Public Law / Competition & Regulatory

Catarina Pinto Xavier integrates Public Law, Competition & Regulatory department at SLCM // Serra Lopes, Cortes Martins & Associados.In Public Law she has been assisting both public and private entities specially focusing in public procurement and execution of public contracts, administrative procedure matters, litigation and arbitration involving public entities.In Competition & Regulatory she has been involved in important antitrust cases, either before Competition Authority or regulatory entities, as well as representing the defendants before court. Combining experience in Public Law and Competition and Regulatory she has been acting in energy and environmental sectors, particularly in water and waste treatment sectors. More recently, pursuing the strong growth of Real Estate & Planning SLCM’s area, she has also been practicing in planning law matters.

Law degree, University of Lisbon (2008). Certified by the European Academy of Public Law of the EPLO - European Public Law Organization (2011). Post-graduate course in Administrative Litigation and Post-graduate course in Water Law, University of Lisbon (2012).