Luis is one of PLMJ's founding partners. Is the head of Real estate, planning and tourism practice and has 50 years' experience as a lawyer, over the years, he has acted in some of the most important legal operations in Portugal and abroad.

Luis specialises in international transactions, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions and foreign investment.

His team provides legal support for cross-border transactions and large-scale investment projects involving various countries, including China, Angola, Mozambique and Portugal.

In 1998, he was one of the driving forces behind the setting up of the PLMJ Foundation and he is still involved today in his role as president of its board.

Bar Admissions
Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association in 1970

Education
Law degree from the University of Lisbon, 1968
Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association, 1970

Professional Associations

• International Bar Association
• International Fiscal Association
  
• Honorary member of the Florida Bar Association
• General Council of the Bar Association, 1981-1983
• Union Internationale des Avocats

IBA - International Bar Association - Tax Committee
Portuguese section of the International Commission of Jurists
Lisbon District Council of the Portuguese Bar Association, 1978-1980
President of the Bar Association's Institute of Law, 2005



Professional Activities and Experience
Vice-President of the General Council of the Bar Association, 1986
Portuguese delegate to the CCBE - Consultative Committee of the Bars and Law Societies of the European Community,
1983