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Assunção Cristas
Work Department
Environment
Position
Of Counsel, Head of Environment
Career
Assunção Cristas joined VdA in 2022 as Of Counsel in charge of Environment and the ESG Integrated Services Platform, having led several environmental operations.
Assunção is especially interested in legislative architecture and legislative evaluation, the interaction of the law with other fields of knowledge and its role in the construction of public policies. Her current research focuses on sustainability in general and the sea in particular.
She co-coordinates the Direito e Economia do Mar – A Governação do Mar [Law and Economics of the Sea – The Governance of the Sea] Masters course, at Nova School of Law, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa.
She is also the Director of NOVA Ocean, a Knowledge Centre set up in 2021 and dedicated to research of the sea.
Assunção is a member of the World Economic Forum expert network for ocean and sustainability issues.
She was Minister for Agriculture, Sea, Environment and Spatial Planning between 2011 and 2013, and Minister for Agriculture and the Sea between 2013 and 2015, in the 19th and 20th Governments, respectively.
Assunção is a former Director of the Gabinete de Política Legislativa e Planeamento do Ministério da Justiça [Ministry of Justice’s Office of Legislative Policy and Planning], where she was involved in countless legislative production processes both at the national level and as part of the cooperation with Portuguese-speaking countries.
Languages
English
Memberships
Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association.
Member of the World Economic Forum expert network.
Education
Law Degree from Universidade de Lisboa Law School.
PhD in Private Law from Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Law School.
Lawyer Rankings
Portugal > Energy and natural resources
Well-regarded for its ‘in-depth knowledge’ and ‘strategic vision’, the energy and natural resoruces team at VdA boasts a strong track record in joint ventures, project finance, M&A, bond issuances and refinancings. The group’s expertise extends to advising on concession issues, bidding procedures, and a broad spectrum of regulatory matters. Counting oil and energy companies and financial institutions, among its key client roster, the team earns further praise for its cross-border expertise. Manuel Protásio
specialises in project, acquisition, and other structured financings particularly in the energy, mining and water sectors. Practice head Ana Luís de Sousa focuses on the development and implementation of projects within the energy sector, while João Afonso Fialho, who heads up the firm’s oil and gas team, is noted for his cross-border capabilities. Vanda Cascão is particularly active in the financing, structuring and implementation of projects in the energy sector. Assunção Cristas, who has held several positions in public office, joined in 2022 to head the firm’s ESG Integrated Services Platform.
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