Public, Administrative and Environmental Law | Corporate, Commercial and M&A | Dispute Resolution

2006-present | FCB Advogados | Partner

2011-2015 | XIX Government of Portugal | Minister of Justice

2003-2005 | Member of the Superior Council of Magistrates

2002-2005 | Member of the General Council of the Portuguese Bar Association

1999-2003 | Member of the Superior Council of the Public Ministry 

1992-2006 | Lawyer by own account

1991-1992 | Financial and Tax Institute | Lecturer in Administrative Law

1983-1987 | Lisbon University Law School | Lecturer in Administrative Law

Portuguese Arbitration Association

Association for the Progress of Law

Portuguese European Law Association

1992 | Portuguese Bar Association

Paula Teixeira da Cruz is a Partner at FCB, joining the firm in 2006.

She co-coordinates the Public, Administrative and Environmental Law Department, developing her work in this area, including Administrative Law, Public Law, Regulatory Law, Corporate Law, Urbanisation, Public Markets, Competition, Energy, Telecommunications, Waters, Waste, Environmental, Dispute Resolution and Arbitration.

Paula was an advisor for the Portuguese Government multiple times. She was also a member of the Superior Council of Magistrates, of the General Council of the Portuguese Bar Association and of the Superior Council of the Public Ministry. During her time as Minister of Justice, she implemented a group of measures to reform the Portuguese judicial system that was generally praised by the IFM and the European Commission.

1983 | Universidade Livre de Lisboa | Degree in Law