Law Degree from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon; Postgraduate in Fiscal Management of Organizations by the Institute of Economics and Management (I.S.E.G I.D.E.F.E.); Post-graduation in Labour Law by the Institute of Labor Law of the Faculty of Law of Lisbon; Master's in Business Law - Labour Law by ISCTE Instituto Universitário de Lisboa with a dissertation under the supervision of Prof. Antonio Monteiro Fernandes. Has a PhD in Employment law by the University of A Coruña with a dissertation under the supervision of Profs. Jesús Martínez Girón and Alberto Arufe Varela. Certificate of Pedagogical Aptitude of Trainers (CAP). Member of the law firm Espanha e Associados since 2004, team leader of the employment department. Regularly participates in conferences and workshops in Portugal and Portuguese-speaking countries and author of opinion articles in the legal field. Is a member of the Portuguese Bar Association.