Band 2
Provided by Paulo Farinha Alves
Criminal Law; White Collar Crime; Compliance; Sports law
Paulo is a partner in the Dispute Resolution practice. He has more than 30 years’ experience in criminal law, white-collar crime, compliance and sports law.
Paulo was vice-president of the Disciplinary Council of the Lisbon Football Association between January and November 2012, when he joined the professional football board of Sporting Clube de Portugal SAD. He completed a postgraduate course in accounting and legal advice at the Faculty of Law of Universidade Católica Portuguesa. He also attended a postgraduate course in European economic crime law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra and the executive course in football law at the Portugal Football School of the Portuguese Football Federation.
Paulo has contributed to conferences and seminars on criminal law, criminal procedure, administrative offences and sports law.
ECBA – European Criminal Bar Association
IBA
Fórum Penal - Association of Criminal Lawyers
UIA - Union Internationale des Avocats
APDD - Portuguese Sports Law Association
Languages: Portuguese, English and Spanish
Provided by Chambers
Paulo Farinha Alves offers support to clients in white-collar crime cases, including embezzlement, money laundering and corruption matters. He also has standout experience in administrative offence proceedings.
Provided by Chambers
"Paulo Farinha Alves is a very objective lawyer."
"Paulo is well recognised as a criminal lawyer and is very skilled, with a depth of knowledge in his field."
"Paulo Farinha Alves is a very objective lawyer."
"Paulo is well recognised as a criminal lawyer and is very skilled, with a depth of knowledge in his field."
