Raquel Barroso

Raquel Barroso joined Abreu Advogados in 2017, working mainly in the areas of Public Law, in the aspects of General Administrative Law, Environment, Water Resources and Waste, and Misdemeanour Law.

In the area of public law, she is particularly involved in matters relating to all aspects of environmental, industrial and commercial licensing procedures, waste management operations and soil decontamination, use of water resources, environmental impact assessment, climate change and emissions trading, environmental liability and atmospheric emissions.

Internationally, she provides legal assistance in Portuguese cooperation projects, particularly in the design and conception of legislative instruments and regulations for the governments of Portuguese-speaking African countries.

She has a sustained practice in providing legal advice related to the installation and operation of tourist resorts.

She has also been particularly involved in the drafting and discussion of draft amendments to legislation on radiological protection.

In the areas of Criminal Law and Administrative Offences, she provides advice on compliance matters and environmental administrative offences (administrative and litigation phases), as well as representation in matters of criminal protection of legal persons and environmental crimes.