Mafalda Ferreira

Practice Areas

Mafalda Ferreira focuses her practice in Energy and Sustainability, Public and Regulatory, and Projects. She has an extensive track record in domestic and cross border acquisitions, disposals and financings in particular in the energy, infrastructure and transport sectors. Mafalda regularly represents major corporations in high-profile and high-stakes energy and infrastructure transactions. She also advises on public-private partnerships, public procurement, administrative and regulatory law and litigation.

Mafalda understands the clients’ businesses and is able to deliver proactive advice with a commercial approach. She is consistently recognized as a leading lawyer in her main areas of practice.

Career

European and International Law. Programme ELPIS I, Faculty of Law, University of Hannover, 2003. Law Degree, Cum Laude. Faculty of Law, Católica University, 2004. LL.M. in European Public Law. European Public Law Organization, 2005. Course on project finance, Faculty of Law, Católica University, 2006. Course on analysis and assessment of bids within the context of public procurement procedures governed by the Portuguese Public Contracts Code. Faculty of Law, Católica University, 2008. Partner at DLA Piper 2019-20. Partner at CS'Associados, 2022.

Professional Memberships

Portuguese Bar Association

Brazilian Bar Association (São Paulo section)

European Public Law Organization (Athens)

Public Contracts in Legal Globalization Group (Paris)

Personal

Languages- English, Spanish, German