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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

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

04 May 2026 2 min read

Rules for calculating the deadlines set out in Articles 14 and 58 of Decree-Law no. 15/2022, of January 14

20 Apr 2026 3 min read

New platform for the submission of applications related to the licensing of electricity production with installed capacity above 1 MVA

10 Apr 2026 1 min read

Legislative Developments in the Energy Sector | Council of Ministers Meeting of 19 March 2026

24 Mar 2026 2 min read
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