Academic Career
Lusíada University, Lisbon, Law School, 1985
LL.M., Corporate and Commercial Law, University College, London, 1986
Assistant Lecturer in EC Law and International Economic Law, Lusíada University, 1987-1990
Assistant Lecturer in Competition Law, Institute of European Studies of Lusíada University, 1988-1990
Professional Career
Associate, later Partner, Menezes Falcão & Associados (Lisbon, Portugal), 1987 – 1995
Partner, Santiago Neves & Associados (Lisbon, Portugal),1995 – 2001
Partner, Monteiro Graça & Associados (Maputo, Mozambique, participated together with local partners in setting up the first Mozambican law firm), 1996 – 2009
Partner, Barrocas Sarmento Neves (Lisbon, Portugal), 2001 – 2009
Partner, Gomez Acebo & Pombo (Lisbon, Portugal). 2009 – 2012
Counsel, Gomez Acebo & Pombo ((Lisbon, Portugal), 2012 – 2014
Lawyer, BAS Advogados (Lisbon, Portugal). 2014
Publications and Conferences
Author of chapters on Portuguese law in the following publications of comparative law:
“European Product Liability”, Butterworths, 1992
“Professione Avvocato”, Etaslibri, 1992
“European Product Liabilities-2nd. Edition”, Butterworths, 1997
“Warranties and Disclaimers: Limitation of Liability in Consumer-Related Transactions”, Kluwer Law International/IBA 2002 (author and co-editor)Private Equity”, The European Lawyer Reference, Thomson Reuters, 2010
“Merger Control”, The European Lawyer Reference, Thomson Reuters, 2011
“International Encyclopaedia for Competition Law”, Wolters Kluwer, 2012Also diverese articles and participation as speaker in national and and international conferences on Competition Law, European Law, Privatizations, Project Finance, Company Law and Product Liability.
