David Coelho > PRA-Raposo, Sá Miranda & Associados, Sociedade de Advogados RL > Lisbon, Portugal > Lawyer Profile

PRA-Raposo, Sá Miranda & Associados, Sociedade de Advogados RL
RUA RODRIGO DA FONSECA 82
1250-193 LISBON
Portugal

Work Department

Administrative Law and Public Procurement

Position

Partner | National Head of the Administrative and Public Procurement practice area.

David Coelho advises public entities and private undertakers in all matters related to Public Procurement such as how to draft the tender specifications or how to successfully submit a bid and participate in the tender.

Career

Graduated in 2003 and started his traineeship at PRA in the same year. David Coelho founded the Public Procurement area in PRA and works as head of practice. In 2013, was resident speaker at the 7th National Congress on Electronic Public Procurement and, in 2014, co-author of The New Directive 2014/24/EU on Public Procurement, OPET Edition. David was appointed partner in 2015.

Languages

Portuguese, English and Spanish.

Memberships

Portuguese Bar Association (admitted in 2003).

Education

Law degree (Universidade de Direito de Coimbra, 2003); Postgraduate studies in Regulatory Agencies: Laws and Penalties (Universidade de Direito de Lisboa, 2008); Postgraduate studies in Law and Practice of Public Contracts (Universidade Católica de Lisboa, 2010);

Lawyer Rankings

Portugal > Public law

PRA-Raposo, Sá Miranda & Associados, Sociedade de Advogados RL represents both contractors and bidders in public tenders, and helps clients navigate the complexities of public law disputes that emerge from these processes. The department’s expertise extends to managing arbitration proceedings related to the performance of public contracts. The administrative law and public procurement group is jointly led by David Coelho and Noel Gomes, who are noted for their regular collaborations with government agencies and bodies.