Diogo Perestrelo > PLMJ > Lisbon, Portugal > Lawyer Profile

PLMJ provides expert guidance to both Portuguese and international clients in project finance and development, covering a broad range of sectors from energy to healthcare. The team is under the leadership of Inês Pinto da Costa and Maria Zagallo, with Pinto da Costa specialising in PPPs and project finance in the infrastructure space, and Zagallo showing particular strength in advising both public and private entities on infrastructure projects in the transport, healthcare, water and sanitation segments. Diogo Perestrelo, who ‘has a unique level of experience and is unanimously recognised by his peers‘, concentrates on energy and infrastructure-related M&A and projects, while João Marques Mendes is dedicated to energy and natural resources matters, offering advice on regulatory issues, project implementation, and dispute resolution. Joana Brandão‘s expertise lies in energy, infrastructure, and real estate projects, and Nuno Serrão Faria has in-depth knowledge of project finance and development in the renewables sector.

PLMJ boasts substantial expertise in aviation, shipping and road-related matters, servicing a diverse client roster featuring airlines, financiers, aircraft producers, and sovereign entities. Diogo Perestrelo is adept in transport-related transactions – including M&A and private equity deals in the aviation segment – and road concessions. Perestrelo heads the transport department alongside Pedro Lomba, who possesses notable expertise in transport and urban mobility law, especially concerning roads and railways. Saul Fonseca brings ‘great knowledge of the aviation sector’, ensuring carriers and other stakeholders meet regulatory standards.

Praised for its ‘client-driven approach’, the ‘excellent’ corporate and M&A team at PLMJ handles a steady stream of deals for a diverse portfolio of clients, both domestically and internationally. The team’s expertise is notably pronounced in the healthcare, IT, energy and infrastructure sectors. Diogo Perestrelo is well versed in the gamut of M&A transactions and privatisations, assisting clients across the energy, aviation, telecoms, infrastructure and transport segments. Leading the team alongside him is Duarte Schmidt Lino, who is noted for his wealth of experience advising on large and high-profile M&A, private equity and venture capital deals. A litany of domestic and international companies turn to Bárbara Godinho Correia for assistance with major merger operations, privatisations, and acquisitions. The ‘outstanding’ Filipe Avides Moreira  is lauded for his ‘professional competence.’