Lawyers

Meet the Roldão Advogados, SP RL team of lawyers.

Dr. Roldão Mendonça

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    Personal details 

    • Born in Luimbale, Huambo, Angola, 1965.
    • Lawyer since 1994, registered with the Portuguese Bar Association under number 11325L.

    Education

    • Law degree from the Faculty of Law, University of Lisbon (1992)

    Further training

    • Postgraduate in Tax Law from the Faculty of Law, University of Lisbon, 2001/2002.
    • First Program in the Organisation and Administration of Law Firms and Law Offices run by the Portuguese Bar Association in partnership with the Getulio Vargas Foundation Law School, 2008.
    • New Social Security Contributions Code - Innovations and Practical Issues Program, held at the CDL by the Portuguese Bar Association, 2011.
    • XI Program in "Foreigners' Law: Asylum, Immigration and Nationality Litigation", Faculty of Law, Nova University, 10/2019.
    • Conferences
    • “IV - Lisbon Law Faculty Urban Lease Program’, 2006, invited by the Portuguese Bar Association to provide a practical presentation.
    • “V - Lisbon Law Faculty Urban Lease Program’, 4/2007, invited by the Portuguese Bar Association to provide a practical presentation at the conference on ‘Open-ended Contracts’.
    • Participation in other training programs
    • 'Medical Error’ Conference, Lisbon Regional Council of the Portuguese Bar Association, 6/2019.
    • 'General Data Protection Regulation’ Conference, Lisbon Regional Council of the Portuguese Bar Association, 4/2018..
    • Topics on ‘Administrative Procedure and Litigation, especially Administrative Objections’, Lisbon District Centre of the Portuguese Bar Association, 3/2016.
    • Conference on ‘The New Code of Civil Procedure’, Lisbon District Council of the Portuguese Bar Association, 7/2013.
    • Participação na sessão de esclarecimento subordinada ao tema “Esclarecimentos Código do Processo Civil”, Debate & Discursos, Lda, 7/2013.
    • Participation in the introductory session on ‘Clarifications to the Civil Procedure Code’, Debate & Discursos, Lda, 7/2013.
    • Participation in the Seminar on ‘Changes to the Urban Lease Regime’, Debate & Discursos, Lda, 10/2012.
    • Participation in the Seminar on ‘The New CIRE (Insolvency and Company Recovery Code) and Company Recovery Procedures’, Debate & Discursos, Lda, 05/2012.
    • Participation in the Seminar on ‘Financial Companies in General and Foreign Exchange Agencies in Particular’, District Council of the Portuguese Bar Association, 01/2011.
    • Participation in a training program on ‘Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing’, held by the UIF (Financial Investigation Unit), 4/2010.
    • Participation in the Seminar on ‘Specialities in Rental Housing’, District Council of the Portuguese Bar Association, 07/2005.
    • Participation in the conference on ‘Executive Action First Edition’, District Council of the Portuguese Bar Association, 07/2005.
    • Participation in the conference on ‘Urban Leasing and Civil Partnership’, District Council of the Portuguese Bar Association, 07/2005.
    • Participation in a conference on ‘Executive Action Second Edition’, District Council of the Portuguese Bar Association, 09/2005.
    • Participation in the conference on ‘Appeals in Civil Procedure’, District Council of the Portuguese Bar Association, 07/2005.
    • 'Lisbon Law Faculty Conference on Urban Leasing’, 2/2007.
    • Participation in the ‘First Conference on Arbitration Practice’ of the Portuguese Arbitration Association, 4/2007.

Dr. Miguel Barradas Lourenço

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    Personal details

    • Born in Lisbon on 10th December 1976;
    • Trainee Lawyer between 2004 and 2007;
    • Lawyer since 2007, registered with the Portuguese Bar Association under number 45498-L;

    Academic and Professional Background

    • April/2018: ‘General Data Protection Regulation’ Conference, Lisbon Regional Council of the Portuguese Bar Association;
    • March/2016: Topics of Administrative Procedure and Litigation, especially Administrative Objections, Lisbon District Centre of the Portuguese Bar Association;
    • March/2014: ‘Consequences of the New Code of Civil Procedure on the Code of Labour Procedure’ Conference, at the Lisbon District Centre of the Portuguese Bar Association - Sintra delegation.
    • May/2013: ‘Civil Procedure Days’, at the Lisbon District Centre of the Portuguese Bar Association - Sintra delegation.
    • November/2012: ‘Labour Law’ Conference, at the Lisbon District Centre of the Portuguese Bar Association - Sintra delegation.
    • July/2012: Regulation of Procedural Costs, at the Lisbon District Centre of the Portuguese Bar Association - Sintra delegation.
    • July/2012: ‘Changes to the Labour Code’ Conference, at the Lisbon District Centre of the Portuguese Bar Association - Sintra delegation
    • May/2012: Conference ‘INSOLVENCY AND COMPANY RECOVERY CODE AND COMPANY RECOVERY PROCEDURES’, by Debates & Discursos;
    • January/2011: Training program: ‘The New Social Security Contributions Code - Innovations and Practical Issues’, the Lisbon District Centre of the Portuguese Bar Association;
    • 2009/2010: XI Postgraduate Program on ‘Specialisation in Labour Law’, run by the Institute of Labour Law, the Faculty of Law, the University of Lisbon, awarded a grade of 14;
    • March/2009: ‘The New Labour Code’ training program, at the Sintra delegation of the Portuguese Bar Association;
    • March/2009: ‘A New Probative Tool in Road Accidents: computer simulation of the accident’, at the Lisbon District Centre of the Portuguese Bar Association;
    • February/2009: ‘The Notarial Acts of Lawyers’ training program, organised by the Lisbon District Centre of the Portuguese Bar Association;
    • January/2009: ‘The New Divorce Law’ training program, organised by the Cascais delegation of the Portuguese Bar Association;
    • December/2008: Training ‘The Reform of the Labour Code’, at the Lisbon District Centre of the Portuguese Bar Association;
    • December/2008: ‘Code of Court Fees and Regulation of Court Fees’ training program, organised by the Sintra delegation of the Portuguese Bar Association;
    • 2005/2007: Complementary Training Phase run by the Sintra Delegation of the Portuguese Bar Association, awarded a final classification of ‘Approved with Distinction’;
    • May/June/July/2006: Training in ‘Company Law’, organised by the Lisbon District Centre of the Portuguese Bar Association;
    • March/April/May/2006: Training in ‘Labour Procedural Practices’, organised by the Lisbon District Centre of the Portuguese Bar Association;
    • 2005: Initial Training Phase, at the Lisbon District Centre of the Portuguese Bar Association, awarded an average grade of 15;
    • 2004: Law degree from the Autonomous University of Lisbon, graduating with an average grade of 12.

Dra. Catarina C. Ramos

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    Personal details 

    • Born in Lisbon in 1992
    • Trainee Lawyer between 2018 and 2021
    • Lawyer since 2021, registered with the Portuguese Bar Association, under number 64841L

    Education

    • Law degree from the Faculty of Law, the University of Lisbon (2017)

    Further training

    • Intensive criminal law program - general theory of crime (2014) - Faculty of Law, University of Lisbon 
    • Online Notarial Acts Conference ‘Authentication of private documents and certification by videoconference’ (2022) - Debates & Discursos, Lda 
    • Traineeship - Legal Department of Internal Law (2017) - Ministry of Foreign Affairs..

Dr. Afonso Mendonça

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    Personal details

    • Born in Sintra on 6th May 1998;;
    • Trainee Lawyer between 2022 and 2024;
    • Lawyer since 2024, registered with the Portuguese Bar Association under number 69748L.

    Education

    • Law degree from the Autonomous University of Lisbon (2021).

    Further education

    • Advanced Postgraduate Diploma in Arbitration Law from the Private Law Research Centre, 2022;
    • Postgraduate Diploma in Civil Liability Law from the Private Law Research Centre, 2022.
    • Participation in other training programs:
    • May 2022: ‘Procedural Labour Law’ Conference at the Lisbon Regional Centre of the Portuguese Bar Association;
    • May 2022: ‘Online Notarial Acts’ Conference, Debates & Discursos
    • May 2022: Complementary Training in ‘Administrative Procedural Practices’ at the Lisbon Regional Centre of the Portuguese Bar Association.

    Work experience

    • September 2019- Summer internship at Roldão Advogados, SP, RL
    • September 2020- Summer internship at Varela de Matos & Associados Sociedade de Advogado.

Dra. Ema Glória (Trainee Lawyer)

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    Personal details

    • Born in Guarda on 19th March 2001;
    • Legal expert.

    Education 

    • Law degree from the European University (2024).

    Further training

    • Post-graduate program in Fiscal Law, the Faculty of Law, the University of Lisbon, 2023/2024;
    • Intensive English language course at Cambridge School (40 hours), 2022;
    • Vice President in charge of Professional Development at ELSA (the European Law Students Association), European University, 2021/2022;
    • Persuasion and Influence program, organised by Speak & Lead, 2020.
    • Participation in other training programs 
    • Legal Program on Criminology and Criminal Investigation, organise by ELSA Lusófona, 2021;
    • Seminar on the Rights of Children and their Juridical Protection, organised by ELSA Coimbra, 2020;
    • Workshop on Soft Skills "Negotiation, Persuasion and Public Communication", organised by ELSA European University, 2020;
    • Workshop on Emotion Intelligence, organised by ELSA European University, 2020.

    Work experience

    • August 2023- Summer internship with lawyer and family mediator Sandra Monique Beato Pereira.

     

OTHER MEMBERS IN OUR TEAM

Margarida Monteiro

Head of the Finance Department