João Lupi

João Lupi

Associated Partner • Lisbon

João Lupi is an associated partner and co-head of the Space and Satellites team. He has been with Abreu Advogados since 2022, working primarily in the Finance practice, advising on investment and financing transactions.

Throughout his career, he has distinguished himself for his work in providing strategic legal advice and support in the areas of Finance and Projects.

He has distinguished himself through his involvement in international projects, transactions, and financing in the space and satellite, defense and national security, and energy and natural resources sectors, regularly advising Investment Companies, Collective Investment Undertakings, and Management Entities, particularly in the venture capital sector.

He advises leading companies in their respective sectors, financial institutions, and public authorities on various types of transactions, markets, and products, interacting with the relevant regulatory authorities.

Certified in Space Law by the European Centre for Space Law and in ESG by the European Institute of Management and Finance, he also has experience in International Public Law within the scope of these matters.

He is a member of the Portuguese Bar Association and the Brazilian Bar Association and regularly participates as a guest speaker at conferences, seminars, and postgraduate courses, having also published several articles in the areas and sectors on which his practice focuses.

In 2025, he was named one of the 4under40 Future Leaders by Leaders League.

Experience

  • Advising on a general, mandatory, and competing tender offer for the entire share capital of a leading company in its respective industry.

  • Advising international investors on the negotiation of the acquisition of a qualifying holding in a financial institution.

  • Advising a leading company in the metallurgical industry on the negotiation and execution of financing for a distressed acquisition of an international group comprising companies based in France, Poland, and Germany, and coordinating the various local advisors.

  • Advising a German investment fund on the negotiation and execution of structured financing for Portuguese companies operating in the renewable energy sector;

  • Advising an international banking syndicate on the inclusion of new subsidiaries of the borrower in a financing transaction, including the provision of guarantees and tax advice;

  • Advising on various financing transactions and structures, including the issuance of bonds, convertible instruments, commercial paper, project finance, structured financing, and participatory and collaborative financing.

João Lupi

Education

  • Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Lisboa

    Law Degree (2010)

  • Faculdade de Direito da Universidade Nova de Lisboa

    Master in Legal and Business Sciences (2013)

  • Instituto de Ciências Jurídico-Políticas da Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Lisboa

    Postgraduate Diploma in Energy Law (2022)

  • European Space Agency/European Centre for Space Law

    Executive Course on Space Law and Regulations (2024)

  • European Institute of Management and Finance

    Executive Course on ESG (2024)

Professional recognition

  • Best Lawyers – Ones to Watch (2024)

Associations