1982: Degree in law, Portuguese Catholic University (Lisbon) - Specialisation in Business Law Studies

1982/1986: Director of Legal and Administrative Affairs at Imoleasing – Sociedade de Locação Financeira Imobiliária, S.A.

1985: Admitted to Portuguese Bar Association

1986/1991: Legal Adviser to the Secretary of State for Fiscal Affairs

1986/1993: Founding partner of Coelho Ribeiro & Associados, Sociedade de Advogados

1993/2004: Founding partner of Vasconcelos, F. Sá Carneiro, Fontes & Associados, Sociedade de Advogados

2004/2011: Partner and consultant at Uría Menéndez Advogados

Since 2012: Founding partner and Managing Partner of Vasconcelos Advogados (previously Vasconcelos, Arruda & Associados, Sociedade de Advogados)

2014: Postgraduate Studies in Copyright and Information Society Law at Faculty of Law, University of Lisbon / APDI

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