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Pérez-Llorca

Pérez-Llorca

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Portugal

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Public law

Pérez-Llorca is home to a public law team capable of advising on complex matters involving public administration, regulation and administrative litigation. Both public and private sector clients turn to the practice for assistance with administrative concessions, PPPs, licensing, State aid and public procurement. The team is co-led by Adolfo Mesquita Nunes, who combines deep regulatory and public law knowledge with strategic insight into government and corporate governance, and Débora Melo Fernandes, who has extensive experience in administrative law, advising on energy, mobility, life sciences, and TMT-related matters, as well as public procurement, concessions, and regulatory disputes.
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Testimonials

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  • Partners Débora Melo Fernandes and Adolfo Mesquita Nunes are excellent lawyers. Associate Gonçalo Bargado has also long been a talent to watch.
  • This firm stands out for its combination of technical excellence, team spirit, and a truly solid organizational culture. Each element demonstrates a high sense of responsibility, legal rigor, and dedication to the client, which translates into high-quality and reliable service. There is a constant concern for continuous improvement, whether through training, the use of technology, or the pursuit of more efficient and innovative legal solutions. The work environment is collaborative, reinforcing knowledge sharing and team cohesion. There is close leadership that promotes not only merit but also the personal and professional growth of everyone. Even in the most complex matters, the firm demonstrates an impressive ability to respond in record time, combining speed with profound technical and strategic rigor. Furthermore, I value the commitment to ethics, diversity, and work-life balance—aspects that I consider essential and that not all firms manage to reconcile.
  • Débora Melo Fernandes is a great lawyer, very client-oriented. Gonçalo Bargado, who came from Sérvulo, was a great acquisition for the team.
  • They are an internationally recognized firm that is now taking its first steps in Portugal. The Public Law team consists of highly qualified and recognized professionals in the market, with experience, knowledge, pragmatism, and innovation.
  • ‘Adolfo Mesquita and Mariana Cabana are excellent professionals who master their field and the topics of litigation.’
  • ‘Excellent team and excellent collaboration with clients.’
  • ‘The public law department at PL is small but very strong. Débora Melo Fernandes is a young leader, yet a solid, efficient lawyer with deep knowledge of this area of law. She maintains excellent relationships and ensures that her team delivers efficient and legally robust responses.’
  • ‘Débora Melo Fernandes, who co-leads the department, is an excellent lawyer with a pragmatic yet legally sound approach to complex issues.'
  • 'Gonçalo Bargado is one of the best of his generation, with significant experience and solid legal expertise, making him a key asset in the firm’s public law practice.’
  • ‘The firm carried out the study with great professionalism, providing essential knowledge to support regulatory activities in the mobility and transport sector.’

Key clients

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  • Aquila Capital Corporate Services Portugal
  • Autonomous Region of the Azores (Região Autónoma dos Açores)
  • Mobi.E
  • Sunshining
  • Valorsul
  • Município da Figueira da Foz
  • Bolt Support Services PT Unipessoal Lda
  • Transdev
  • EGF - Empresa Geral do Fomento
  • World Aviation
  • Volkswagen Financial Services
  • JCDecaux
  • Atlante
  • Sword Health
  • Autoridade de Mobilidade e Transportes
  • Ernst & Young

Work highlights

Represented Município da Figueira da Foz in proceedings challenging the cancellation of Public Tender/Contract No. E.CPI.75/2024 concerning the Bridge over the River Mondego – Eurovelo 1 Atlantic Coast Route, brought by competitor Alexandre Barbosa Borges.
Advised Mobi.E on regulatory and public law matters relating to its role as the Electric Mobility Network Managing Entity in Portugal, responsible for managing and monitoring the national electric charging network.
Advised the Regional Secretariat for Finance, Planning and Public Administration of the Government of the Autonomous Region of the Azores on the launch of the public tender for the concession to operate and develop the São Miguel Stadium and adjacent areas.
Practice head

Adolfo Mesquita Nunes; Débora Melo Fernandes

Other key lawyers

Mariana Cabana; Gonçalo Bargado

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