João Marques Mendes > PLMJ > Lisbon, Portugal > Lawyer Profile
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João Marques Mendes
Work Department
Public Law
Position
Partner
Career
João is a partner in the Public Law practice. With around 10 years’ professional experience, he has focused on the area of energy and natural resources, providing legal assistance with regulatory, projects, transactions and litigation, to Portuguese and international clients.
In the area of energy and public law, his main focus has been advising on the implementation and operation of projects and infrastructures, with a special focus on renewable energies. He advises Portugal’s leading energy companies, especially on regulatory and contractual issues. He also advises on dispute resolution in the fields of energy and regulatory.
João is the author of numerous papers and articles on energy law and has frequently been invited to lecture and participate as a speaker in classes and conferences in the fields of energy and regulatory law.
Before joining PLMJ he was a lawyer at CMS Rui Pena & Arnaut.
Languages
Portuguese and English
Education
Law degree from the University of Lisbon, 2009
Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association, 2012
Guest lecturer at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon, since 2017-2019
Guest lecturer at the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra, 2017
Lawyer Rankings
Portugal > Energy and natural resources
(Next Generation Partners)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.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners Portugal > Energy and natural resources
- Energy and natural resources Portugal
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- Banking and finance
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- EU and competition
- Insolvency and restructuring
- Planning law
- Projects and project finance
- Real estate and construction