Academic Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Law, University of Coimbra (2005)

Postgraduate Diploma in Corporate Law, Faculty of Law, University of Coimbra (2008)

Master’s Degree in Corporate and Business Law, Faculty of Law, Catholic University of Porto (2011), with a dissertation on “The exclusive right of public communication within the scope of Copyright and Related Rights – The existence of the exclusive right of authorisation in Article 184(3) of the CDADC”

Advanced Training on “Intellectual Property Rights in the Creative Industries”, organised by the Faculty of Law, Catholic University of Porto (2015).

Dr Paulo Mêrea Award, presented by the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra (2000/2001)

Training course on enforcement of copyright and related rights for the Territorial Command of the National Republican Guard, in Guarda (2010)

Lecturing, at the invitation of Prof. Maria Vitória Rocha, on the subjects of Intellectual Property, Copyright and Information Society as part of the Master’s degree in Corporate and Business Law at the Faculty of Law of the Catholic University – Porto (2010/2011 and 2012/2013), as well as in the subject of Copyright and Related Rights, as part of the Bachelor’s degree programme at the Faculty of Law of the Catholic University – Porto (2010/2011)

Speaker at the Conference on Intellectual Property, organised by the Lisbon District Council of the Bar Association, as part of the celebrations for Lawyers’ Day, in Lisbon (2013)

Professional Experience

Associate at Sousa Guedes, Oliveira Couto & Associados, Sociedade de Advogados RL (2008–2012); Associate at Sarsfield Rodrigues & Associados, Sociedade de Advogados RL (2012–2016)

Chair of the Intellectual Property Working Group of FALP – Federation of Portuguese-Speaking Lawyers

Member of the Editorial Board of the legal journal “Propriedades Intelectuais” (Universidade Católica Editora)

Chambers & Partners. Up and Coming (2023) | Associates to Watch (2019–2022) | Intellectual Property

Languages

English, French, Spanish