Academic Education

Bachelor of Laws, Universidade Portucalense – Porto (1995)

Master of Laws, specialising in Civil Law, Faculty of Law, University of Coimbra (1997) in Advanced Studies, Department of Commercial Law, Faculty of Law, University of Santiago de Compostela – Spain (2003)

PhD candidate. Department of Commercial Law, Faculty of Law, University of Santiago de Compostela (2012)

Professional Experience

Director responsible for the overall supervision and management of the firm’s Porto officeA member of the Bar Association, practising law since 1997, and a founding partner of Sá Miranda &

Associados

Lecturer in Civil Procedure Law at the Bar Association

Member of the Commission for the Revision of Angolan Commercial Legislation
He regularly collaborates with various higher education institutions and other public bodies at conferences and seminars on a range of legal topics; he held teaching posts between 1997 and 2014, teaching undergraduate and postgraduate courses at various Portuguese and foreign higher education institutions, namely the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra, the Faculty of Law of Agostinho Neto University in Luanda, the Faculty of Law of the Catholic University of Mozambique and the Polytechnic Institute of Porto.

Member of the Competition Commission of the International Chamber of Commerce Portugal

Member of the “Private Enforcement” Task Force – International Chamber of Commerce (Paris)

Arbitrator at the Commercial Arbitration Centre of the Institute of Commercial Arbitration (Lisbon Commercial Association – Portuguese Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Porto Commercial Association – Porto Chamber of Commerce and Industry)

Chambers & Partners Europe. Band 4 (2022–2023) | Porto GBL

Legal500. Listed (2018–2022) C&A | Listed (2022–2023) Competition | Listed (2022–2023) Porto Leading Commercial

Best Lawyer. Listed (2019) Corporate Law | Listed since 2019 Litigation | Listed (2026) Civil Rights Law, Competition/Antitrust Law, Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice, Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Leaders League. Key Figure (2020-2021 Corporate & M&A

Languages

English, French, Spanish