Abreu strengthens Urban Planning, Public & Environment law practice

Abreu Advogados has added three new lawyers to its urban planning and land use, public works and Environment practice, thereby reinforcing its commitment to the experience of its team and the diversity of the services it offers its clients.

The new members are Ana Rodrigues de Almeida, professional partner, Laëtitia Ferro Rodrigues, senior associate, and Tiago Salgueiro Mendes, senior associate.

“These integrations demonstrate Abreu Advogados’ investment and commitment to strengthening its Public Law and Environment practice area, where we have already distinguished ourselves very positively for a long time, but particularly in the areas of Urban Planning and Spatial Planning, where we are looking for internal and external growth opportunities. Ana, Laëtitia and Tiago, with their experience, come to strengthen these areas and sectors whose growing evolution, as a result of the major property, tourism, industrial and energy investment projects that are expected for Portugal, require professionals and teams capable of responding quickly to any requests,” says Inês Sequeira Mendes, managing partner of Abreu Advogados.

“Abreu Advogados is one of the law firms with the greatest growth potential in Portugal, with a clear commitment to innovation and sustainability, values with which we completely identify. It is with enthusiasm that we embrace this project, knowing that Abreu’s position in the market and its multidisciplinary team will be key factors in being able to provide the best possible service to our clients and embrace new valuable projects. We want to learn from the Public Law and Environment team, made up of experienced lawyers with a wealth of knowledge in developing innovative legal solutions. We will also do our best to help Abreu Advogados further consolidate the Urban Planning and Land Use Planning area, strengthening relationships with current and potential clients,” says Ana Rodrigues de Almeida, professional partner at Abreu Advogados.

Ana Rodrigues de Almeida has a degree in Law from the Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, in 2004, and a Master’s in Administrative Law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon. She has worked for French institutions, including Mutuaide Assistance, a subsidiary of Groupama France, in Paris, where she was an advisor in the Technical Interventions Department and the International Department, as well as advising the NGO Conseil France, in Paris, and Handicap International, in Lyon. She has attended several short courses and postgraduate programmes in various areas of administrative law at various renowned institutions, in particular land-use planning, urban planning and environmental law, as well as copyright and intellectual property law.

Laëtitia Ferro Rodrigues has a law degree from the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra, in 2008, and a master’s degree in law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra. She has focused her professional career on general administrative law and its related branches (public employment, local authorities, public procurement, town planning), administrative litigation and tax law.

Tiago Salgueiro Mendes graduated in Law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon in 2009. He has attended several short courses and postgraduate programmes in various areas of Administrative Law and Economic and Financial Law at different renowned institutions. He has worked in the areas of public employment, town and country planning, the environment, public procurement, administrative litigation and regulation.