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Manuel Branco

Associate
Lawyer

Contact
CMS Portugal
Rua Castilho 50
1250-071 Lisbon
Portugal
Languages Portuguese, English

Manuel Branco is an Associate in the Dispute Resolution team.

His main area of focus is litigation, working predominantly in civil, commercial and criminal areas as well as energy.

His activity includes the definition of legal strategies, preparation of procedural elements, as well as representing clients before courts.

He has worked previously in the Energy & Climate Change team and is well-versed in transactions, risk analysis and in the preparation of SPAs.

He joined CMS Portugal in 2020.

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Memberships & Roles

  • Member of the Portuguese Bar Association since 2022
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Education

  • Law Degree, Faculdade de Direito, Universidade Católica Portuguesa
  • Master in Law and Management, Faculdade de Direito, Universidade Católica Portuguesa
  • Oil & Gas Law and Envirnomental Law, University of Houston, (USA), where he attended a Death Penalty Clinic for a semester in Houston, Texas, where legal advice was provided to Professor Jeffrey Newberry's clients.
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24/11/2021
Hydrogen law, regulations & strategy in Portugal
1. Current State of Hydrogen Projects in Portugal Hydrogen is a key element in Portugal’s near term energy transition. There are a number of ongoing projects concerning hydrogen production and trans­port­a­tion...
30/06/2021
Meet the Law – Updates in the Energy Sector
1.  Ex­traordin­ary extension of the deadline for licensing of power generation plantsAn Order was published on the official website of the Directorate General for Energy and Geology (DGEG), which, in...
25/06/2021
Meet the Law – Order no. 6304/2021, of June 25
Order No. 6304/2021, of June 25, was published today in the Official Gazette and regularizes the compensations made between 2013 and 2020 and the remuneration due to wind power plants covered by Decree-Law...
18/06/2021
Meet the Law - Legal Regime of Energy Efficiency Management Contracts to...
The legal regime of energy efficiency management contracts to be executed between the State and energy services companies (Decree-Law no. 50/2021 of June 15th) was published on June 15th and revokes Decree-Law...
23/04/2021
Meet the Law - Order nº 5/DGEG/2021, of 15th April
On April 15th, within the official website of the Directorate General of Energy and Geology (DGEG) was published Order no. 5/DGEG/2021, of April 15th, which establishes the transition rules for alternative...
06/04/2021
Meet the Law - Ministerial Order no. 76/2021, of April 1st
On April 1st, Ministerial Order no. 76/2021 was published in the Diário da República (the Official Portuguese Gazette), which establishes the instructional elements for production license and operating...
13/11/2020
Meet the Law - Despacho n.º 10835/2020, de 4 de novembro, do Diretor-Geral...
Order no. 10835/2020, of November 4, of Director General of Energy an Geo­logy­Cur­tail­mentOn November 4, was published on Diário da República, 2nd series, no. 215, the Order no. 10835/2020, of the Director...
23/10/2020
Meet the Law - Decree-Law no. 92/2020, of October 23rd
Decree-Law no. 92/2020, of October 23rd Proceeds to the 12th alteration of the General Regime of Waste Management, increasing the value of the waste management feeThe obligation to pay the waste management...
19/10/2020
Meet the Law - Law Proposal No. 61/XIV - State Budget for 2021
Law Proposal No. 61/XIV - State Budget for 2021Main Changes in the Energy SectorLaw Proposal No. 61/XIV was submitted on October 12 to the President of the Assembly of the Republic. Such act marks the...
02/10/2020
Meet the Law - Updates in the Energy Sector
Decree-Law no. 79/2020, of October 1stExtension of the application of the mechanism for smoothing the cost of energy acquired from special regime producersDue to the pandemic crisis caused by COVID-19...
01/09/2020
Meet the Law
 Decree-Law no. 62/2020, of August 28th was published today, establishing the organization and functioning of the National Gas System and its legal framework and also transposing Directive 2019/692 of...
27/08/2020
Meet the Law
At the beginning of this week took place the bidding in the context of the electronic auction regarding the competitive procedure for the allocation of reserve injection capacity on connection points...