CIDP - Centro de Investigação de Direito Privado

Diogo Franco Coelho

Law Degree from the University of Lisbon School of Law (2015) and currently attending a Master Degree in Civil Law at the same University. Lecturerin the Legal Sciences Group of said University, having lectured on Commercial Law, Civil Procedural Law and Comparative Law. Author of scientific publications in Commercial Law, Public Law and Civil Procedural Law. Associate Lawyer at Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira in the area of Banking, Finance and Capital Markets.

Diogo Tapada dos Santos

Bachelor of Laws (2014) by the Catholic University of Portugal andMagister Juris by theUniversity of Oxford(Wolfson College, 2015), Diogo Tapada dos Santos is aGuest Lecturer in Private Law at the University of Lisbon Faculty of Law,aPhD candidateandaresearcher affiliated with the Research Centre for Private Law since 2019. Previously, Diogo was a Guest Lecturer at the Catholic University of Portugal and researcher at the Católica Global School of Law (2015/2016). Diogo has published research in the fields of Private Law and Legal Theory.

Elsa Dias Oliveira

Graduated (1996), Master (2001) and PhD (2011) in Law, she is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon. She has held several academic roles, namely secretary of the Scientific Council (2016-present), member of the Pedagogical Council, and was a member of various Committees (Postgraduate Studies Committee, Equivalences Committee, Jury Reinforcement Committee). She has taught the subjects of Private International Law, Arbitration and Mediation Law, Civil Law, Commercial Law, Introduction to the Study of Law, General Theory of Civil Law, Civil Procedural Law. She is the author of several articles and monographs, namely Da responsabilidade civil extracontratual por violação de direitos de personalidade em Direito Internacional Privadoand Protecção dos consumidores nos contratos celebrados através da Internet - Contributo para uma análise numa perspectiva material e internacional privatista. She is a lawyer and arbitrator. She is a member of the Research Centre for Private Law.

Filipa Lira de Almeida

Graduated in Law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon (2019) and Master's student in Law and Legal Science, she is a Guest Lecturer inthe Legal Sciences group at the same Faculty and a researcher at the Research Centre for Private Law since 2019.

Filipa Santos Rocha

She has been a GuestLecturer at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon since 2022. She completed her degree in Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon (2021) and the curricular part of the Scientific Master's Degree in Commercial Law. She was admitted to the PhD in Commercial Law in 2023 and is currently developingher thesis on the topic of"The management skills of the general assembly in commercial companies".

Filipe Afonso Henriques Rocha

Law Degree from the University of Lisbon Faculty of Law (2020), currently attending the Master of Science in Civil Law.Advanced Postgraduate Studies in CorporateGovernance and Finance at CIDP (2020). Previously held academic positions, namely as Tutor.Has published articles in the fields of Securities Law, Capital Markets and M&A. Since 2022, Guest Lecturer of the Legal Sciences Group of University of Lisbon Faculty of Law, and Researcher at CIDP. Lawyer, focusing his practice in the areas of Banking, Finance and Capital Markets.

Francisco Mendes Correia

Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon and an Invited Professor in the Law and Business Master’s at the Portuguese Catholic University. Francisco earned his Doctoral Degree in 2015 at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon, where he teaches since 2006. Francisco is also a Post-Graduate in European Union Law at King’s College London. He is a member of Governance Lab and a researcher at theResearch Centre for Private Law (CIDP). His main research areas are Banking Law, Financial Law, Private Law, Insolvency Law, and European Union Private Law.

Francisco Rodrigues Rocha

Holds a Degree in Law (2010), a Master's Degree in Law (2014; Insurance Law) and a PhDin Law (2021; Roman Law). He is an Invited GuestLecturer at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon.He is a researcher at CIDP – Research Centre for Private Law and IVRIS – Institute for Interdisciplinary Research, and is part of RIIDJ – International Network of Researchers in Law and Justice.He is a Lawyer (2014), Member of the Board of Directors of the Portuguese Section of AIDA (2018), Vice-President of IDC – Association for the Study of Consumer Law (2014), Member of the Editorial Committee of theRevista da Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Lisboa (2020), Member of the Editorial Committee ofInterpretatio Prudentium – Direito romano e tradição romanista em revista (2016) and Deputy Director of theRevista de Direito Financeiro e dos Mercados de Capitais (2021).His areas of research are Roman Law and Romanistic Tradition, History of Law, Maritime and Port Law, Insurance Law, Banking Law, Transport Law, Commercial and Company Law, Data Protection Law and Consumer Law.

Giulia Barros

Giulia Barros is a lawyer, holding a Bachelor’s degree in Law from the Catholic University of Pernambuco, a Postgraduate degree in Social Security Law (Social Protection and Pension Law Practice), and a Master’s degree in Law and Legal Science, specialising in Labour Law, from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon. Her academic and professional work focuses on Private Law, particularly Labour Law, Social Security Law, contracts, civil liability and legal research. She has experience supporting funded research projects, organising academic events, coordinating research grant holders, managing contractual and financial obligations. She has been involved in academic and comparative research projects in Brazil, Portugal and Spain. She currently works as a Research Assistant at the Research Centre for Private Law (CIDP).

Guilherme Dray

Lawyerwith a PhD in Law from the University of Lisbon. Guilherme lectures at the University of Lisbon School of Law, in Post-Graduate Programs at the New University of Lisbon and at the Catholic University of Porto, and in several seminars at the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo and at the Porto Alegre Board of Attorneys, in Brazil. He has also lectured as a Professor of Law at the Guinea-Bissau Law School. He was Visiting Professor at Georgetown University, Washington D.C., USA. He wrote several juridical papers and books published in Portugal and Brazil. He also co-founded the Institute of Labour Law, the Institute of Consumer Law, both part of the University of Lisbon, and the Portuguese Speaking Countries Jurists Community. He is currently member of the board of the Institute of Labour Law. Guilherme was Head of the Portuguese Prime Minister´s Office during the XVIII Government (2009-2011) and Head of the Cabinet of the Minister for Public Works, Transport and Communications of the XVII Government of Portugal (2005-2009). He participated in several official and bilateral meetings in several countries of Europe, South America, Africa and Asia. During the Portuguese Presidency of the EU (2nd semester of 2007), Guilherme assisted the directorship of the Transport and Telecommunications Council. Guilherme is currently a Partner at the Law Firm Macedo Vitorino & Associados.

Henrique Marques Candeias

Graduated in Law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon (2019).Currently writing a dissertationfor his Scientific Master's degree, specializing in Civil Procedural Law. He is a Guest Lecturer inthe Legal Sciences Group at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon and Researcher at CIDP (2022), having taught courses in Civil Procedural Law and Real Rights. He has held academic positions and is a lawyer (2021).

Hugo Ramos Alves

Bachelor of Law (2004), Master in Legal Sciences (2009) and PhD in Legal Sciences (2015). Assistant Professor of the School of Law of the University of Lisbon. Teaches Law of Obligations, Commercial Law, Maritime Law, Contract Law and Labour Law. Lecturer of Air (Aviation) Law and Terrestrial Transport Law in the Career-focused Master’s programme. Author of several monographs and articles, namely Do penhor (Master's Thesis, 2010) and Dação em cumprimento (PhD Thesis, 2017). Legal advisor in the fields of Banking Law, Commercial Contracts and Transport Law. Lawyer, with suspended membership as per his request, since 30 July 2013. Particular focus on the fields of practice of Banking Law, Project Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Transport Law and Insurance Law.