Born on the Island of São Miguel, Azores, at the age of 18 she entered the Law course at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon, where she graduated in 2009.

Master in Legal and Forensic Sciences from the University of Law of Lisbon (FDL), in 2012.

Registered with the BAR since 2011.

Professional CV

•  Professional Internship at the Central Criminal Instruction Court - 2010/2011

• Trainee Lawyer at Borges da Ponte, Linhares Dias & Associados, Sociedade de Advogados, RL, 2011.

•  Associate Lawyer at Borges da Ponte, Linhares Dias & Associados, Sociedade de Advogados, RL, 2014- 2019.

• Lawyer for the Company EDA – Electricidade dos Açores, SA (EDA Group) – 2011-2019.

• Speaker at the PLMJ Conference Series , with the theme “Rehabilitation of Urban Rehabilitation Areas" (ARU), 2016.

• Speaker at the PLMJ , Parceiros and Norma Açores, SA Conference Series on the “Main Innovations in the Public Contracts Code”, 2017.

• Guest Speaker at the Debate “I'm a Lawyer and Now” , held in São Miguel – Azores, by ANJAP – National Association of Young Portuguese Lawyers, 2018.

• Trainer in various areas of Law to Public and Private Entities:

  • • Public Procurement

    • Disciplinary, Civil and Criminal Liability of Directors and Officers

    • Safety, Hygiene and Health at Work

• Lawyer at the Company Portos dos Açores, SA - 2020 to 2021

• Deputy to the Board of Directors of Portos dos Açores , SA . – 2020 to 2021.

Relevant Experience

• Provision of direct legal advisory services to corporate bodies of public and private companies (Boards of Directors and Boards of Directors).

• Provision of legal advisory services to companies and groups of companies in matters of Law, in general, and in particular Public Law and Compliance (EDA – Eletricidade dos Açores, SA and GrupoEDA).

• Legal advice to Public and Business Sector Entities in the context of the preparation and monitoring of pre-contractual public law procedures and execution of public contracts.

• Provision of legal advisory services to clients in the context of submitting proposals in national and international competitions for the conclusion of public contracts.

• Provision of generalized legal advisory services to individuals and private legal entities.

• Criminal Litigation: both on the defense side and on the prosecution side.

• Administrative, Civil and Labor Litigation.

Publications

• Master's Thesis “ Fortuitous knowledge in telephone tapping”, Faculty of Law of Lisbon, 2012.

• Co-author of the book “Commentary on the Legal Regime of Public Contracts in the Autonomous Region of the Azores – Regional Legislative Decree No. 27/2015/A, of December 29, 2015” , Almedina.

Languages

• Portuguese

• English