Europe Guide 2026 : Portugal
Ranked Individual
Provided by Cuatrecasas
A highly specialized team of lawyers with extensive experience in urban development projects, offering expert advice on town planning and management.
We advise clients on town planning for all types of projects, including residential and tourist developments, retail stores and parks, shopping malls, office and business complexes, leisure facilities, and industrial and logistics platforms. We also advise on implementing projects of general interest and scope, including big industrial machinery, logistics and sports facilities; railway, port and freight infrastructures; and digital infrastructures and data centers.
We offer comprehensive advice on town planning and sectoral administrative law for matters related to land and buildings, as well as land planning, town planning and urban management and development. We also advise on compulsory expropriation, sectoral regimes (residential—public and affordable housing—tourism regulation, trade, sectoral constraints on building and land use), permits and licenses.
With in-depth knowledge of local town planning regulations, we offer personalized advice through our network of offices and our local experience. We also have extensive experience collaborating with the internal legal departments of big investment funds and national and multinational companies, enabling us to guarantee maximum effectiveness of our services and ensure compliance with our clients’ quality and consistency requirements.
Provided by Chambers
Cuatrecasas has a established and reputable practice in the planning area. Its team offers its domestic and international clients full support in projects related to real estate planning and licensing as well as land use matters.
Provided by Chambers
Cuatrecasas is distinguished by its thoughtfulness, precision and strategy.
Cuatrecasa has extensive accumulated experience, with a strong capacity for innovation and outside-the-box thinking.
Provided by Chambers
Hugo Nunes is an experienced lawyer with particular expertise in land use cases. He regularly advises domestic and international clients on real estate licensing strategies, construction matters and planning contractual issues.
Hugo Nunes offers a modern and brilliant way of thinking, using his broad base of experience to propose new approaches and alternative solutions.
Hugo Nunes is extremely creative. He is adaptable and demonstrates in-depth knowledge of the subjects he advises on.
Planning
Provided by Cuatrecasas
Nuno Sá Carvalho
Head of Department
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