Teresa Pereira currently serves as head of legal of EDP – Energias de Portugal, which has historically been the major player in the Portuguese markets of electricity distribution, supply and trading. Over the course of her tenure at the company, Pereira has developed a solid legal function, which has been described by sources as ‘one of the strongest legal departments in Portugal‘.

The unit is said to efficiently handle a huge volume of legal matters, some of which are among the most intricate and high profile cases in Portugal ‘with an extraordinary coordination, organisation and efficiency’. In addition to providing full legal support to EDP’s extensive Portuguese operations, Pereira also sporadically handles issues in several European countries, the US, Canada and Brazil. ‘She steers, leads, and coordinates a large team of internal lawyers, as well as a pool of external lawyers, and plays a key role in managing, advising on and handling group’s legal matters, some of which the most intricate and high profile cases in Portugal,’ a nominator comments.