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Diogo Franco Coelho
Senior Associate

Diogo Franco Coelho

Joined PLMJ in 2021.
Senior associate in the Dispute Resolution practice.

About Diogo

Diogo is a senior associate in the Dispute Resolution practice.

He advises on civil, commercial and corporate litigation, corporate arbitration and class actions.

Since 2015, he has been a guest lecturer at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon, teaching on undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, including in commercial and company law. He is also a researcher at the Research Centre for Private Law.

Diogo holds a master's degree in civil law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon. His thesis, which has since been published, is entitled Contribution to the Study of Clauses Conferring the Power to Unilaterally Amend a Contract (Ius Variandi Clauses). He also holds postgraduate qualifications in corporate finance from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon and in energy law from Católica Lisbon School of Law.

He is the author of various legal publications.

Before joining PLMJ, he was a lawyer at Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira.

Contacts

Office: Lisbon
(+351) 213 197 300*
diogo.francocoelho@plmj.pt

*National landlines call

Languages:
English, Spanish

Academic Background

  • Law degree from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon, 2015
  • Postgraduate qualification in corporate finance from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon, 2015
  • Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association, 2017
  • Course in accounting and finance for lawyers from Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics, 2018
  • Advanced seminar on ICC Arbitration at NOVA School of Law, 2021
  • Master’s degree in legal sciences (specialising in civil law) from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon, 2023
  • Postgraduate qualification in energy law from Católica Lisbon School of Law, 2025

Professional Background

  • Visiting lecturer at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon since 2015.
  • Trainee lawyer and associate at Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira, Banking & Finance and Capital Markets department, 2015–2020
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