Diogo is the partner who heads the Public Law practice. He has more than 20 years' experience, particularly in the areas of administrative law, public contracts, public procurement and construction. His experience also includes litigation in the state courts and arbitration, both as a lawyer and as an arbitrator.

Diogo has worked with clients in several countries, primarily Cape Verde, Angola, Mozambique and São Tomé and Príncipe, on a range of infrastructure projects. He has experience in the construction, transport, real estate, water and sanitation and energy sectors.

In Portugal, Diogo has worked on some of the largest public tenders, as well as construction, concession, privatisation and public-private partnership projects. He regularly advises concessionaires, promoters and financiers.

He was a university lecturer for around 10 years and he has a master's in legal-economic sciences. He still works regularly with higher education institutions. Diogo is also the author of works on the areas to which he is dedicated.

He is on list of arbitrators of several arbitration centres and Chair of the Management Committee of the Concordia - Centre for Dispute Conciliation and Mediation.

Bar Admissions
Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association in 2004

Education
Law degree from the University of Coimbra, 2002
Attended postgraduate course in banking, securities markets and insurance law at the University of Coimbra, 2003
Advanced course in Business Taxation at Escola de Gestão Empresarial, Oporto Atlantic Business School, 2005
Postgraduate in Public Regulation and Competition, the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra, 2006
Master of Legal-economic Sciences, the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra, 2008
Junior assistant lecturer at the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra, 2003-2007
Specialist course in public procurement at the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra, 2009
Guest lecturer at the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra, 2009
Construction Law Summer School Cambridge, 2014

Significant Accomplishments
Chambers Europe
2025 - Diogo Duarte de Campos, Public Law - Band 2 Porto
2025 - Diogo Duarte de Campos, Band 1 Public & Administrative Law
2024 - Diogo Duarte de Campos, Band 2 Public & Administrative Law
2024 - Diogo Duarte de Campos, Public Law - Band 2 Porto
2023 - Diogo Duarte de Campos, Band 2 Public & Administrative Law
2023 - Diogo Duarte de Campos, Public Law - Band 2 Porto
2022 - Diogo Duarte de Campos, Public law - Band 2 Porto
2022 - Diogo Duarte de Campos, Band 2 Public & Administrative Law
2021 - Diogo Duarte de Campos, Band 2 Public & Administrative Law
2021 - Diogo Duarte de Campos, Public Law - Band 2 Porto
2020 - Diogo Duarte de Campos, Public law - Band 2 Porto
"Commended by clients for his "dedication and technical knowledge, the simplicity and objectivity of the language he uses."
2020 - Diogo Duarte de Campos, Band 2 Public & Administrative Law
"He is known to be "very reliable" by his clients"
2019 - Diogo Duarte de Campos, Band 3 Public & Administrative Law
"Clients praise for his fantastic ability to find win-win solutions in negotiations. He is active in mandates relating to life sciences and transport infrastructure, including disputes."
2019 - Diogo Duarte de Campos, Public law - Band 2 Porto
"Very knowledgeable and practical he leads the firm's public law team in Porto. "
2018 - Diogo Duarte de Campos, Public Law - Band 3 Porto
2018 - Diogo Duarte de Campos Public & Administrative Law
2017 - Diogo Duarte de Campos Porto

The Legal 500
2025 - Diogo Duarte de Campos, Leading Partners Oporto Market
2025 - Diogo Duarte de Campos, Leading Partners Public Law
2024 - Diogo Duarte de Campos, Leading Individuals Public Law
2024 - Diogo Duarte de Campos, Leading Individuals Oporto Market
2023 - Diogo Duarte de Campos, Recommended Projects and Project Finance
2023 - Diogo Duarte de Campos, Leading individuals Public Law
2023 - Diogo Duarte de Campos, Next Generation Partners Oporto Market
2022 - Diogo Duarte de Campos Projects and Project Finance
2022 - Diogo Duarte de Campos Planning Law
2022 - Diogo Duarte de Campos, Leading individuals Public Law
2022 - Diogo Duarte de Campos, Next Generation Partners Oporto Market
2021 - Diogo Duarte de Campos, Next Generation Partners Oporto Market
2021 - Diogo Duarte de Campos, Next Generation Partners Public Law
2021 - Diogo Duarte de Campos Projects and Project Finance
2020 - Diogo Duarte de Campos Public Law
2020 - Diogo Duarte de Campos, Next generation partners Oporto Market
2019 - Diogo Duarte de Campos Public Law
2019 - Diogo Duarte de Campos Projects
2019 - Diogo Duarte de Campos Oporto Market
2018 - Diogo Duarte de Campos Public Law
2018 - Diogo Duarte de Campos Projects
2017 - Diogo Duarte de Campos Public Law

IFLR1000
2024 - Diogo Duarte de Campos, Highly regarded Project Development
2023 - Diogo Duarte de Campos, Highly regarded Banking and Finance: Project Development
2023 - Diogo Duarte de Campos, Highly regarded Project Development
2022 - Diogo Duarte de Campos, Highly regared Project Development
2021 - Diogo Duarte de Campos, Highly regarded Project Development
2020 - Diogo Duarte de Campos Project Development
2019 - Diogo Duarte de Campos Corporate / M&A (Project Development)
2018 - Diogo Duarte de Campos Corporate / M&A (Project Development)

Professional Associations

• International Bar Association
  
• CEDIPRE - Public law and Regulation Study Centre
• APMEP - Portuguese Association of Public Markets
• APA - Portuguese Arbitration Association

Professional Activities and Experience
Partner at PLMJ since 2016
Member of the roster of arbitrators of the Arbitration Center on Public Procurement
President of the supervisory board of APMEP - The Association of Public Markets
Member of the National Political Commission of the Christian Democrats Youth Party, 2002-2006
Chairman of the board of the general meeting of the National Youth Council, 2002-2005

• New Angolan Code of Administrative Procedure

  By Diogo de Campos, Renata Valenti; Emmanuel da Silva |September 2022

• Public Consultation - Portugal 2030

  By Diogo de Campos, Rui Vasconcelos Pinto, Sofia Sá Gonçalves |September 2022