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Paulo Farinha Alves
Joined PLMJ in 1994.
Partner in the Dispute Resolution practice.
About Paulo
Paulo is a partner in the Dispute Resolution practice and has more than 30 years' experience.
He specialises in criminal law, white-collar crime, compliance, administrative offences and sports law.
Between January and November 2012, Paulo was vice-president of the Disciplinary Committee of the Lisbon Football Association, and until March 2013 he was a member of the Professional Football Committee of Sporting Clube de Portugal SAD.
Since 2020, he has been a member of the Professional Ethics Council of the Portuguese Bar Association, serving during the 2020-2022 and 2023-2025 terms.
He holds a postgraduate qualification in accounting and corporate legal advisory services from Católica Lisbon School of Law, attended the postgraduate course in European Economic Criminal Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra, and completed the Executive Course in Football Law at the Portugal Football School of the Portuguese Football Federation.
Paulo has participated in conferences and seminars on criminal law, criminal procedure, administrative offences, compliance and sports law.
He is a founding member of Fórum Penal, an association of criminal lawyers, and a member of other professional associations, including the European Criminal Bar Association (ECBA), the Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA), the International Bar Association (IBA) and the Portuguese Sports Law Association (APDD), where he currently serves as vice-president.
Contacts
Office: Lisbon
(+351) 213 197 300*
paulo.farinhaalves@plmj.pt
Languages:
English, Spanish
Academic Background
- Law degree from Católica Lisbon School of Law, 1994
- Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association, 1996
- Postgraduate in accounting and corporate legal advisory services from Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Lisbon, 1997
- Postgraduate course in economic and European criminal law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra, 2009
- Executive course in football law at the Portuguese Football Federation's Portugal Football School, 2018
Professional Background
- Partner at PLMJ since 2005
- Member of the Lisbon Professional Ethics Council of the Portuguese Bar Association
- Vice-president of the Disciplinary Committee of the Lisbon Football Association (January 2012 - November 2012)
- Director of professional football at Sporting Clube de Portugal – Futebol SAD (November 2012 - March 2013)
- Founding member of the criminal lawyers association, Fórum Penal, 2012
Member of
- ECBA - European Criminal Bar Association
- IBA - International Bar Association
- Fórum Penal – Associação de Advogados Penalistas
- UIA - Union Internationale des Avocats
- APDD - Portuguese Sports Law Association
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National Anti-corruption Mechanism (MENAC)
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Chambers Europe
"Paulo Farinha Alves is highly experienced and savvy. He has a deep understanding of the enforcement landscape in Portugal, which translates into seasoned judgment to guide clients."