Partner
José Diogo Marques has been with KGSA since 2024 and advises on real estate transactions and projects, including business activity licensing and environmental permitting.
With solid experience in urban planning law, he supports developers, investors, and public entities in urban development and land-rehabilitation projects, as well as litigation in this area.
Education
- Master’s in Law and Management | Universidade Católica de Lisboa, Faculty of Law (2014)
- Law Degree | Faculty of Law, Universidade de Lisboa (2011)
Publications
- "Direito da Construção e Direito do Urbanismo: Uma Encruzilhada?" in O Direito da Construção – Atas do Encontro Anual da Ad Urbem 2022; Almedina, 2023 (co-autoria Pedro Trindade Ferreira)
- "Centrais Solares Fotovoltaicas – Problemas Reais de Ordenamento e de Gestão Urbanística", in Ordenamento do Território e Urbanismo face aos Desafios Ambientais e Energéticos – Atas do Encontro Anual da Ad Urbem 2021; Almedina, 2022.
- "Sistema português de ordenamento e licenciamento, o início de uma reforma", in Pensar a Cidade, 2005-2015: a crítica da crítica; Caleidoscópio, 2017 (co- autoria Sofia Galvão)
- "A articulação entre os instrumentos de ordenamento do espaço marítimo nacional e os instrumentos de gestão territorial"; in Liber Amicorum Fausto de Quadros, Vol. II. Almedina, 2016 (co-autoria Sofia Galvão)
Other Activities
- Lawyer (Senior Associate) – Cuatrecasas
- Lawyer (Associate) – Garrigues
- Lawyer (Associate) – Sofia Galvão Lawyers
- Lawyer (Intern) – VdA | Vieira de Almeida & Associates
- Guest Lecturer in the Master’s Program in Sustainable Urban Planning and Land Management at the Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (2013–2016)
- Regular speaker at conferences in his area of expertise.
Distinctions
- BestLawyers - RealEstate (2021, 2022, 2023)
- IFLR1000 - Project Development (Rising Star) (2020, 2021)
- Legal500 - Public Law(KeyLawyer,2021).
