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Provided by Rui Patrício

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Practice Areas

Litigation and criminal, regulatory liabilities, investigation and compliance.

Career

Rui joined the firm in 1994 and became a Partner in 2005. He co-heads the criminal, regulatory offences and compliance department. He is one of the firm’s most experienced lawyers in the area of litigation, having developed the area of criminal and regulatory offences litigation. He also has extensive activity in the area of compliance, integrity, investigation, civil litigation and national arbitration.

Former university Professor of law (1994-2013) and Guest Professor in litigation law master starting 2020.

Rui was a member of the Judiciary Superior Council and a member of the Corruption Prevention Council. He was Member of the Board of the Modern and Contemporary Art Foundation - Berardo Collection by appointment of the Ministry of Culture. In April 2023, he was appointed by the Portuguese government as a substitute member of the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe. Currently he is member of the OPCR’s executive board (Observatório Português de Compliance e Regulatório). He also co-coordinates BeNAC - Barómetro da Aplicação da Estratégia Nacional Anticorrupção (Observatório Permanente da Justiça – Centro de Estudos Sociais da Universidade de Coimbra), among other positions and functions.

Professional Memberships

Portuguese Bar Association (admitted in 1996). European Criminal Bar Association. Portuguese Arbitration Association. Criminal Forum.

Publications

Author and co-author of several criminal, misdemeanours and compliance law books and articles, as well as other litigation, regulatory, justice and professional activity of lawyers matters.

Personal

Law degree (University of Lisbon, 1994). Master's degree in criminal law (University of Lisbon, 1999).

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