DLA Piper recruits Mafalda Ferreira from Uría Menéndez

DLA Piper’s Lisbon office has hired Mafalda Ferreira from Uría Menéndez.

Ferreira, who was a senior associate at Uría Menéndez, will join DLA Piper as a partner.

Her areas of experience include public law, projects and energy.

Ferreira’s career has also included spells at Slaughter & May in London, Uría Menéndez’s Brazil office and Sérvulo in Lisbon.

Nuno Azevedo Neves, DLA Piper country managing partner in Portugal, said the hire of Ferreira was “in line with our strategic plan, incorporating new areas of expertise and offering greater value to our clients”. He added: “It also helps to align this practice area with DLA Piper’s international model, based on a greater focus on infrastructure and energy.”