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- Rita Almeida
Rita Almeida
Joined PLMJ in 2022.
Of counsel in the Banking and Finance and Capital Markets practices.
About Rita
Rita is a consultant in the Banking and Finance and Capital Markets practices. With more than 10 years' professional experience, she advises clients in the banking and financial sector on regulatory and compliance matters.
She has a master's degree in corporate legal sciences from the Faculty of Law of Universidade Nova de Lisboa and she attended an advanced postgraduate course in banking law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon.
Rita returned to PLMJ in 2022 after working as a lawyer in the Prudential Supervision Department of Banco de Portugal.
Contacts
Office: Lisbon
(+351) 213 197 300*
rita.almeida@plmj.pt
Languages:
English
Academic Background
- Law degree from Univesidade Nova de Lisboa, 2008
- Master's in corporate legal sciences from the Faculty of Law of Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2010
- Attended advance postgraduate course in banking law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon, 2022
Professional Background
- Legal adviser at Banco de Portugal in the Prudential Supervision Department, 2018-2022
- Associate at the law firm PLMJ Advogados in the Dispute Resolution practice, 2014-2017
- Junior associate at the law firm Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados, 2011-2014
- Trainee lawyer at the law firm João Pedroso & Associados, 2010-2011
- Legal adviser at CNIACC - National Centre for Information and Arbitration of Consumer Conflicts, 2009-2010