PLMJ

Public Law

Managing Associate

João is a managing associate in the Public Law practice. He has over 15 years’ professional experience, focusing on public law, particularly in the areas of administrative law, public contracts, public procurement, and dispute resolution, especially arbitration. João has assisted both private and public entities on a wide variety of matters.

He is on the list of arbitrators of the Administrative Arbitration Centre and the author of several publications in the fields of public law and public procurement.

With a law degree from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon, João has also completed a university extension course in arbitration at the Faculty of Law of Universidade Nova de Lisboa and a postgraduate course in administrative litigation law at the Faculty of Law of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa.

Before joining PLMJ, João worked at the law firms SRS, Linklaters, Sérvulo and Vieira de Almeida.

Portuguese and English

Member of the roster of arbitrators of the Administrative Arbitration Centre, since 2015

APA- Portuguese Arbitration Association

ICDR Y&I - International Center for Dispute Resolution – Young & International

ICC YAF - International Chamber of Commerce – Young Arbitrators Forum

LCIA YIAG - London Court of International Arbitration – Young International Arbitration Group

Law degree from the University of Lisbon, 2002.

Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association, 2005

Postgraduate in administrative litigation law from the Faculty of Law of Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Lisbon (2004).

Attended the 4th Postgraduate Course in Pharmaceutical and Medicines Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra, 2006

PhD (curricular part) in Law at the Faculty of Law of Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2008

University extension course in arbitration at the Faculty of Law of Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2015