Profile

Nuno is a senior counsel in the Corporate M&A practice. He has over 15 years' experience, providing regular assistance in project development and finance in Portugal, especially in renewable energy where his clients include leading international players in the industry.

He has been actively involved in the implementation and operation of projects and infrastructures, especially in energy, and in the structuring of investments and transactions in the area.

Nuno also provides legal advice in corporate matters (corporate governance and finance), private equity and commercial contracts, merger, spin-off, and acquisition and restructuring of companies, across several industries and sectors.

He has a master's in business legal sciences from NOVA School of Law and an LL.M. in international financial law from King's College London. He also completed a postgraduate course in corporate finance at the University of Lisbon.

Bar Admissions
Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association, 2013

Education
Law degree from Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2008
Masters in legal business sciences from Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2009
Scholarship from the Centre for Research and Development of Corporate law of Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2009
Winner of the Fourth Wolters Kluwer Portugal Prize, 2012
Module on International Petroleum Transactions of the LL.M. at Universidade Catolica Portuguesa, 2013
Postgraduate in corporate finance law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon, 2015
LL.M. - International Financial Law, King's College London, 2016
Course in Advanced Negotiation Techniques for Lawyers, 2018

Areas of Practice

  • Corporate M&A

Professional Career

Significant Accomplishments
Chambers Europe
2025 - Nuno Serr o Faria, Associates to Watch Energy and Natural Resources law

The Legal 500
2022 - Nuno Serr o Faria Energy and Natural Resources
2021 - Nuno Serr o Faria Energy and Natural Resources

IFLR1000
2024 - Nuno Serr o Faria, Rising star Banking and Finance: Project Finance
2024 - Nuno Serr o Faria, Rising star Project Development
2023 - Nuno Serr o Faria, Rising star Banking and Finance: Project Development
2023 - Nuno Serr o Faria, Rising star Banking and Finance: Project Finance
2023 - Nuno Serr o Faria, Rising star Project Development
2022 - Nuno Serr o Faria, Rising star Banking and Finance: Project Finance
2022 - Nuno Serr o Faria, Rising star Project Development
2021 - Nuno Serr o Faria, Rising star Project Development
2021 - Nuno Serr o Faria, Rising star Banking & Finance: Project Finance

Professional Associations
  • International Bar Association

Professional Activities and Experience
Secondment at Samsung Electr nica Portuguesa, 2015
Secondment at Novabase Business Solutions, 2017

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