Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados

Administrative and Public Law. Defence. Environment. Better Regulation.

João Tiago Silveira coordinates the public law, urban planning and environment department.

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.

Portuguese, English, French and Spanish.

Portuguese Bar Association (admitted in 2012).

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).