Lourenço Vilhena De Freitas > Cuatrecasas > Lisbon, Portugal > Lawyer Profile

Cuatrecasas boasts a ‘deep knowledge’ of the aviation industry, complemented by its proficiency in corporate, commercial, competition, and regulatory affairs across the rail, motor, and maritime segments. Leading the aviation division, Luís Soares De Sousa excels in the establishment and licensing of charter air transport companies, cross-border leasing matters, aviation finance, and M&A transactions. Lourenço Vilhena De Freitas steers the road, rail, regulatory, and public law practices, offering expertise in concessions, privatisations, and related dispute resolution. Additionally, banking and finance partner Maria João Ricou takes the lead on project finance work.

Rated for its ‘deep knowledge’, Cuatrecasas is skilled in M&A, joint ventures, reorganisations and project financing in the energy sector. The practice is jointly led by Lourenço Vilhena De Freitas, noted for his expertise in public procurement, public private partnerships (PPPs), and concessions, and Francisco Santos Costa, who is recommended for his extensive experience in transactional matters involving the energy and infrastructure sectors. Marisa Mirador brings almost 20 years’ experience to the practice, specialising in energy regulatory issues, as well as urban planning, construction and environmental law.

Cuatrecasas‘s ‘competent and rigorous’ team showcases deep proficiency in administrative litigation, banking resolution, and regulatory matters. The firm’s public law leadership is shared by Lourenço Vilhena De Freitas and Vasco Moura Ramos: Vilhena de Freitas brings a wealth of knowledge of public procurement and PPPs, with a particular focus on the infrastructure sector, while Moura Ramos is lauded for his strong track record in public law disputes and public contract advisory matters. Meanwhile, Duarte Abecasis, who focuses on the infrastructure and energy segments, regularly advises on public sector tendering and administrative disputes. The team expanded in January 2023 with the integration of SLCM | Serra Lopes, Cortes Martins & Associados, welcoming Marisa Mirador to further strengthen its public law capabilities.

Cuatrecasas excels in advising national and international financiers and sponsors throughout all stages of project development, from tender structuring to implementation. The group, whose expertise spans the roads, rail, renewables, water, ports, hospitals, and transport spaces, is jointly led by a capable trio: Margarida Leal De Oliveira, who is active in healthcare, energy, ports, and natural resources projects in Portugal and abroad; Manuel Requicha Ferreira, a finance and structured transactions specialist, who is experienced in road concessionaires’ debt restructurings and project finance in the energy sector; and Lourenço Vilhena De Freitas, who specialises in public procurement and PPPs in the infrastructure space. André Duarte Figueira has recently left the firm.

Cuatrecasas is experienced in advising Iberian and international firms on overseas investments. Lourenço Vilhena De Freitas specialises in administrative law and offers deep insights into Angolan infrastructure and energy regulation, while Pedro Marques Bom assists clients on competition and regulatory matters. Former lead André Duarte Figueira has now left the firm.