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Paulo is energy in person. He supports companies on a daily basis, but it’s in the “intensive care unit” that he feels most alive. He’s called upon to assist companies and entrepreneurs in critical situations; he advises investors, banks and funds on complex restructurings. Perhaps this fascination with the abyss also explains his interest in criminal law, especially economic and tax matters. With Paulo, it’s never just about the law. He’s interested in cases and clients, but he’s inspired by life and people. He likes to say that a lawyer who only knows the law knows nothing about the law. He also likes to simplify things whenever possible, but he has the MacGyver factor whenever necessary.

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Law degree from the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra

Specialisation course leading to a Master’s Degree in Administrative Law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra

Deputy of the Civil Governor of the District of Coimbra (2005-2009)

Trainee lawyer at Raposo Subtil e Associados (2010-2011)

Lawyer at Raposo Subtil e Associados (2011-2018)

Chairman of the Board of the Portuguese Association of Insolvency and Recovery Law (2018-)

Member of Insol International (2018-)

Consultant to the World Bank – STC (2023)

Member of the CAAJ Competence Development Centre – Commission for the Monitoring of Auxiliary Members of the Judiciary, between 2017 and 2020

Expert for the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law in the G8 Latin American Insolvency and Restructuring Programme

Alternate Member of the Superior Council of the Judiciary, elected by the Portuguese Parliament (2016-2024)

Member at the High Council of the Public Prosecution Service, elected by the Portuguese Parliament (2024- )

«A Diretiva sobre Reestruturação e Insolvência – Reflexão e críticas» [The Restructuring and Insolvency Directive – Reflection and Criticism] (2021), Almedina

«Casos Práticos de Solicitadoria, Direito da Insolvência» [Practical Solicitor Cases, Insolvency Law] (2020), Almedina

«Código da Insolvência e da Recuperação de Empresas Anotado» [Insolvency and Corporate Recovery Code, Annotated] (2012), Vida Económica

«Guia Prático da Recuperação e Revitalização de Empresas» [Practical Guide to Corporate Recovery and Revitalisation] (2012), Vida Económica

Bárbara is a quiet force of nature. She knows that rushing – or rather, haste – is not a good advisor. And she knows that the devil is in the details. That’s why she takes careful steps. Discreet, precise and effective, she is most often the team player who diligently designs the passing lines throughout the entire game, ensuring the ball reaches the goal area, ready to be scored.

Bárbara also knows that, in Family Law, the law is just the frame of a mirror through which the rawness of human condition is reflected. And that’s knowing a lot.

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Law degree from the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra

Post-graduate degree in Insolvency and Recovery Law from the Faculty of Law of the Classical University of Lisboa

Course in Family and Succession Law from the Faculty of Law of the Classical University of Lisboa

Trainee lawyer at Manuel Rebanda, Pereira Monteiro e Associados (2007-2008)

Lawyer at Manuel Rebanda, Pereira Monteiro e Associados (2009-2012)

Lawyer at Raposo Subtil e Associados (2013-2018)

Secretary of the Board of the General Assembly of the Agency for the Promotion of Downtown Coimbra (2020-2024)

Secretary of the Board of the General Assembly of the Archaeology and Art Group for the Centre (2019-2023)

Member of the Board of the Portuguese Association of Insolvency and Recovery Law (2018-2020)

Bruno is a precision weapon. He writes with valour and grace, like a 19th century chronicler, but his writing is reminiscent of a scalpel. He’s not a big talker nor one for pats on the back. That’s why anyone who has a score to settle with the State should just have a seat and surrender trust. In fact, behind this apparent misanthropy is a lawyer with outstanding humanist tradition, someone who, in order to summon the forces of indignation, likes to look injustice in the eye. And preferably alone.

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PhD student in Public Law and Jurisdiction – Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra

Master’s Degree in Legal and Political Sciences/Area of Administrative Law – Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra

Postgraduate course in “Public Employment Law” – Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra

Postgraduate course in “The New Administrative Justice” – Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra

Law degree from the Faculty of Law of the International University 

Private law practice (2003-2011)

Lawyer – Partner at VC&M – Sociedade de Advogados, R.L (2011-2017)

«Neutralidade e Liberdade Religiosa – As danças do véu» [Neutrality and Religious Freedom – The dances of the veil”] – Commentary on the Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 15 July 2021 – Joined Cases nos. C-804/18 (IX v Wabe Ev and C-341/19 (MH Muller Handels GmbH v MJ), Integration Topics, no. 41, Almedina, Coimbra, 2021

«Meios de resolução alternativa de litígios laborais – a experiência portuguesa» [Alternative means of resolving labour disputes – the Portuguese experience], Journal of the 59th Brazilian Congress of Labour Law, LTr Editora, 2019

«Descalça vai para a fonte – A ERSAR no caminho da Autonomia Local» [Barefoot towards the fountain – ERSAR on the road to Local Autonomy], Cedipre Online, no. 23, August 2014

«As impugnações Administrativas no âmbito do RJUE» [Administrative challenges under the RJUE], in Oliveira, Fernanda Paula (Coord.), Estudos de Direito do Urbanismo e do Ordenamento do Território [Studies in Urban Planning and Spatial Planning Law], Vol. II, Almedina, Coimbra, 2012

Bruno is all-terrain, capable of combining solidity, hard work and practicality in an unusual manner. For someone who works between Maastricht, Lisbon and Luanda, it couldn’t be any other way. He’s called upon to intervene in commercial and real estate transactions, setting objectives, defining strategy and anticipating risks. He also knows that there are no small tasks in large organisations, which means he can easily spend two hours on a single clause. At the negotiation table – and in life – he has integrity, while always remaining combative.

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Law degree from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon

Postgraduate course in Corporate Law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra (IDET-attendance)

Trainee lawyer at Raposo Subtil e Associados (2009-2011)

Lawyer at Raposo Subtil e Associados (2011-2020)

Legal consultant at RSA Consultores and AVA Advogados in Angola (2011-2020)

Lawyer at Moutinho da Costa, Magalhães e Associados (2020-2022)

Member of the Supervisory Board of the Portuguese Association of Insolvency and Recovery Law (2021)

Secretary of the Nossa Senhora dos Anjos Parish Social Centre (2020)

Member of the Anjos Parish Finance Council (2020)

«O processo de insolvência dos Fundos de Investimento Imobiliário» [The Insolvency Process for Real Estate Investment Funds] in Vida Judiciária magazine no. 147 July / August 2010

Collaboration on the publication «Fundos de Investimento Imobiliário – Angola e Portugal» [Real Estate Investment Funds – Angola and Portugal] Vida Imobiliária, 2010

Collaboration on the publication «Fundos de Investimento Imobiliário – Brasil e Portugal» [Real Estate Investment Funds – Brazil and Portugal] Vida Imobiliária, 2010

João is rock-solid. He has worked with us for almost ten years. We like to believe that he has learnt something from our merits, but even more so from our mistakes. He came to us from the inland region of Dão with a character so strong that if that’s not everything, it’s almost everything. He’s a proactive lawyer, but over time he’s become Mr. Gets It All Done. With him, a task isn’t finished until it’s finished. 

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Law degree from the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra

Post-graduate course in Insolvency and Recovery Law from the Faculty of Law of the Classical University of Lisboa

Trainee lawyer at Raposo Subtil e Associados (2013-2016)

Lawyer at Raposo Subtil e Associados (2016-2017)

Member of the Board of the Portuguese Association of Insolvency and Recovery Law (2018-2020)

«Da eventual exigência de aceitação, pelos credores hipotecários, do instituto da dação em pagamento» [The possible requirement for mortgage creditors to accept the institution of payment in kind] in www.vidaimobiliaria.com, 15-07-2016

Sara is a force of nature. Today she’s in Faro, tomorrow she’s in Bragança. She spends entire days at her desk, never taking her eyes off the screen. She does this as if she’s breathing, as if it were natural, as if it were easy. For us it’s a blessing, but it’s also a responsibility. Those who never complain are often the ones who need the most help. And the least we can do is be ready to come to Sara’s aid, if necessary, given that she’s constantly saving us. We’re always there for her. But she’s hard to break. Amazingly, she seems happy.

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Master’s Degree in Criminal Law – Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra

Law degree from the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra

Trainee lawyer at VC&M – Sociedade de Advogados, R.L (2015-2017)

Lawyer at VC&M – Sociedade de Advogados, R.L (March 2017 to August 2017)

Law degree from the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra

Academic internship at Coutinho da Costa & Adriana Maria, Sociedade de Advogados, SP, RL (2019-2021)

Trainee Lawyer at Coutinho da Costa & Adriana Maria, Sociedade de Advogados, SP, RL (2021-2022)

Trainee Lawyer at Valério, Figueiredo & Associados, SP, RL (2023)

Lawyer at Valério, Figueiredo & Associados, SP, RL (2023-)

Master’s student in Law and Legal Practice – Specialising in Civil Law

Postgraduate course in Intellectual Property Law

Law degree from the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra

Trainee Lawyer at João Pedroso e Associados – Sociedade de Advogados SP RL – Lisbon (2021)

Trainee lawyer at Cestari Maranhão Advogados (2022-2023)

Trainee lawyer at VFA (2023-)