Ana Marta Castro  has an extraordinary ability to permanently support the client and is always looking for the best solutions to their problems.'
  • 'I highlight Rodrigo Esteves de Oliveira and João Soares Franco for their vast technical-legal knowledge, rigour in resolving matters and excellent communication skills.'
  • 'The public law team, coordinated by Rodrigo Esteves de Oliveira, has been very effective and an essential support in handling matters for which it was necessary to seek legal support.'
  • 'It does not promote a defensive policy towards the client which is very common with law firms. This facilitates the growth of relationships and creates trust between the parties.'
  • 'The quality of the service provided is excellent from a technical and legal perspective, which gives the company confidence and security as a client.'
  • 'It has the ability to create empathy with clients, which facilitates relationships and promotes collaboration for the adoption of necessary legal solutions.'
  • 'It is a firm with multidisciplinary skills and know-how, which is an added value for clients.'
  • 'One of the points to highlight, in addition to technical knowledge, is also the way it interacts with the client, from a perspective of permanent partnership, in the search for the best, quickest and most economical solutions. It has been, so far, an exemplary collaboration.'

Kernmandanten

  • Acciona Group
  • Águas de Portugal Group
  • ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal, S.A.
  • Azores Regional Government
  • Banco de Portugal
  • Biogen MA Inc. and Biogen Portugal, Lda.
  • Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles, S.A.
  • CTT – Correios de Portugal, S.A.
  • CUF, S.A.
  • Ferrovial Construccion

Highlight-Mandate

  • Represented Banco de Portugal in over 600 legal proceedings related to the resolution measure that was applied to Banco Espírito Santo.
  • Represented CTT – Correios de Portugal in arbitration proceedings brought against the Portuguese State aiming for compensation due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the performance of the postal service concession agreement.
  • Represented SOLVERDE in arbitration proceedings brought against the Portuguese State aiming for the financial rebalancing of the concession agreement regarding the operation of three casinos in Algarve due to the impact of the 2008 financial crisis.

Anwält*innen

Hall of fame

Die Anwält*innen an der Spitze ihres Berufsstands, die aufgrund ihres langjährigen Engagements in marktführender Arbeit von Wettbewerbern und Mandanten gleichermaßen geschätzt und anerkannt werden.

Führende Partner*innen

Die stärksten Partner*innen ihres Praxisbereichs, die eine führende Rolle in signifikanten Mandaten einnehmen und weitreichende Anerkennung unter Wettbewerbern und Mandanten genießen.

Partner*innen der nächsten Generation

Juniorpartner*innen, die im Markt von Mandanten und Wettbewerbern anerkannt werden und in einigen Mandaten eine Schlüsselrolle einnehmen.

André Gaspar Martins

Führende Associates

Führende Associates sind regelmäßig an zentralen Mandaten des Teams beteiligt und erhalten positives Feedback von Wettbewerbern oder Mandanten.

João Soares Franco

Praxisleitung

Paulo Pinheiro; Rodrigo Esteves de Oliveira

Weitere Kernanwält*innen

Ana Marta Castro; Catarina Pinto Correia; André Gaspar Martins; João Soares Franco; Marco Caldeira