My professional and academic activity has been focused and intensified from an early age in the field of Public Law, giving priority to Administrative Law and, in a specialized way, the subject of Public Procurement. In this context, my experience as a lawyer involves providing legal advice to both public entities and private individuals.
Throughout my career, I have directly managed hundreds of public procurement procedures, in accordance with domestic, European and international public procurement regulations, in different industry sectors, of public contracts.
I am also experienced in performing active contract and contractor management throughout the lifetime of public contracts, addressing issues such as modification of the contract, subcontracting, price review, supplier assessment, hardship, force majeure, non-conformance management, contractual breach, penalty clauses, enforcement of the security/guarantee provided by the contractor, and extrajudicial settlement of disputes.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Law degree from the School of Law of the University of Lisbon (mention of Legal Sciences), in 2006.
- Postgraduate Refresher Course in Public Procurement Law at the School of Law of the University of Lisbon in the 2007/2008 academic year.
- Advanced Postgraduate Course in State and Local Authority Partnerships, at the Institute of Economic, Financial and Tax Law of the School of Law of the University of Lisbon, in the 2009/2010 academic year.
- Refresher Course in Arbitration at the School of Law of the Nova University of Lisbon in 2012.
- Specialisation course in renewable energy law, cogeneration and energy efficiency, at the School of Law of the University of Coimbra – Department of Advanced Studies in Energy Law, in the 2014/2015 academic year.
- Personal Data Protection course at the School of Law of the Nova University of Lisbon (JURISNOVA), between March and April 2017.
- Master’s Degree in Administrative Law and Public Administration at the School of Law of the University of Lisbon (curricular part), in the 2016/2018 academic years.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Trainee Lawyer at Fernanda Quadros, Abreu Semedo & Associados – Sociedade de Advogados – R.L., between April 2006 and March 2007.
- Trainee Lawyer at “Capitão, Rodrigues Bastos, Areia & Associados, Sociedade de Advogados – R.L.”, between 5 March 2007 and 28 July 2009.
- Admitted to the Bar in 2009.
- Associate Lawyer at “Capitão, Rodrigues Bastos, Areia & Associados, Sociedade de Advogados – R.L.”, from 28 July 2009 to June 2014.
- Senior Associate Lawyer at “Nobre Guedes, Mota Soares & Associados, Sociedade de Advogados – R.L.”, between June 2014 and July 2020.
- Senior Associate Lawyer at BIND, between August 2020 and December 2022.
- Partner at BIND since January 2023.