Catarina Pinto Xavier
Catarina Pinto Xavier integrates Public Law, Competition & Regulatory department at SLCM // Serra Lopes, Cortes Martins & Associados.In Public Law she has been assisting both public and private entities specially focusing in public procurement and execution of public contracts, administrative procedure matters, litigation and arbitration involving public entities.In Competition & Regulatory she has been involved in important antitrust cases, either before Competition Authority or regulatory entities, as well as representing the defendants before court. Combining experience in Public Law and Competition and Regulatory she has been acting in energy and environmental sectors, particularly in water and waste treatment sectors. More recently, pursuing the strong growth of Real Estate & Planning SLCM’s area, she has also been practicing in planning law matters. · Cuatrecasas
About
Catarina Pinto Xavier is a lawyer in the Public Law and Competition & Regulatory department at SLCM // Serra Lopes, Cortes Martins & Associados, advising public and private clients on public procurement, execution of public contracts, administrative procedure, and related litigation and arbitration. She has handled antitrust matters before the Competition Authority and regulatory bodies, and works in the energy and environmental sectors (notably water and waste treatment); she also practices in planning law matters within SLCM's Real Estate & Planning area.
Practice areas
Office
Expertise
Education
- Law degree, University of Lisbon (2008)
- Certification, European Academy of Public Law (EPLO) (2011)
- Post-graduate course in Administrative Litigation, University of Lisbon (2012)
- Post-graduate course in Water Law, University of Lisbon (2012)
Admissions
- Portuguese Bar Association (since 2011)
- Roster of arbitrators, CAAD - Administrative Arbitration Centre (since 2018)