Mr Filipe Lowndes Marques > Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados > Lisbon, Portugal > Lawyer Profile
Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados Offices
RUA CASTILHO, 165
1070-050 LISBOA
Portugal
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Mr Filipe Lowndes Marques
Work Department
Banking and finance (including private equity financing, investment funds, project finance/ public-private partnerships, project bonds, securitisation and covered bonds).
Position
Filipe Lowndes Marques has extensive experience in the area of project finance, having worked since 1995 on several types of projects, including bridges, motorways, power plants, wind farms, football stadia, LNG terminals and natural gas concessions. He has also been active in the field of capital markets, having advised on several securitisation transactions (including the first securitisation transaction under the new law and the first synthetic securitisation), covered bonds issuances and worked on several IPOs of state owned companies.
Career
Qualified (1997). Partner (2007) and coordinator of the banking and finance department. Lawyer, Abreu & Marques & Associados (until 2001).
Languages
Portuguese, English, French and Spanish.
Memberships
Portuguese Bar Association (admitted in 1997). Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England & Wales (since 2000) (non-practising). Law Society of England and Wales. Oxford Law Society. British Portuguese Chamber of Commerce (President). Lex Mundi (Bank Finance and Regulation Practice Group) (Chair Emeritus).
Education
Law Degree (Law Faculty of the Portuguese Catholic University, 1994). Magister Juris in European and Comparative Law (Oxford University, 1995).
Lawyer Rankings
Portugal > Projects and project finance
(Leading individuals)Filipe Lowndes Marques – Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados is renowned for its extensive expertise in the projects space, providing comprehensive advice, from tendering and contract negotiation to financing, in sectors such as energy, transport, water, and sanitation. Led by project finance expert Filipe Lowndes Marques, the department is equipped to handle domestic and cross-border matters, most notably projects in Portuguese-speaking African countries. Filipa Morais Alçada is a key point of contact for lenders and sponsors seeking legal support in renewable energy projects and infrastructure concessions. João Honorato, who rejoined the firm as a partner in 2022, brings vast in-house experience in the energy sector, covering project finance in the conventional and renewable segments. Cláudia Castanheira Dos Santos excels in the financing of road concessions and energy projects.
Portugal > Banking and finance
(Leading individuals)Filipe Lowndes Marques –Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
Fielding a ‘prestigious team with clear client orientation’, the banking and finance practice at Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associadosstands out as a strong choice for clients who seek advice on a range of matters, including high-value structured lending, securitisations, project finance, and fintech-related issues. Praised for the ‘mastery of the topics covered’, the practice counts prestigious Portuguese and foreign banks among its roster of clients. At the helm sits Filipe Lowndes Marques, who has extensive experience in the financing of infrastructure and energy projects. Cláudia Castanheira Dos Santos excels in structured finance, real estate and project finance, while the ‘very knowledge’ João Honorato is recommended for his strong credentials in bond and commercial paper issues, project finance and derivatives. Also part of the core team, Luís Branco is a reference in the domestic banking and finance market. Elmano Sousa Costa is praised for his ‘exhaustive knowledge of Portuguese legislation’.
Portugal > Insolvency and restructuring
The ‘extremely qualified’ lawyers at Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados guide debtors, creditors, investors, and other stakeholders through the intricacies of company restructurings and liquidations. Involved in both judicial and extrajudicial procedures, the team handles litigation cases tied to or arising from insolvency proceedings and excels in out-of-court restructuring scenarios. Nuno Gundar da Cruz, who oversees the group, brings expertise in complex PER and insolvency cases in Portugal, as well as significant distressed investments. Carlos Osório de Castro, Pedro Gorjão Henriques and Filipe Lowndes Marques are noted for their experience in financial restructurings. Key support at associate level is offered by Catarina Martins Morão.
Lawyer Rankings
- Banking and finance Portugal
- Insolvency and restructuring Portugal
- Leading individuals Portugal > Banking and finance
- Leading individuals Portugal > Projects and project finance
- Projects and project finance Portugal
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