Vera is a Counsel in the Finance department and leads the Public Law and regulatory practice in Lisbon. Her practice has focused on public procurement, administrative law, environmental law, energy law and planning law.

She has over 15 years of experience in providing legal advice in regulatory and public law issues relevant to project finance projects, litigation and M&A transactions in highly regulated sectors such as the energy and health sectors, having advised on several cross-border transactions involving Lusophone Africa, working furthermore in areas such as water management, infrastructure and transport.

Work highlights

in the Healthcare sector:

• Pfizer group in complex administrative litigation and public procurement procedures

•Several pharmaceutical companies in public procurement matters, notably involving their relationship with public entities and suppliers in Portugal

in the Energy sector:

• State Grid International Development Limited on its acquisition of 25% of the share capital in REN - Redes Energéticas Nacionais (the Portuguese state grid operator), for €387m. This was the first time a Chinese company has acquired a stake in a European national grid company

• Glennmont Partners Limited, Magnum Industrial Partners and other co-investors on M&A transactions in the renewables sector

in the Mining sector:

• one of the world’s biggest mining companies in the submission of a bid and negotiation of the relevant mining concession agreements and MoUs with the Portuguese Government, and also on the decommissioning of a mine in Mozambique.