Pedro Almeida e Sousa > TELLES > Lisbon, Portugal > Lawyer Profile

The planning law team at TELLES, which sits within the firm’s real estate department, provides advice to both public and private clients on various urban planning and land use matters. The team, led by Pedro Almeida e Sousa in Porto and Miguel Nogueira Leite in Lisbon, offers expertise in planning, permitting, land allocations, and urbanisation contracts. Almeida e Sousa is seasoned in real estate and land development, while Nogueira Leite’s core areas of focus include real estate investments, urban planning, and leasing arrangements.

Singled out for its ‘professionalism, skills and diligence’, TELLES is adept at assisting clients with M&A and corporate matters, including multijurisdictional transactions. Esteemed as trusted advisers to domestic and international companies, private equity funds, venture capital firms and banks, the team acts across an array of sectors. With a wealth of experience in major M&A deals, Carlos Lucena is singled out for his corporate law expertise. Francisco Espregueira Mendes, also a corporate law expert, focuses on venture capital and private equity deals. Pedro Almeida e Sousa  is the name to note for real estate, construction and public procurement mandates, while Miguel Torres heads up the tax team.

TELLES guides major Portuguese and international industry clients in both domestic and international real estate transactions, with Pedro Almeida e Sousa and Miguel Nogueira Leite leading the group from Porto and Lisbon respectively. The team advises on the development of retail and tourism-related projects, along with due diligence, contract negotiations, and real estate financing. Almeida e Sousa focuses on the purchase, sale and lease of real property, while Nogueira Leite specialises in investment processes.

TELLES’s public law team, under Pedro Almeida e Sousa’s direction in Porto, specialises in public procurement, serving both public institutions and private sector clients. Rui Mesquita Guimarães regularly advises public entities and tenderers on procurement processes and the fulfilment of public contracts.