Lawyer since 1975.
Law degree, by the University of Lisbon School of Law (1972).
Assistant teacher in the University of Lisbon School of Law (October 1977 – November 1986, with the regency of Real Estate Law and General Theory of Civil Law.
Consultant and attorney-at-law of several financial institutions, since 1985.
Practice in arbitrations (as an arbitrator and as an attorney).
Experience in public tenders (as a member of the jury and as an attorney-at-law).
Part of the list of arbitrators of the Arbitration Centre of the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Experience in the elaboration of public contracts, namely concession contracts.
Participation in several legislative studies and, among them, one related to the legal regime of the State Owned Enterprises sector, and other on the subject of the environmental recovery of mining areas.
Executive Director of a banking institution since 2004.
Preferred areas: Civil, Commerce, Banking, Financial, Labour, Mining, Real Estate Law, Litigation, Arbitration (national and international).
Languages: English, French and Spanish.