Thiago Lima Breus

Practice Areas

Specialized Lawyer and Consultant in Public Law. Areas of expertise: administrative and regulatory law; privatizations, concessions and PPPs; public procurement; and public law litigation.

Career

Thiago is the Head of the Infrastructure and Regulatory Practice at Vernalha Pereira. A lawyer and legal consultant in public law since 2004, he has significant experience in public procurement processes, government contracts, public service concessions and public-private partnership (PPP) projects. He holds a Ph.D. and a Master’s degree in State Law from the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), and was a visiting researcher at the Universities of Coimbra (Portugal) and Bologna (Italy).

Professional Memberships

- Associate Professor of State, Law and Public Administration and Public Management at the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR)

- Professor of Public Law at the Federal Institute of Paraná (IFPR) and the Paraná School of Magistrates

- Author of the books Strategic Public Procurement (Almedina Publishing) and Public Policies in the Constitutional State (Fórum Publishing)

- Contributor to collective works and academic journals with articles on public law and governance

Publications

- Author of the book Strategic Public Procurement (Almedina Publishing, 2020)

- Author of the book Public Policies in the Constitutional State (Fórum Publishing, 2007)

Languages Spoken

Portuguese, English and Spanish

Education