Academic Career

• MA in law in business law sciences, from the Portuguese Catholic University in 1989
• Lecturer on various Advanced Programs in Management for Executives at the Economic and Business Sciences Faculty of the Portuguese Catholic University
• Lecturer on Post-Graduation Courses in Labour Law at the Law Faculties of the Portuguese Catholic University, of Lisbon University and the New University of Lisbon
• Lecturer at the Faculty of Law and at the Economic and Business Sciences Faculty of the Portuguese Catholic University since 1982
• Graduated from the Faculty of Law of the Portuguese Catholic University in 1982

Professional Career

• Executive Partner at Sérvulo from 2008
• Member of the Commission for Official Review of Labour Relations, responsible for the revision of the Labour Code, between 2006 to 2007
• Equity Partner at Ferreira Pinto & Associados between 1995 and 2007
• Arbitrator at the Economic and Social Council representing employers, since 2006
• Specialist Lawyer in Labour Law (title conferred by the Bar Association in 2005)
• Member of the Bar Association Commission for Legislation, between 2002 and 2004, and of the Study Committee of the Bar Association, between 2005 to 2006
• Member of the Commission for Analysis and Consolidation of Labour Legislation between 2001 and 2002
• Partner at Ferreira Pinto & Associados between 2000 and 2007
• Admitted to the Bar in 1999
• Member of the Group of Experts responsible for monitoring the work of the European Commission on the legal regime of termination of labour contracts in the Member States of the European Union, between 1994 and 1996
• Legal Counsel to the Permanent Council for Social Coordination between 1988 and 1991