Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados

Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados

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André de Sousa Vieira

Work Department

Banking and Finance, Project Finance.

Position

André de Sousa Vieira joined the firm in 2020 as a partner. He is co-responsible for a banking and financial team, integrating the International Committee of Morais Leitão.

Career

He is a finance lawyer admitted in England & Wales, Portugal and Spain, having integrated Clifford Chance LLP in its London office between 2011 and 2020. André de Sousa Vieira has dedicated special attention to the Lusophone markets, with strong connections to the main international financial markets. He is particularly recognized for advising international project finance transactions in the energy, natural resources and infrastructure sectors, having represented lenders (DFIs, ECAs and commercial banks), sponsors and governments.

Languages

Portuguese, English, Spanish and French.

Memberships

Portuguese Bar Association. Law Society of England and Wales. Spanish Bar Association. Royal European Academy of Doctors.

Education

Law Degree, Catholic University of Lisbon Law School, post-graduation in Business Law at ESADE Business & Law School, LL.M. at Pompeu Fabra University Law School, M.Sc. in Financial Economics, Barcelona University Economics School. Visiting Researcher (prae-doc) at Harvard Law School. PhD in International Financial Law at the University of Barcelona.

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