Previous profesional 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)

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)

Languages

• English
• French
• Spanish
• Italian