Graduate in Law (1981), LL.M. (1987) and Ph.D. (2006). Professor at the University of Lisbon, where he has taught since 1981 Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, and Evidence Law. Member of the Board of the Research Centre for Criminal Law and Criminal Sciences (University of Lisbon). Member of the Scientific Council of the Research Centre for Latin-American Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure (University of Göttingen). Scholarships from FCT (Augsburg, Freiburg i. Br., Göttingen, Munich, Bielefeld, and Trento), DAAD (Munich, and Freiburg i. Br.), and MPI (Freiburg i. Br.). Former Head of the Antitrust Department (2013-2016) and of the Legal Department (2009-2013) of the Portuguese Competition Authority. Former Professor at the Portuguese Military Academy (2006-2009). Former member of the Portuguese Committee for the Reformation of the Penal Code and the Penal Procedural Code (2005-2007). Former member of the Supervision Committee for the Portuguese Intelligence Services (1998-1999). Former lawyer of the Portuguese Securities Market Commission (1998-2006).