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João Quintela
Associate

João Quintela

Languages
  • Portuguese
  • English

João Quintela is an Associate in the Energy & Climate Change practice.

His work focuses primarily on Energy Law, Environmental Law and Regulatory Law. He provides legal advice to national and international companies, particularly in relation to the licensing, financing and operation of wind and solar energy projects, as well as, more recently, data centre projects, including the negotiation, review and drafting of key sector contracts.

In the field of Environmental Law, he provides ongoing advice on matters related to waste management, treatment and recovery.

Additionally, he has been involved in several transactions, advising on due diligence processes in the areas of Energy, Environmental and Regulatory Law.

Joined CMS Portugal in 2024.

Publications

QUINTELA, João - "Relatório Draghi: o futuro do Projecto Europeu, em especial o sector da energia", (co-authored with Mónica Carneiro Pacheco), in Jornal Económico, 2024

Education

  • Law degree, Faculdade de Direito, Universidade Católica Portuguesa
  • Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Corporate and Commercial Law, Maastricht University

Insights by João

Setting the tariff applicable to the additional remuneration period for photovoltaic power plants | Ministerial Order No. 233/2026/1 of 26 May

28 May 2026 2 min read

Supplementary regime to Decree-Law No. 15/2022, of January 14—regulation of dynamic management of injection capacity in the RESP following the allocation of the TRC

22 May 2026 4 min read

Approval of the Provisional Statutes of the Agency for Geology and Energy (AGE) | Ministerial Order No. 218/2026/1 of 12 May

15 May 2026 2 min read

National Gas System | Third Amendment to Decree-Law No. 62/2020 of 28 August

04 May 2026 2 min read
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