- Administrative and Regulatory Law (public sector governance and organization)
- Energy
- Environment and Climate Change
- Expropriations
- Infrastructure
- Issuance of opinions on specific issues
- Processing of permits, authorizations, and administrative concessions
- Public Administration Liability
- Public Financing: grants and subsidies
- Public Procurement
- Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) and Concessions
- Relations with Regulatory, Supervisory, and Audit Authorities (including courts of auditors and financial oversight bodies)
- Tender Strategy and Bid Procedures (for contracting authorities and bidders)
- Urban Planning
Andersen provides comprehensive legal advice in the field of Public and Regulatory Law, assisting private individuals, companies, and public authorities across a wide range of administrative and regulatory matters.
Our team has extensive experience advising on all aspects of Administrative Law, including regulatory compliance, public procurement, urban planning, infrastructure, public services, expropriations, public assets, subsidies, and regulated sectors. We support clients in the drafting of legal opinions, participation in negotiations, contract structuring, and representation in administrative and contentious-administrative proceedings.
We regularly advise public authorities and public-sector entities on matters related to their organization, governance, and functioning, including the drafting of laws and regulations, asset management, and public personnel matters.
In an evolving regulatory environment—characterized by the increasing role of independent regulatory bodies, public concessions, and state-owned or municipally controlled entities—our team provides strategic and operational support to both public entities and private operators interacting with the public sector.
Public procurement is a key area of our practice. In Portugal, public procurement represents a significant portion of economic activity, making regulatory knowledge and procedural expertise essential for both contracting authorities and economic operators. We assist public entities throughout the entire procurement lifecycle, from the design of tender procedures and preparation of tender documentation to contract award and execution. We also advise private bidders on tender strategies, preparation and submission of bids, contract performance, and challenges to procurement decisions.
We have extensive experience advising on regulated sectors such as energy, water, transport, telecommunications, tourism, and infrastructure, providing clients with a comprehensive understanding of both national and European regulatory frameworks.
Public Services
- Preparation of reports and legal opinions on regulations governing public procurement.
- Representation before public authorities and in administrative courts.
- Due diligence.
- Preparation of procurement specifications.
- Classification procedures.
- Legal advice on the implementation of private sector participation models in public infrastructure projects (PSI).
- Special appeals in public procurement matters.
- Strategic advice to contracting authorities and economic operators throughout all stages of procurement procedures, including tender design, bid preparation, evaluation, and contract award.
- Advisory on the preparation, validation, and submission of bids and tender documentation.
- Legal support in challenges, claims, and disputes arising during tender procedures and contract performance.
Compulsory Purchase
- Preparation of reports.
- Legal representation in compulsory purchase proceedings. Representation before public authorities and in administrative courts.
- Assessoria nas negociações com as comissões locais de expropriação na determinação da indemnização.
- Advice and management of appraisal reports in compulsory purchase proceedings.
- Attendance at initial hearings and negotiation of agreements.
- Advice on draft joint valuations.
- Advice to beneficiaries of compulsory purchase orders.
- Advice on revaluation procedures.
- Advice on reversion procedures.
Infrastructures
- Preparation of procurement specifications.
- Representation before public authorities in bidding procedures.
- Experience in projects involving highways, railways, ports, airports, public buildings, hospitals, energy recycling plants, among others.
- Advisory on concessions, public-private partnerships (PPPs), and infrastructure financing structures.
Claims for Damages Against Public Authorities
- Preparation of reports.
- Claims for damages before public authorities.
- Representation before public authorities and in administrative courts.
- Advisory on public liability claims and compensation mechanisms involving public entities.
Regulatory Law Services
- Experience in regulatory matters including water resources, coastal areas, ports, transport, telecommunications, energy, healthcare, and commercial activities.
- Preparation of reports on specific regulatory matters.
- Processing of permits, authorizations, and concessions.
- Advisory on interactions with regulatory, supervisory, and audit authorities, including financial oversight bodies and courts of auditors.
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