Labour

Partner | National Head of the Labour practice area.

Lawyer at Valença, Machado & Associados, where she became a partner in 2008. In January 2013, Joana founded the law firm JDS Advogados, a project she managed and which remained active until February 2018.

English, Spanish, German

Member of the Portuguese Bar Association. Associate of the Portuguese-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Member of the International Labour and Employment Relations Association (ILERA).

Law degree, Portucalense University, Oporto (1999);  Training Course in Procedural Practices: Labour Law, Faculty of Law, University of Oporto (2014); Advanced Training Course - New Regime of the Code of Administrative Procedure, Catholic University (2015);Specialization Course in Labour Disciplinary Proceedings, Faculty of Law, University of Oporto (2017).