Bernardo Diniz de Ayala

Practice Areas

Public Law, Project Finance, Energy and Natural Resources.

Career

Bernardo Ayala became a partner of Uría Menéndez in 2008. Prior to that, he was a partner at Sérvulo & Associados. He is currently the managing partner of Uría Menéndez-Proença de Carvalho’s Lisbon office.

Provides legal advice in the areas of Public Law, Project Finance and Energy and Natural Resources.

In these areas, Bernardo particularly focuses on (i) public contracts (especially contracts under project financing structures), (ii) administrative litigation and public law related arbitration, (iii) civil liability of the Public Administration, (iv) public M&A (regulated sectors), (v) privatizations, (vi) regulatory in general, (vii) financial products contracted by public entities and (viii) environment, energy and natural resources

Professional Memberships

Portuguese Bar Association

International Bar Association

European Group of Public Law

Public Contracts in Legal Globalization network

Personal

Languages: English and French.