Vanda Cascão

Vanda Cascão a rejoint VdA en 1993. Elle est Associée de la pratique Énergie & Ressources Naturelles où elle a travaillé sur différentes opérations, notamment dans les secteurs des infrastructures ferroviaires, routières, des ponts et tunnels, de la construction d’aéroports, de l’énergie (y compris pétrole & gaz, électricité et énergies renouvelables) et des eaux et déchets, accompagnant également les questions de réglementation de ces secteurs.

Dans ce contexte elle a conseillé des autorités administratives, des promoteurs et des Institutions Financières (notamment à la banque d’investissement).

Lawyer of the Year, Women in Business Law Awards - Energy, Natural Resources & Mining - 2024

Outstanding Achievement Award, Women in Business Law Awards - 2024

Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers - Natural Resources Law - 2022

Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers - Energy Law - 2021

Licence en Droit de la faculté de droit de l’Université de Coimbra.

Diplôme universitaire en Hautes Études Européennes – études juridiques, du Collège d’Europe, Bruges, Belgique (1992).

Program of Instruction for Lawyers (PIL) – de l’Université de Harvard.

Elle a été professeur à l’Institut Portugais d’Administration et Marketing de Lisbonne.

Elle participe comme oratrice à différents congrès, conférences, ateliers et formations, notamment dans le domaine du financement de projets, des Partenariats Public-Privé et de l’énergie.

Avant de rejoindre le cabinet elle a effectué un stage au Service Juridique de la Commission Européenne, à Bruxelles, Belgique.

En tant que collaboratrice du cabinet, elle a été détachée à la Deutsche Bank (1994/1995), et au cabinet Linklaters, à Londres, où elle a intégré le groupe de « Projects » (2001).

Auteur et co-auteur de différents articles pour des revues spécialisées, parmi lesquels :

  • Portugal - An Introduction to Energy & Natural Resources, Chambers and Partners, 2019
  • Global Legal Insights: Energy 2020 | Portugal, Global Legal Group, 2019
  • "O Direito da Energia em Portugal - cinco questões sobre o "estado da arte", ICJP, 2016
  • "The new energy economy: Greener, smarter, stored and efficient", Energy Expert Guides - Euromoney, 2015

Inscrite au Barreau portugais.

Anglais, français, espagnol.

Rankings
  • Chambers Europe

    Energy & Natural Resources - Band 1

    Band 1

    Energy & Natural Resources (International) - Band 2

    Spotlight
  • Legal 500

    Portugal | Energy and Natural Resources - Tier 1

    Portugal | Projects and Project Finance - Tier 1

  • Chambers Europe

    Energy & Natural Resources - Band 1

    Band 1

    Energy & Natural Resources (International) - Band 2

    Spotlight
  • Chambers Global

    Portugal: Projects - Band 1

  • IFLR 1000

    Project Finance 2025 - Tier 1

    Highly regarded
  • Legal 500

    Portugal | Projects and Project Finance - Tier 1

    Hall of Fame

    Portugal | Energy and Natural Resources - Tier 1

    Hall of Fame
  • Chambers Europe

    Energy & Natural Resources - Band 1

    Band 1
    "Vanda Cascão is competent, knowledgeable and has good response capacity. She adapts well to matters and is flexible."

    Energy & Natural Resources (International) - Band 2

    Spotlight
    "Vanda Cascão is competent, knowledgeable and has good response capacity. She adapts well to matters and is flexible."
  • Chambers Global

    Portugal: Projects (Foreign Expertise) -

    Foreign Expert
    "Vanda Cascão is frequently seen advising on the setting up of energy and water supply projects. She regularly assists with cross-border projects often involving lusophone Africa."
  • IFLR 1000

    Project Finance 2024 - Tier 1

    Highly Regarded
    "Vanda has worked on countless cross-sector transactions, such as in the renewable energies and natural resources - water, waste and mines - as well as the health and transport - railway, roads, bridges and tunnels, airport construction."

    IFLR1000 Women Leaders 2024 -

    IFLR1000 Women Leader
    "Vanda assists clients with all relevant regulatory matters."
  • Legal 500

    Portugal | Projects and Project Finance - Tier 1

    Hall Of Fame
    "Vanda Cascão has knowledge of the energy sector and the national context of the sector."

    Portugal | Energy and Natural Resources - Tier 1

    Hall Of Fame
  • Chambers Europe

    Energy & Natural Resources (International) - Band 2

    Spotlight Table
    "In energy, Vanda Cascão demonstrates a good capacity of work, knowledge and availability that make her one of the best in the sector; She is available and client-oriented, focused on delivering on the tasks at hand and providing a good service."

    Energy & Natural Resources - Band 1

    Band 1
    "In energy, Vanda Cascão demonstrates a good capacity of work, knowledge and availability that make her one of the best in the sector; She is available and client-oriented, focused on delivering on the tasks at hand and providing a good service."

    Projects - Band 1

    Band 4
    "Vanda Cascão demonstrates a good capacity of work, knowledge level and availability."
  • Chambers Global

    Portugal: Projects - Band 1

    Band 4
    "Vanda Cascão demonstrates a good capacity of work, knowledge level and availability."
  • IFLR 1000

    IFLR1000 Women Leaders 2023 -

    Project Finance 2023 - Tier 1

  • Legal 500

    Portugal | Energy and Natural Resources - Tier 1

    Hall of Fame

    Portugal | Projects and Project Finance - Tier 1

    Hall of Fame
  • Chambers Europe

    Energy & Natural Resources - Band 1

    Band 1
    "Truly exceptional." "Great in-depth knowledge, (...) both at the legal level and in terms of market best practices."

    Projects - Band 1

    Band 4

    Energy & Natural Resources (International) - Band 2

    Spotlight Table
    "Truly exceptional." "Great in-depth knowledge (...) both at the legal level and in terms of market best practices."
  • Chambers Global

    Portugal: Projects - Band 1

    Band 4 / Foreign Expert for Angola
  • IFLR 1000

    IFLR1000 Women Leaders 2022 | 5th edition -

    IFLR1000 Women Leader

    Project Finance 2022 - Tier 1

    Highly Regarded

    Project Finance (31st Edition) - Tier 1

    Highly Regarded
  • Legal 500

    Portugal | Projects and Project Finance - Tier 1

    Hall of Fame

    Portugal | Energy and Natural Resources - Tier 1

    Hall of Fame
  • Chambers Europe

    Projects - Band 1

    Band 4

    Energy & Natural Resources - Band 1

    Band 1
  • Chambers Global

    Portugal: Projects - Band 1

    Band 4
  • IFLR 1000

    IFLR1000 Women Leaders -

    Project finance

    Project finance - Tier 1

    Highly Regarded / IFLR 1000 Women Leaders
  • Legal 500

    Mozambique | Foreign firms - Tier 1

    Recommended Lawyer

    Portugal | Energy and Natural Resources - Tier 1

    Leading Individuals; Hall of Fame; Recommended Lawyer

    Portugal | Projects and Project Finance - Tier 1

    Leading Individuals / Recommended Lawyers

    Portugal | Hall of Fame - Hall of Fame

    Energy and natural resources
  • Chambers Europe

    Energy & Natural Resources - Band 1

    Band 1

    Projects - Band 1

    Band 3
  • Chambers Global

    Portugal: Projects - Band 1

    Band 3
  • IFLR 1000

    Project finance - Tier 1

    Highly Regarded | IFLR 1000 Women Leaders
  • Legal 500

    Portugal | Hall of Fame - Hall of Fame

    Energy and natural resources

    Portugal | Energy and Natural Resources - Tier 1

    Leading Individuals / Recommended Lawyers

    Portugal | Projects and Project Finance - Tier 1

    Leading Individuals / Recommended Lawyers
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