Andreia Candeias Mousinho > PLMJ > Lisbon, Portugal > Lawyer Profile
PLMJ Offices
Av. Fontes Pereira de Melo, 43
1050-119 Lisboa
Portugal
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Andreia Candeias Mousinho
Work Department
Public Law
Position
Partner
Career
Andreia is a partner in the Public Law practice. She specialises in urban and rural planning, and she has extensive experience in public and administrative law, urban development, environmental law, tourism, real estate and construction.
Andreia works closely with the real estate and construction, international projects, corporate/M&A, private equity and privatisations teams to provide legal support in complex transactions in Portugal involving planning and licensing issues.
She has a master’s in law (legal-political sciences/ rural and urban planning and environmental law) from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon. She has also completed several postgraduate courses, including in administrative and tax justice, and in spatial planning and environmental law, at the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra, and in administrative procedure at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon.
Andreia was a trainee and began her career as a lawyer at PLMJ, and she returned to the firm in 2020.
Languages
Portuguese and English
Education
Law degree from the University of Coimbra, 2003
Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association, 2005
Master’s in law (legal-political sciences/ rural and urban planning and environmental law), Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra, 2015
Postgraduate course in administrative procedure from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon, 2011
Postgraduate course in rural and urban planning and environmental law, from the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra, 2009
Postgraduate course in administrative and tax justice from the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra, 2007
Lawyer Rankings
Portugal > Planning law
(Next Generation Partners)The ‘dedicated and extremely professional’ team at PLMJ stands out for its expertise in town and country planning, as well as in related domains like public and administrative law, real estate, tourism, and administrative litigation. The department is regularly instructed by asset management firms, funds and major companies in the energy and real estate sectors. Led by the highly regarded Andreia Candeias Mousinho, the practice boasts significant experience in urban development, complex planning and licensing issues. Key support is offered Benedita Lacerda, who specialises in administrative law, planning, public procurement, and related litigation proceedings.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- EU and competition
- Insolvency and restructuring
- Planning law
- Projects and project finance