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Sara de Almeida Barroso

Lisbon, Portugal

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Sara de Almeida Barroso is a Partner in the Planning Law team.

With over 20 years of experience, she specializes in real estate, namely in urban and environmental planning, project management, litigation, and regulatory matters.

Sara is individually recognised by Chambers Europe for the past 19 years and she is ranked as Leading Partner by Legal 500, 2025. Moreover, she is recognised for Land Use and Zoning Law and Planning, by Best Lawyers for the past years and as a Recommended for Real Estate by Leaders League, 2024. She was also considered one of the most inspirational women of the Iberian Peninsula by InspiraLaw in 2021 and 2022, by Iberian Lawyer, as well as was recognised by the Financial Times as one of the most innovative young lawyers in Europe in 2016.

Joined CMS Portugal in 2021.

Awards & Recognitions

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Award

Sara de Almeida Barroso is the engine and the brain of the department.

Legal 500 (2025)
Award

She delivers excellent actionable legal analysis and advice, turning complex issues into actionable legal solutions.

Chambers Europe (2025)
Award

Sara de Almeida Barroso excels in urban planning and real estate matters, and in solving complex issues. She is highly reputed among institutions and real estate investors.

Legal 500 (2024)
Award

Sara is phenomenal; she works on the interest of her client above her own interest. I have nothing but good things to say about her, she is incredibly proactive and solution-driven. She finds the solutions for the projects to move forwards in an effective manner.

Chambers Europe (2024)
Award

Sara de Almeida Barroso is an extremely effective communicator, who lays out the issues in a simple and clear manner. A great assistance for good decision making. In particular, I would like to highlight Sara de Almeida Barroso for her assertiveness and competence demonstrated throughout the entire process.

Legal 500 (2023)
Award

Sara de Almeida Barroso is insightful and extremely proactive with superior technical expertise.

Chambers Europe (2023)

Publications

ALMEIDA BARROSO, Sara – “How Portugal Continues the place to be regarding real estate investment”, (co-authored with João Pinheiro da Silva) in Iberian Property, 2022
ALMEIDA BARROSO, Sara – “Towards a different approach on diversity and inclusion”, in Iberian Lawyer, 2022
ALMEIDA BARROSO, Sara – “Urbanismo em 2022: perspetivas”, in ECO, 2022

Memberships & Roles

Member of the Portuguese Bar Association since 2004
Member of the panel of arbitrators of CAAD

Lectures list

Visiting Professor at the Faculty of Sciences and Technology of Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2011

Education

Law degree, Faculdade de Direito, Universidade de Lisboa
Postgraduate degree in Urban Planning, Spatial Planning and Tourism, Faculdade de Direito, Universidade de Lisboa
Masters degree in Juridical-Administrative Sciences (curricular part), Faculdade de Direito, Universidade de Lisboa
PhD candidate, Faculdade de Direito, Universidade de Lisboa
Attended the Postgraduate Course in Legistics (curricular part), Faculdade de Direito, Universidade de Lisboa

Practice Areas

Real Estate

sectors

Hospitality, Travel & Leisure

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News Portugal

CMS Portugal advises Finangeste on €60 million investment in Quinta do Contador

08 Jul 2025 1 min read

Press coverage Portugal

CMS Portugal advises Finangest on €25 million investment in Parque das Nações

26 Jun 2025 1 min read