Academic Background

Degree in Law ("Maîtrise") from the Faculty of Law of the University of Paris I – Panthéon-Sorbonne, 1996.

Diploma ("Brevet") in Spanish Legal Translation and Terminology from the Institute of Comparative Law of the University of Paris II – Panthéon-Assas, 1996.

Master's Degree ("Diplôme d'Études Approfondies") in Law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Paris II – Panthéon-Assas, 1998.

Postgraduate Diploma in SME Leadership and Management from the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, 2022.

Professional experience

Consultant/Of Counsel at Schiappa Cabral & Associados, Sociedade de Advogados SP RL, since July 2026.

Founding Partner of Maria José Verde, Filipe Vieira & Associados, Sociedade de Advogados SP RL, from May 2010 to May 2026.

Sole practitioner from September 2009 to May 2010.

Senior Associate at AAA – D Franco, R Martins, M Verde, J Jácome e Associados, from February 2008 to August 2009.

Associate and Senior Associate at PLMJ – AM Pereira, S Leal, Júdice, O Martins e Associados, from May 2001 to January 2008.

Co-founder of ABLE (a pan-African network of lawyers, jurists and accountants), 2010.

Manager of the Portuguese subsidiary of EPC Groupe, from May 2008 to March 2025.

Legal Officer, in the course of national military service, at the Secretariat-General of the Government of the French Republic, 1997.

Member of

• Portuguese Bar Association (Ordem dos Advogados)

Languages

• Portuguese
• English
• French
• Spanish