Nuno Serrão Faria
Senior Counsel

Nuno Serrão Faria

Joined PLMJ in 2009.
Senior counsel in the Corporate M&A practice.

About Nuno

Nuno is a senior counsel in the Corporate M&A practice and has more than 15 years' experience. He advises clients on project development and finance in Portugal, particularly in the renewable energy sector, where his clients include leading international industry participants.

He has been actively involved in implementing and operating of projects and infrastructure, particularly in the energy sector, as well as in structuring investments and transactions in this field.

Nuno also advises on corporate governance and finance, private equity and commercial contracts, as well as mergers, spin-offs, and the acquisition and restructuring of companies across a range of industries and sectors.

He holds a master's degree in business law from NOVA School of Law and an LL.M. in international financial law from King's College London. He also completed a postgraduate course in corporate finance at the University of Lisbon.

Contacts

Office: Lisbon
(+351) 213 197 300*
nuno.serraofaria@plmj.pt

*National landlines call

Languages:
English

Academic Background
  • Law degree from NOVA School of Law, 2008
  • Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association, 2013
  • Master’s in business law from NOVA School of Law, 2009
  • Scholarship from the Centre for Research and Development of Corporate law of NOVA University Lisbon, 2009
  • Winner of the Fourth Wolters Kluwer Portugal Prize, 2012
  • Module on International Petroleum Transactions of the LL.M. at Universidade Católica Portuguesa, 2013
  • Postgraduate in corporate finance law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon, 2015
  • LL.M. - International Financial Law, King's College London, 2016
  • Course in Advanced Negotiation Techniques for Lawyers, 2018
Professional Background
  • Secondment at Samsung Electrónica Portuguesa, 2015
  • Secondment at Novabase Business Solutions, 2017
The Legal 500
2026 - Nuno Serrão Faria, Recommended | Energy and Natural Resources
2022 - Nuno Serrão Faria | Energy and Natural Resources
2021 - Nuno Serrão Faria | Energy and Natural Resources
Chambers Europe
2026 - Nuno Serrão Faria, Associate to Watch | Energy and Natural Resources law

"Nuno Serrão Faria has an ability to understand the issues and to lead the company's response to achieve the desired results in the shortest possible time."

2025 - Nuno Serrão Faria, Associates to Watch | Energy and Natural Resources law
IFLR1000
2025 - Nuno Serrão Faria, Rising star | Banking and Finance: Project Finance
2025 - Nuno Serrão Faria, Rising star | Project Development
2024 - Nuno Serrão Faria, Rising star | Banking and Finance: Project Finance
2024 - Nuno Serrão Faria, Rising star | Project Development
2023 - Nuno Serrão Faria, Rising star | Banking and Finance: Project Development
2023 - Nuno Serrão Faria, Rising star | Banking and Finance: Project Finance
2023 - Nuno Serrão Faria, Rising star | Project Development
2022 - Nuno Serrão Faria, Rising star | Banking and Finance: Project Finance
2022 - Nuno Serrão Faria, Rising star | Project Development
2021 - Nuno Serrão Faria, Rising star | Project Development
2021 - Nuno Serrão Faria, Rising star | Banking & Finance: Project Finance
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