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Luís Miguel
ACADEMIC CURRICULUM
  • Law degree from the University of Coimbra, 1980
  • Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association, 1982
  • Master's in Advanced European and International Studies, European Institute for Advanced International Studies, University of Nice, 1985
  • Diploma in European Studies in Law from the faculty of law of the University of Coimbra, 1991
  • Visiting lecturer at the faculty of law of the University of Coimbra (European Public Administration, Master in Public Administration, since 2008)
  • Visiting lecturer at the faculty of law of the Universidade Católica, Oporto (seminar “Communications Law”, since 2006)
PROFESSIONAL CURRICULUM
  • Member of the Legal Service of the European Commission, 1996-1989
  • Legal Secretary (Référendaire) to the President of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities, 1989-1994
  • Director general of competition and prices, Ministry of Economy, Portugal, 1994-1996
  • Member of the Economic and Social Council, Portugal, 1994-1996
  • Member of the OECD’s Committee on Competition Law and Policy, 1994-1996
  • President of the Permanent Commission of the Fair Trade Code 1997-2002 and 2009-2011
  • Secretary of State, Ministry for Social Security and Labour, 2002-2004
  • Ministry for Economic Activities and Labour (2004-2005), Portuguese Government
  • Member of the Portuguese Parliament and vice-president of the European Affairs Committee, 2005-2009
  • Member of the Arbitral College as Presiding Arbiter for mandatory arbitration and necessary arbitration under the Labour Code since 2009
  • On the list of arbitrators of the Arbitration Centre of the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce and Industry
  • Member of the Editorial Review Board of Oxford Competition Law
MEMBERSHIPS
  • Member of the Coimbra Association of European Studies
  • Member of the Portuguese European Law Association (APDE)
LANGUAGES
  • English
  • French

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PLMJ AWARDS

  • PLMJ has a leading firm in Chambers Global 2013
  • PLMJ’s competition team is again named among the world’s best 100 by Global Competition Review 2013
  • PLMJ partners José Luís da Cruz Vilaça, Manuel Lopes Rocha and Vasco Marques Correia named as Antitrust, Intellectual Property and Media Lawyer of the Year, respectively
  • Finantial Times considers PLMJ the most Innovative Portuguese Law Firm in Europe
  • PLMJ is named iberian law firm of the year 2012
  • PLMJ named as best portuguese law firm on Chambers Europe Awards 2012
  • PLMJ lawyers feature extensively in Legal 500 - 2012”
  • Financial Times considers PLMJ the most innovative law firms in Portugal
  • PLMJ partner Luís Sáragga Leal wins European Managing Partner of the Year
  • 40 under Forty Awards - Tomás Pessanha and Tiago Duarte
  • PLMJ on the shortlist for The Lawyer Awards in the categories of Iberian Firm of the Year and Managing Partner of the Year for Luís Sáragga Leal.
  • PLMJ has been shortlisted for an Award for Excellence in Portugal
  • GCR 100 - PLMJ as a world-leading competition practice
  • PLMJ has a top tier ranking in the IFLR1000
  • Luís Sáragga Leal Finalist for European Managing Partner of the Year 2010
  • PLMJ Finalist for Law Firm of the Year: Iberia 2010
  • Winner of International Law Office Clients Choice Award
  • PLC Which lawyer – Leading firm
  • Shortlisted - Chambers Europe Awards for Excellence 2010
  • PLMJ has a top tier ranking in the IFLR1000
  • Winner of International Law Office Clients Choice Award
  • IFLR Recomended Firm
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