Augusto Aguiar-Branco

Founding Partner

Specialty areas

Banking and Finance Law, Corporate and Commercial Law and Arbitration

• Graduation in Law from the University of Coimbra (1973);

• Arbitrator in Commercial Arbitration Center of Lisbon and Oporto’s Commercial Association;

• Chairman of the General Meeting Board in several companies;

• Vice president of the Superior Council of Portuguese Bar Association from 2005 to 2007; Also was a member of the same Council from 2002 to 2004;

• Member of the General Council of Portuguese Bar Association from 1990 to 1992

• Member of Oporto’s Regional Council of Portuguese Bar Association from 1987 to 1989;

• President and Secretary-General of the Executive Committee on the III Portuguese Lawyers Congress in 1990.

• Representative of the north of Portugal in the European Lawyers Union.

• President of Young Lawyers Association (A.P.J.A) from 1985 to 1987;

• President of the executive board of Eng. António de Almeida Foundation;

• Member of the advising Council of Eça de Queiroz Foundation

• Member of the Advisory Council of the Portugal-East Cooperation and Development Institute;