He has a PhD in law, a master’s degree in Law and an under-graduate degree in law from the Faculty of Law, University of Lisbon. At present he is Full Professor at the Faculty of Law University of Lisbon, where he was previously involved as a Junior Lecturer, Lecturer and Senior Lecturer. He is the President of the Institute for Economic, Financial and Tax Law (IDEFF) and Vice-President of the European Institute of the Faculty of Law, University of Lisbon. He is also the Director of the Journal Revista de Finanças Públicas e Direito Fiscal. He also has a Jean Monnet Chair in European Community Studies. He is the founding partner of Paz Ferreira e Associados – Sociedade de Advogados Srl. He is the Chairperson of the Supervisory Board of the Portuguese Bank Caixa Geral de Depósitos. His publications include – A Austeridade Cura? A Austeridade mata?, AAFDL, Lisboa, 2014; Crónicas de Anos de Chumbo, Almedina, Coimbra, 2013; Em torno da regulação económica em tempos de mudança in Revista de Concorrência e Regulação, ano I, n.º 1, Almedina, Janeiro-Março de 2010. His areas of expertise are Economic Law, Regulation and Competition Law, European Law, Public Finance Law, Tax Law, International Economic Law. He is the Coordinator and Principal Researcher of CIDEEFF.
