LAWYER PROFILE

João Louro e Costa

Europe 2026

Uría Menéndez

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Projects

Portugal

11 years ranked

Energy & Natural Resources

Portugal

7 years ranked

About

Provided by Uría Menéndez

Practice Areas

Public Law, Project Finance, Energy and Natural Resources.

Career

João Louro e Costa joined the Lisbon office of Uría Menéndez in 2008 as a trainee lawyer. He became a Counsel in 2020. He was seconded to the London office of Slaughter and May as a foreign associate from September 2015 to March 2016.

His practice is focused on public law, project finance and energy and natural resources, mostly advising on the structuring, development, acquisition and financing of projects in regulated sectors.

He has been present in some of the major transactions within the Energy and Infrastructure sectors, dealing mostly with matters related to the supply and retail of gas and electricity and the development of greenfield renewable power plants.

João also possesses an extensive track record in public M&A and has been involved in the some of the largest operations of that sort in Portugal since 2013.

Professional Memberships

Lisbon Bar Association.

Personal

Languages: English and Spanish.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers European Guide

Projects - Portugal

Band 4

Individual Editorial

João Louro e Costa is experienced in handling project development and project finance. He also assists clients with transactions in the energy sector.

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Energy & Natural Resources - Portugal

Band 4

Individual Editorial

João Louro e Costa regularly assists multinational companies with power purchase and EPC agreements, as well as the structuring and acquisition of energy projects and assets.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

João Louro e Costa is a lawyer with a very sophisticated profile and he is technically excellent. He is very analytical and goes in depth, always exceeding a superficial analysis.
ProjectsChambers European Guide
João Louro e Costa is business-oriented, easy to work with, responsive and good at understanding what clients want to achieve.
ProjectsChambers European Guide
João Louro e Costa is a very knowledgeable and thorough lawyer with excellent attitude throughout the matter.
Energy & Natural ResourcesChambers European Guide
He is a lawyer with a very sophisticated profile and he is technically excellent. He is very analytical and goes in depth, always exceeding a superficial analysis.
Energy & Natural ResourcesChambers European Guide
He is very attentive to our needs as a client and provides top-class legal and strategical advice of great value to us. He is a very skilled lawyer.
Energy & Natural ResourcesChambers European Guide