Previous profesional experience

• Solicitor registered with the Bar Association (since 1997)
• Lecturer at the Faculty of Law, University of Minho (1997–2002)
• Legal adviser to SONAE CAPITAL (1999–2004)
• Legal and regulatory adviser to OPTIMUS (2005–2011)
• Director of Public Affairs at the SONAE Group (2011–2015)
• Chambers & Partners Europe. Band 4 (2022–2023) Porto GBL | Band 5 (2022–2023) Corporate
• Chambers & Partners Global. Band 5 (2023–2024) Corporate
• Legal500. Listed (2021–2023) Corporate | Listed (2022) and Leading Individuals (2023) Porto Leading Commercial
• Best Lawyers. Listed since 2020 in Corporate Law | Listed (2024) Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice | Listed (2026) Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Leaders League. Key Figure (2023) Corporate & M&A

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Law, Portuguese Catholic University (1997)
• Completion of the coursework component of the Master’s Degree in Law, University of Coimbra (1999)
• Finance Course for Non-Financial Professionals, Porto School of Management (2002)
• Programme of Instruction for Lawyers – Programme on Negotiation, Harvard Law School (2006)
• Essentials of Leadership, London Business School (2009)
• Accelerated Development Programme, London Business School (2013–2014)

Languages

• English
• French
• Spanish