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Benedita Lacerda
Senior Counsel

Benedita Lacerda

Joined PLMJ in 2019.
Senior counsel in the Public Law practice.

About Benedita

Benedita is a senior counsel in the Public Law practice and has 20 years' experience. She focuses on town and country planning law, administrative law and public procurement, including litigation.

She advises clients on the development and implementation of projects involving the licensing of activities and urban development projects, as well as on urban planning matters.

Benedita regularly speaks at conferences and lectures on administrative litigation and public procurement.

She holds a law degree from Católica Porto School of Law and completed postgraduate courses in administrative litigation and public procurement at the same institution.

Contacts

Office: Porto
(+351) 226 074 700*
benedita.lacerda@plmj.pt

*National landlines call

Languages:
English, French, Spanish

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Academic Background

  • Law degree from Católica Porto School of Law, 2000.
  • Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association
  • Postgraduate course on ‘The New Administrative Litigation’ at Católica Porto School of Law, 2003
  • Postgraduate course on ‘The New Public Procurement Code’ at Católica Porto School of Law, 2009
  • Specialisation course on the municipal business sector at the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra (CEDIPRE), 2010.
  • Advanced training course on ‘Public Extra-Contractual Civil Liability’ at the Faculty of Law of Universidade Católica Portuguesa in Porto, 2012
  • Advanced training course on ‘The New Framework of the Code of Administrative Procedure’ at Católica Porto School of Law, 2015
  • Initial pedagogical training for trainers (certificate of teaching skills/CCP), B-Training/Gesperitus, 2018
  • Contract design training at Lexdebata/Gertúlio Vargas Foundation, 2019

Professional Background

  • Associate at Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira (Porto), 2007-2019
  • Associate at JPAB - José Pedro Aguiar-Branco & Associados, 2002-2007

The Legal 500

2026 - Benedita Lacerda, Leading Associates | Planning Law
2025 - Benedita Lacerda, Leading Associates | Planning Law
2024 - Benedita Lacerda, Rising Stars | Planning Law
2023 - Benedita Lacerda, Rising stars | Planning Law
2022 - Benedita Lacerda | Planning Law

Chambers Europe

2026 - Benedita Lacerda, Up and Coming | Planning & Zoning Law

"Benedita Lacerda is very strong technically and has an unusual ability to simplify processes for the benefit of the client."

2025 - Benedita Lacerda, Star Associates | Planning & Zoning Law
2024 - Benedita Lacerda, Associates to Watch | Planning & Zoning Law
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