Vasco Xavier Mesquita
Partner · Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
PortugalPublic Law, Public Procurement
About
Partner at Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados (became partner in 2025), co‑coordinator of the firm’s administrative and public law and urban planning and environment teams. His practice focuses on public law, particularly public contracts, advising both awarding entities and tenderers across procurement procedures and contract performance for more than a decade.
Practice areas
Public LawPublic ProcurementAdministrative LawUrban Planning & Environment
Office
Expertise
Public contracts and procurementAdministrative and public lawUrban planning and environmental lawAdvising awarding entities and tenderers on procurement procedures and contract performance
Education
- Law Degree, Católica Porto Law School (2007)
- Master’s Degree in Public and International Law, Católica Porto Law School (2009)
- Postgraduate studies in Public Procurement, Coimbra Faculty of Law (2011)
- Postgraduate studies in Administrative and Tax Litigation, Coimbra Faculty of Law (2013)
- Postgraduate studies in National Defence Law, University of Lisbon School of Law (2015)
Admissions
- Portuguese Bar Association (admitted 2011)