Academic Education

Bachelor’s degree in Law, Faculty of Law, University of Coimbra (1992)

Postgraduate degree in European Studies, Faculty of Law, University of Coimbra (1995)

LLM, University of London (Queen Mary and Westfield College), specialising in Banking and Finance Law, with a ‘Merit’ grade; Teaching Aptitude and Research Capability Exams, Faculty of Law, University of Porto (2000)

PhD in Law, Faculty of Law, University of Porto (2014)

Professional Experience

Trainee Assistant, Faculty of Law, University of Porto (2000)

Assistant, Faculty of Law, University of Porto (2012)

Visiting Assistant, Faculty of Law, University of Porto (2014)

Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Porto (2014)

Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Porto (present)

Legal traineeship, law firm of Dr Luciano Vilhena Pereira – Porto (1995)

Partner, Sousa Ferro & Associados (2024)

Director of the Bachelor’s Degree in Law, FDUP (present)

Chair of the Academic Committee and the Monitoring Committee for the Bachelor’s Degree in Law, FDUP (present)

Member of the Council of Representatives, FDUP (present)

Member of the Academic Council, FDUP (present)

Member of the Coordination Team of the Centre for Legal Research (CIJ), FDUP (present)

Member of the Editorial Board of the Electronic Law Journal, FDUP (present)

Member of the Academic Council, FDUP (September 2014 and February 2023)

Vice-Chair of the Academic Council, FDUP (January 2003 and December 2006)

Member of the Governing Board, FDUP (June 2005 and February 2008)

Vice-Chair of the Governing Board, FDUP (January 2007 and February 2008)

Secretary of the Representatives’ Council, FDUP (September 2014 and November 2017)

Member of the Assembly of Representatives, FDUP (January 2003 to December 2009)

Advisor to the FDUP Management on facilities, FDUP (September 2014 to September 2017)

Member of the Joint Committee for the Evaluation of Teaching Performance (present)

Member of the UP-Digital Coordinating Council (2019)

Member of the Jury for the Recognition of Law Degrees Obtained Abroad (2020)

Member of the Working Group for the Amendment of the 1st Cycle Curriculum (2020)

Member of the selection panel for the 31st Training Course for Magistrates for the Judicial Courts, Centre for Judicial Studies, representing FDUP (2014)

Member of the selection panel for the 41st Training Course for Magistrates for the Judicial Courts, Centre for Judicial Studies, representing FDUP (2024)

 

Languages

English, French, Spanish, Italian