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Sara de Almeida Barroso, described as the ‘engine and brain’ of the planning practice at CMS, leads her team in advising investment funds, real estate developers, and financial institutions on a wide range of matters. The team’s service offering encompasses regulatory work, licensing and environmental impact assessments. Barroso brings extensive experience in urban and environmental planning, project management, regulatory issues and litigation involving residential, commercial, and industrial projects.

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  • 'Sara de Almeida Barroso is the engine and the brain of the department.'
  • 'The team is equipped to deal with a variety of sectors.'
  • 'The team, although small, acts with incomparable speed. It has solved all our planning problems to date with a 100% success rate.'
  • 'The team is exceptional at bringing clarity on how complex processes work.'

  • ' The firm is an integral part of our success. ’

  • 'The team has a profound understanding of the ins and outs of the Portuguese planning requirements.'

  • ‘It has even solved problems for us beyond the area in which they operate.'

  • 'In terms of price-quality, speed, knowledge, and personalised attention, they are the best team in Portugal.'

Key clients

  • Fuste Group
  • Polus Capital Management
  • Catella
  • Anidaport - Investimentos Imobiliários
  • Multi 24, Sociedade Especial de Investimento Imobiliário de Capital Fixo, Sicafi, S.A
  • Sierra Portugal, S.A.
  • Bateleur Capital, L.L.C.
  • Veld Capital
  • Aquila Capital
  • Atenor S.A.
  • Duchess Developments
  • Elegant Group
  • Estoril Capital Partners
  • Estoril Sol
  • Finangeste
  • Martinhal Group
  • RAN CAPITAL
  • SILVIP
  • United Lisbon Education Hub

Work highlights

  • Advising Martinhal / Elegant Group on the licensing and installation of 'Martinhal Residences'.
  • Advising Finangeste on several matters, namely on the acquisition of capital of Multi 24, the entity that owned a shopping centre located in Barreiro, on the acquisition of an urban building located in Porto, named 'Edifício Camões'.  
  • Advising Atenor, S.A. on the construction and installation of the project “WellBe” on Parque das Nações, Lisboa.

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Sara de Almeida Barroso