Sofia Rodrigues Nunes
Sofia is a counsel and Head of Planning and Real Estate in Lisbon at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo.
She specialises in urban and regional planning law, and has wide experience in environment, real estate, regulatory law, administrative law and public procurement.
She graduated in Law from the University of Lisbon and has two post-graduate degrees, in European Studies from the European Institute and in Juridical-Administrative Sciences from University of Lisbon. Sofia also completed two specialisation courses in Public Procurement at the Lusíada University and Commercial Law from the Portuguese Bar Association.
Sofia has been recognised in the last years by prestigious legal directories such as Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 as one of the leading professionals in the areas of Planning and Real Estate in Portugal.
She is a lecturer and speaker in several training courses, seminars and conferences on urban planning law, real estate law and environmental law, namely conferences on the urban regeneration; tourism developments; environmental impact assessment; environmental liability for ecological damage and Projects of Potential National Interest (PIN).
Areas and sectors in which she collaborates
I have carried out numerous transactions with Gómez-Acebo & Pombo.
She joins Gómez-Acebo & Pombo in 2009 and becomes a counsel in 2019.
1993 | Post-graduate in European Studies from the University of Lisbon (Portugal).
1992 | Degree in Law from the University of Lisbon.
1998 | Specialisation course in Public Procurement from the Lusíada University (Portugal).
1998 | Specialisation course in Commercial Law from the Portuguese Bar Association.
1999 | Post-graduate in Juridical-Administrative Sciences from the University of Lisbon.
1996 – 2004 | Lawyer of the Lisbon City Council, in the Urban Planning and Licensing Law department.
2002 – 2004 | Legal advisor of the strategic projects department of the Lisbon City Council.
2004 – 2005 | Legal advisor to the councilor for urban planning and urban rehabilitation of the Lisbon City Council.
2005 – 2007 | Legal advisor to the Board of Directors at Public Urbanization Company of Lisbon (EPUL), for the area of urban planning and public procurement.
Member of the Portuguese Bar Association (since 1994).
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