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Teresa Empis Falcão
Work Department
Infrastructure & Mobility
Position
Partner
Career
Teresa Empis Falcão rejoined VdA in 2014. Partner of the Infrastructure & Mobility practice. Teresa has led countless banking and project financing operations, in Portugal as in other jurisdictions, within the infrastructure, transport and energy sectors, notably in lusophone African countries. Teresa is also responsible for the coordination of the Mozambican practice.
Languages
English, Spanish
Memberships
Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association, to the Law Society of England and Wales, as solicitor, and to the Brazilian Bar Association.
Education
Law Degree, Portuguese Catholic University, Faculty of Law, Lisbon.
Post-graduate Degree in Communication Law, Legal Institute of Communication, Coimbra University, Faculty of Law, Coimbra.
LL.M in Banking and Finance Law, London School of Economics and Political Science, London.
Lawyer Rankings
Portugal > Projects and project finance
(Leading individuals)Recommended for its ‘deep knowledge’ of the energy, oil and gas, infrastructure, and transport sectors, VdA caters to a diverse client base, which includes sponsors, financiers, construction companies and operators. Practice head Manuel Protásio specialises in project and structured finance, with a special emphasis on the energy, mining, and water segments. Ana Luís de Sousa and Vanda Cascão concentrate on the energy sector, showcasing experience in the financing and development of greenfield projects. Teresa Empis Falcão is distinguished for her work in infrastructure and energy-related project finance and development at the domestic and international levels, while João Afonso Fialho is a name to note for oil and gas, mining, and infrastructure projects in Africa.
Mozambique > Foreign law firms
With an ‘exceptional combination of legal expertise and cultural fluency’, VdA’s Mozambique practice specialises in the areas of oil and gas, energy, infrastructure, and banking. Collaborating closely with its local partner firm GDA Advogados, the group provides wide-ranging legal expertise, spanning regulatory, corporate, tax, licensing, and employment issues. Teresa Empis Falcão concentrates on infrastructure and mobility matters, with a robust background in national and international project finance and capital markets transactions. She leads the team with José Miguel Oliveira, who is highly experienced in the transport, oil and gas, and energy spaces.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Data privacy and data protection
- Dispute resolution
- Energy and natural resources
- EU and competition
- Fraud and white-collar crime
- Insolvency and restructuring
- Intellectual property
- Porto: Leading commercial firms
- Projects and project finance
- Public law
- Real estate and construction
- Tax
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