With a strong presence across the ports, energy, telecoms, infrastructure, and transport sectors, SRS Legal advises clients on concessions, public procurement, and PPPs. José Luís Moreira da Silva is noted for his expertise in infrastructure, transport, PPPs, and administrative arbitration and litigation. He oversees the practice with Alexandre Roque, who brings extensive experience advising national and multinational clients on infrastructure, projects, public procurement, and urban planning matters. Vasco Moura Ramos joined from Cuatrecasas in September 2025.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Accolades
Client satisfaction: Lawyer & team quality
Client satisfaction: Sector knowledge
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- ‘The public law team is a highly experienced team.’
- ‘José Luís Moreira da Silva is recommended for his extensive experience in public law matters.’
- 'Very experienced team with lots of experience, namely in litigation and in the port sector. Although not a very big teams they deliver excellent work and are very well known.'
- 'I would highlight José Luís Moreira da Silva, a very well-known lawyer with lots of experience both as a lawyer and an arbitrator. I would also recommend Vasco Moura Ramos.'
Key clients
- Lisbon Port Authority (APL)
- Setúbal and Sesimbra Port Authority (APSS)
- Sines Port Authority
- GALP
- NOS Group
- ANI – Agência Nacional de Inovação
- SUMOL+COMPAL, S.A.
- Regional Government of Madeira
- Fundo Oceano
- Municipality of Porto
- OGMA
- Freguesia of São Domingos de Benfica
Work highlights
Advising NOS on several litigation matters concerning ANACOM (National Regulatory Authority for Telecommunications) decisions related to regulatory taxes.
Advising Hitachi Rail GTS Portugal S.A. on an urgent administrative action for pre-contractual litigation, with automatic suspensive effect, of an award decision, against Infraestruturas de Portugal, S.A. and Siemens Mobility, Unipessoal, Lda, regarding a contract for design and construction aimed at signalling and modernising the national railway network under the PRR, in the amount of over €13.7m.
Advising ACCIONA on an arbitration against ARS Alentejo (Regional Health Administration of Alentejo) of approx. €250m, regarding the construction contract for the new Alentejo Central Hospital in Évora.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
José Luís Moreira da Silva; Alexandre Roque
Other key lawyers
Vasco Moura Ramos; João Filipe Graça; Mariana Silva Marques