Lawyer registered with the Portuguese Bar Association since 2002 and the Managing Partner of Ferraz e Aguiar Soares – Sociedade de Advogados, SP, RL. Over 20 years of professional experience in several areas of law, with a particular focus on Portuguese Nationality Law, Immigration Law, Capital Markets Law, and Financial Litigation. Acted as legal counsel in more than 3,500 judicial and administrative proceedings, including Portuguese nationality applications under the Nationality Act and complex financial litigation, notably cases related to Portugal Telecom, BES, and BANIF, as well as proceedings before the Candeias Commercial Court. -----Education----- -PhD Candidate in Public Liberties and Fundamental Rights, University of A Coruña -Advanced Diploma en Estudios Avanzados in Criminal Law, University of A Coruña - Specialization in Criminal Sciences (pre-Bologna), Universidade Católica Portuguesa. -Postgraduate Degree in European Labour Law, Universidade Católica Portuguesa - LL.B. in Law, Universidade Católica Portuguesa -----Institutional Memberships----- -International Associate of the American Immigration Lawyers Association -International Associate of the American Bar Association -Member of the Association of European Lawyers -----Associative and Civic Roles----- -President of the General Assembly and Governing Board of the Porto Traders’ Association, representing more than 2,500 members (2003–2008) - Board Member of the Porto Academic Federation (1995–1996), in the term presided over by Fernando Medina (former Minister of Finance and former Mayor of Lisbon) - President of the General Assembly of the Consumer Information and Arbitration Center of Porto – Porto Arbitral Tribunal (2007–2008) - Member of the Advisory Board of the Porto Professional Training Center of the IEFP (2006–2010) -----Publications & Conferences----- - Speaker at the Summer Course “Justice and Social Equality: Legal Protection of Disadvantaged Social Groups” – University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain - Participant and speaker at various events on Criminal Law, Nationality Law, and Immigration -----Fluent in English (C2) and Spanish (C2)