The energy and climate change department at CMS boasts experienced lawyers who have acted for key domestic and global clients throughout the Portuguese energy sector’s growth. Department head Mónica Carneiro Pacheco brings longstanding expertise regarding renewable energy facilities and infrastructure projects, assisting major energy and infrastructure developers and operators across legal, regulatory, and contentious matters. Manuel Cassiano Neves offers further expertise in project development matters, advising on complex deals as well as contractual and regulatory issues. Bernardo Cunha Ferreira is a regular adviser on corporate, contractual, regulatory, and licensing matters concerning renewable energy deals, bringing clients ‘great knowledge of energy legislation’. Duarte Lacerda supports the team on legal and regulatory matters impacting energy transition assets.

With experience and knowledge across a diverse array of renewable energy assets, the energy and natural resources team at Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados boasts wide-ranging capabilities across transactional, licensing, and project development mandates. Catarina Brito Ferreira  provides ‘extensive technical and legal knowledge in the energy sector’, acting for clients on M&A, regulatory, and licensing matters concerning wind, solar, and power-to-X projects. Ricardo Andrade Amaro is a corporate and commercial law expert, with a long track record of advising power companies on renewable energy M&A, tender processes, and power purchase agreements. Joana Alves de Abreu is no longer at the firm.

Boasting lawyers ‘specialised in different and complex topics’ across the energy and natural resources sectors, VdA provides particular expertise concerning renewable and conventional energy projects. Ana Luís de Sousa focuses her practice on M&A and financing matters, possessing demonstrable expertise in assisting power investors and operators across the wind, solar, and hydrogen segments. Vanda Cascão is highly sought-after among Portuguese and international clients for her expertise in the development, implementation, and financing of energy transition projects. Providing further depth in the team, executive partner Manuel Protásio specialises in project finance and transactional mandates in the energy and water infrastructure spaces, while oil and gas practice head João Afonso Fialho brings longstanding experience concerning African energy assets.

Abreu Advogados is notable for its market knowledge and expertise in the licensing, regulatory, and development procedures for large-scale projects. Public and environmental law specialists José Eduardo Martins and Manuel de Andrade Neves regularly assist significant international clients through regulatory issues and environmental approvals for landmark power facilities. On the project development side, Manuel Santos Vítor is a key contact for the licensing, construction, and operation of electricity and energy assets and infrastructure, while Bruno Azevedo Rodrigues focuses his practice on the development and finance of energy, infrastructure, and transport projects.

The energy team at Cuatrecasas is highly sought-after among major international renewable energy companies to advise on transactional and regulatory matters. Practice head Francisco Santos Costa acts for leading global energy developers, operators, and asset managers on company- and portfolio-level M&A, particularly in the solar power sector. Lourenço Vilhena De Freitas is an expert across public and energy law matters, drawing upon a long track-record of assisting public and private sector clients on regulatory issues, contracting and procurement matters, and judicial proceedings concerning energy and resources projects.

DLA Piper ABBC is well positioned to advise on transactional matters - including financings, joint ventures and M&A - and regulatory issues in the energy sector. Practice head Nuno Azevedo Neves, a corporate and finance specialist, is regularly engaged in cross-border M&A involving energy and natural resources assets. Nuno Castelo Branco is another name to note for multijurisdictional deals in the energy space.

Linklaters brings cross-disciplinary and international expertise within its energy and infrastructure team, demonstrating strength across M&A, project development, and debt and equity financings. Practice head Francisco Ferraz de Carvalho has built up deep expertise concerning on- and offshore wind, solar, and LNG assets and regularly advises renewable energy developers and asset managers on project finance and development matters. Bolstering the breadth of the practice, energy sector specialist Maria de Athayde Tavares brings deep experience on regulatory, environmental, and administrative law issues pertinent to renewables M&A and financings.

Demonstrating ‘in-depth knowledge of the market’, the energy team at PLMJ regularly advises major domestic and regional energy developers and operators on project licensing, development, financing, and M&A. Energy and natural resources team joint head João Marques Mendes maintains a diverse practice, acting for key utilities and multinational energy companies on licensing, development, and financing matters concerning renewable energy, industrial, and oil and gas assets. Former practice co-head Inês Pinto da Costa is no longer at the firm.

Alongside a growing expertise concerning electricity and energy transition infrastructure, the energy and natural resources team at SRS Legal is notable for its core strength in corporate matters impacting gas projects and fuel assets. Sector group head Gonçalo Anastácio ‘has vast knowledge of the energy sector and combines this with a rigorous and in-depth application of the law’, providing particular expertise on corporate and competition matters in the infrastructure projects space. Noted for his close relationship with Mozambique’s gas sector, longstanding projects specialist José Luís Moreira da Silva boasts an increasing focus on energy efficiency assets.

An active adviser to public and private sector clients across renewable energy project development, green power offtake agreements, and energy transition innovation, TELLES ‘demonstrates in-depth knowledge of the complexities’ of the energy market. Ivone Rocha, a key contact on complex energy and natural resources issues, heads the practice and is highly sought-after by leading corporates and energy companies for her knowledge of the sector. Active across Porto and Lisbon, Rocha regularly advises public energy bodies and municipal associations on the development, contracting, and licensing of renewable energy projects.

Uría Menéndez offers a team which is well-versed on transactional, development, and regulatory matters, partnering with leading Portuguese and European clients across a diversity of energy market segments. João Louro e Costa ‘leads a solid and capable team’ across development matters, O&M and EPC contracts, and regulation, particularly in the solar power space. Louro e Costa also brings expertise to clients active across the green fuels and oil and gas markets. Further testament to the deep experience within the team, Gonçalo Andrade e Sousa assists on project development and M&A matters for regulated assets.

CS’Associados is a key partner to global renewable energy developers and operators, bringing expertise to project development and finance, M&A, and regulatory matters. Energy and sustainability practice head Mafalda Ferreira complements a powerful knowledge of energy regulation with incisive technical knowledge of the solar, wind, and biofuels markets. Ferreira regularly acts for energy developers, operators, and asset managers across project agreements, financing structures, and corporate matters.

Offering clients ‘excellent know-how and flexibility’, the energy and infrastructure team at Deloitte Legal is a leading adviser to clients across the energy services sector on corporate and project mandates. Team head Rita Ferreira dos Santos  brings over twenty years of experience in landmark development and finance matters, offering key expertise across project and contract agreements in the renewable energy and electricity infrastructure segments.

Eversheds Sutherland’s energy and natural resources team stands out for its technical capabilities and awareness of legal and regulatory developments. Practice head Miguel Lorena Brito is active across the renewable energy segment, possessing a focus on regulatory compliance and project development. João Robles is a key contact in the Angolan conventional energy sector, acting for major oil operators on significant M&A matters. João Couceiro brings expertise on M&A and project finance matters in Mozambique, with a particular specialism regarding conventional energy infrastructure.

At Gómez-Acebo & Pombo, the energy and natural resources team offers expertise on transactional, project licensing, and regulatory mandates in the renewable energy market. Managing partner and banking and M&A specialist Mafalda Barreto advises on cross-border transactions, particularly in the solar power space, while projects expert Ana Luísa Guimarães assists clients in the water and hydropower sectors on regulatory and public law issues. Former practice head Luísa Carrilho da Graça is no longer at the firm.

The ‘solid and experienced team’ at Miranda & Associados boasts deep expertise across the energy and natural resources landscape. Practice co-head Nuno Antunes brings real know-how on regulatory, environmental, and energy law issues impacting the nascent green hydrogen space, while João Rosado Correia and Sara Castelo Branco regularly act for domestic and international clients on commercial, regulatory, and contentious matters impacting renewable energy, oil and gas, and waste and water infrastructure.

Raposo Bernardo combines a strong knowledge of energy law with real insight into ‘the technical intricacies of the energy sector’. Managing partner Nelson Raposo Bernardo brings longstanding experience of ‘the technical side of energy projects’, whether across hydropower, solar, and oil and gas projects. Leveraging his ‘deep knowledge of the Portuguese renewable energy market’, Júlio Martins Júnior co-leads the team across solar and wind development mandates.

With in-depth ‘knowledge on how the public administration works’, Sérvulo & Associados provides expert advice on administrative law and licensing matters impacting renewable energy project development. Combining experience, commercial awareness, and a mastery of public law, Mark Kirkby expertly advises public and private clients on commercial, development, and operating agreements for renewable energy, oil and gas, and electricity projects. Fellow practice co-heads and corporate experts Sofia Carreiro and Pedro Silveira Borges assist on significant transactions concerning clean and conventional energy assets.