Mr João Tiago Silveira > Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados > Lisbon, Portugal > Lawyer Profile
Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados Offices
RUA CASTILHO, 165
1070-050 LISBOA
Portugal
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Mr João Tiago Silveira
Work Department
Administrative and Public Law. Defence. Environment. Better Regulation.
Position
João Tiago Silveira coordinates the public law, urban planning and environment department.
Career
On the academic circuit, he is a professor at the University of Lisbon School of Law in Public Law and Administrative Law. He regularly speaks in postgraduate courses and conferences on Administrative Law, Administrative Licensing, Environmental Law and Better Regulation.
He has played an active role in public positions, namely as State Secretary of Justice, State Secretary of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers and Director of the Legislative Policy and Planning Office of the Ministry of Justice.
João Tiago is a vice-president of the Instituto de Ciências Jurídico-Políticas (Public Law Institute of Lisbon Law School) and member of the board of the International Association of Legislation. He also integrates the lists of arbitrators of the Economic and Social Council and of the Administrative Arbitration Center.
Languages
Portuguese, English, French and Spanish.
Memberships
Portuguese Bar Association (admitted in 2012).
Education
Law Degree (University of Lisbon School of Law, 1994). Master’s Degree in Administrative Law (University of Lisbon School of Law, 2000). PhD in Law (University of Lisbon School of Law, 2017).
Lawyer Rankings
Portugal > Planning law
Regarded for its ‘vast knowledge of the market‘, the public, urban, and environmental law practice at Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados, under the joint leadership of planning law specialist João Pereira Reis and public law partner João Tiago Silveira, handles a wide range of both contentious and non-contentious issues for an impressive roster of developers, public entities and individuals. The department is especially well versed in tourism and industrial hub projects, showcasing strength in licensing matters and in complex negotiations with municipalities. Co-head Pereira Reis is adept in supporting major commercial clients in the attainment of construction permits. Promoted to the partnership in November 2023, Rui Ribeiro Lima plays a ‘decisive role‘ in planning and licensing mandates, with a focus on securing construction and activity-specific permits.
Lawyer Rankings
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- Insolvency and restructuring
- Intellectual property
- Planning law
- Porto: Leading commercial firms
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- Real estate and construction
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