Born Viseu, Portugal, November 16, 1948
Admitted, 1985, Portugal

Education
Coimbra Law School
Lisbon Law School (Graduate, 1979)

Author
Several Articles published in International Financial Law Review and other specialized magazines

Co-Author
Portuguese section, GT Guide to World Equity Markets
Portuguese section, Morgan Grenfell Handbook of International Mergers and Acquisitions
Portuguese section, European Mergers and Acquisitions
Portuguese chapter, European Corporate Finance Law - A Guide to M&A and Corporate Restructuring Legislation, Euromoney
Several articles for Dossiers Internationaux des Editions Francis Lefèbvre - Portugal
Jurisdique, Fiscal, Social
Teacher, Administrative Law, Lisbon University, 1977-1980
Professor by special invitation, Free University of Lisbon, 1985-1987
Chief of Staff for: Minister for the Council of Ministers, 1981
Minister of Labour, 1982

Languages
Portuguese, English, French, Italian and Spanish

Practice Areas
Corporate Law
Tax Law
Finance; Banking Law
Capital Markets
Securities
Commercial Law
Foreign Investment
Contracts
Administrative Law
Mergers and Acquisitions
Privatizations
Environmental Law
Cross Border Leasing
Securitization
Credit Recovery
Structured Finance