Catarina Pitta Soares

Lisbon, Portugal

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Catarina Pitta Soares is an Associate in the Energy & Climate Change team and is part of the ESG Task Force.

She is experienced in energy law, providing advice to public companies and those in the energy sector, particularly about licensing solar energy projects and green hydrogen projects.

Catarina also has experience in the drafting of legal opinions and information on the legal and regulatory framework in the electricity, natural gas, green hydrogen, and lithium sectors, as well as in the drafting and reviewing PPA and EPC contracts and in the drafting of legal documents for the creation of renewable energy projects or the creation of Renewable Energy Communities.

She also advises on the development of projects related to energy auctions, electric mobility, and self-consumption of renewable solar energy.

Catarina is recognised for Energy Law and Public Law, as Ones to Watch, by Best Lawyers nos últimos anos.

Joined CMS Portugal in 2023.

Publications

PITTA SOARES, Catarina - "Greenwashing: Um Raio-X à Proposta de Diretiva de Alegações Ambientais (Green Claims Directive)", in Estudos Sobre ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance) - Desafios Atuais e Futuros, 2025
PITTA SOARES, Catarina – “Responsabilidade ESG: O Custo e a Oportunidade para as Empresas Modernas”, in revista do Conselho regional de Lisboa da Ordem dos Advogados, 2024
PITTA SOARES, Catarina – “Do conceito à realidade: a trajetória do Mibel na energia ibérica”, in Jornal de Negócios, (co-authored with Manuel Cassiano Neves), 2024
PITTA SOARES, Catarina – “Economia Circular: Bruxelas define políticas e regras, mas empresas têm que se envolver mais”, in ECO / Capital Verde, 2024

Memberships & Roles

Member of the Portuguese Bar Association since 2021.

Education

Law Degree, Faculdade de Direito, Universidade Católica Portuguesa;

Postgraduate degree in Public Procurement, Faculdade de Direito, Universidade Católica Portuguesa;

Postgraduate degree in Energy Law, Instituto de Ciências Jurídico-Políticas, Faculdade de Direito, Universidade de Lisboa;

Practical Masters degree in Environment, Natural Resources and Energy Law, Faculdade de Direito, Universidade de Lisboa.

Practice Areas

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Energy & Climate Change

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