Mr João Amaral e Almeida > Sérvulo & Associados > Lisbon, Portugal > Lawyer Profile
Sérvulo & Associados Offices
RUA GARRETT N° 64
1200-204 LISBOA
Portugal
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Mr João Amaral e Almeida
Work Department
Public Law
Position
Partner in the Public Law department.
Career
At SÉRVULO since 1999, João Amaral e Almeida is a Partner in the Public Law department. He has been a Lecturer at the Faculty of Law of the Catholic University of Portugal since 1989, and is a doctoral candidate at the same university. He was also a lecturer at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon, from 1988 to 1992. He was a Member of the working group responsible for preparing the Public Contracts Code, by joint order No. 179/2006, of January 27, 2006, of the Minister of Finance and the Minster of Public Works, Transport and Communications. He was a Member of the Lisbon District Council of the Bar Association, from 2002 to 2004. He was aide to the Secretary of State of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, from 1993 to 1995, and principal legal consultant of the Legal Centre of the Council of Ministers, in 1993. He has been legal consultant to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations since 1991. He began his professional career as a trainee lawyer at the office of Professor Sérvulo Correia, from 1988 to 1990. He joined the Bar Association in 1991.
Languages
Portuguese, English, French, Spanish
Lawyer Rankings
Portugal > Public law
Guided by ‘excellence and quality’, Sérvulo & Associados’s public law practice excels across sectors such as healthcare, aviation, transport, water and waste management, environment, and energy. The team is jointly led by capable practitioners: Rui Medeiros, who focuses on constitutional and administrative law, public procurement, and related disputes; João Amaral e Almeida, who is proficient in public procurement, litigation, and legislative drafting; and Mark Kirkby, who often advises public entities on concessions and public-private partnerships (PPPs). They are supported by José Manuel Sérvulo Correia, distinguished for drafting legal opinions and arbitration; Duarte Rodrigues Silva and Paula Bordalo Faustino, both experts in public procurement procedures; and Francisca Mendes da Costa, whose strong skills in judicial proceedings, arbitration and PPPs are noteworthy. Ana Luísa Guimarães left the firm in February 2024.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- EU and competition
- Insolvency and restructuring
- Intellectual property
- Projects and project finance
- Capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Data privacy and data protection
- Energy and natural resources
- Planning law
- Real estate and construction
- Tax
- Transport
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