Micaela Giestas Salvador
Managing Associate

Micaela Giestas Salvador

Joined PLMJ in 2021.
Managing associate in the Public Law practice.

About Micaela

Micaela is a managing associate in the Public Law practice and has 13 years of experience in urban and spatial planning law, including administrative litigation.
She focuses on handling various types of administrative licensing procedures and real estate transactions, as well as drafting and executing urban planning contracts and planning agreements.

In the area of land use planning and urban renewal, she has advised on the drafting of land management instruments, the revision of administrative regulations, the approval of implementing units and urban renewal operations.

She holds a master's degree in administrative law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra and a postgraduate diploma in administrative litigation from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon.

Prior to joining PLMJ, Micaela was an assistant to the Secretary of State for Spatial Planning and Nature Conservation in the 19th Constitutional Government and an adviser to the Councillor for Planning, Urban Development, Urban Regeneration and Citizen Relations at Lisbon City Council.

Contacts

Office: Lisbon
(+351) 213 197 300*
micaela.giestassalvador@plmj.pt

*National landlines call

Languages:
English

Academic Background
  • Law degree from the University of Coimbra, 2008
  • Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association, 2013
  • Postgraduate course in administrative litigation at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon, 2011
  • Master's in administrative law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra, 2010
Professional Background
  • Legal adviser at the Office of the Councillor of Planning, Urban Development, Urban Rehabilitation and Citizen Relations at the Lisbon Municipal Council (2019-2021)
  • Lawyer at the law firm M. Rodrigues & Associados (2015-2018)
  • Technical specialist in the Office of the Secretary of State for Spatial Planning and Nature Conservation (2013-2015)
  • Lawyer at the law firm M. Rodrigues & Associados (2013)
  • Legal consultant for the preparation of the Guide to Planning Contracts, at the Directorate-General for Spatial Planning and Urban Development (2010)
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