Sara Menezes Lapa
Senior Associate
Sara joined pbbr in 2025. She is a senior associate in the Litigation and Arbitration area.
Details
Sara is a senior associate in the Litigation and Arbitration area. She focuses her practice on litigation, with particular emphasis on civil, commercial and corporate law, and has experience in private enforcement of competition law.
Her work is notable for the qualified technical support she provides in disputes involving high regulatory and commercial complexity. With an approach based on analytical rigour and a vision geared towards effective conflict resolution, she ensures a solid defence of her clients' interests, guaranteeing an appropriate response to the legal and operational challenges of each project.
Member of the Portuguese Bar Association since 2021.
Languages
English
Academic Background
2024 | Postgraduate degree in Energy Law from the Faculty of Law of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa
2023 | Postgraduate studies in Competition and Regulation at the Faculty of Law of the Universidade de Lisboa
2019 | Master's Degree in Law (LL.M) from the Faculty of Law of the University of Copenhagen
2017 | Degree in Law from the Universidade de Lisboa
Professional Experience
2022 - 2025 | Associate lawyer at PLMJ
2019 - 2022 | Trainee lawyer at Caiado Guerreiro
Memberships & Associations
2022 - 2025 | Advogada associada na PLMJ
2019 – 2022 | Advogada estagiária na Caiado Guerreiro
Media & Resources
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