Nuno Morais Sarmento
Joined PLMJ in 1995.
Partner in the Dispute Resolution practice.
About Nuno
Nuno is a partner in the Dispute Resolution practice. He has 30 years’ experience and is dedicated to arbitration, litigation and dispute resolution, with particular expertise in exports and international trade, and a special focus on the Mozambican market.
Nuno was Minister of the Presidency in the 15th Constitutional Government (2002-2004) and Minister of State for the Presidency and Parliamentary Affairs in the 16th Constitutional Government (2004-2005). He was also a member of the Superior Council of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, a founding member of the National Data Protection Commission and a member of the Schengen Joint Supervisory Authority.
Nuno graduated in law from Universidade Católica Portuguesa and he took a postgraduate course in EU law at the same university.
Contacts
Office: Lisbon
(+351) 213 197 300
nuno.moraissarmento@plmj.pt
Languages:
English, French, Spanish
Academic Background
- Law degree from Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Lisbon, 1984
- Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association, 1992
- Attended postgradate course in Community Law at Universidade Católica Portuguesa - Centre of European Studies, Lisbon, 1996
Professional Background
- Partner at PLMJ since 2000
- Adviser to the ombudsman of Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa, 1991
- Managing director of Alcoitão Hospital, 1992
- Legal adviser to the High Commission for Projecto Vida, 1993
- Member of the Personal Data Protection Commission, 1994
- Member of the Schengen Common Control Authority representing the Portuguese State, 1995
- Member of Supreme Council of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, 1997
- Minister of the Office of the President in the XV Government, 2004
- Minister of State, of the Office of the President and of Parliamentary Affairs for the XVI Government, 2005
- Arbitrator at the Arbitration Centre of the Portuguese-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, 2009
Member of
- IBA - International Bar Association