Mr Rui Ribeiro Lima > 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 Rui Ribeiro Lima
Position
Rui Ribeiro Lima joined the firm in 2007. He is a member of the administrative and public law and urban planning and environment teams.
Career
Rui practices in several areas of administrative law, mainly in the areas of urban planning, environment, expropriations and public procurement, both in procedural matters as well as in administrative litigation.
Rui provides legal advice to clients in what concerns the licensing of activities, as well as urban planning and zoning. He has also been involved in assisting clients in environmental impact assessment procedures and in environmental offences.
In 2004 he was legal advisor to the Minister for Public Works, Transportation and Housing of the XV Portuguese Government and from 2004 to 2007 a legal advisor to the Mayor of Lisbon.
Rui Ribeiro Lima is often invited to speak at seminars, conferences, postgraduate studies related to Administrative Law, namely urban planning and environmental law.
Languages
Portuguese, English and French.
Memberships
Portuguese Bar Association (admitted in 2006). Ad Urbem – Association for the Development of Urban Planning and Construction Law (admitted in 2009).
Education
Law Degree (Católica Lisbon School of Law, 2003). Postgraduate Studies in Environmental Law (University of Lisbon School of Law, 2007).
Lawyer Rankings
Portugal > Planning law
(Next Generation Partners)Rui Ribeiro Lima –Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
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.
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