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Fernando Dias Simões

Associate Professor of Law

fernandodiassimoes@gmail.com

  • Fernando Dias Simões is Associate Professor at Peking University School of Transnational Law. He previously held positions at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the University of Macau, and Portuguese universities. He holds a PhD from the University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain), an LLM from the University of Glasgow (United Kingdom), and an LLB from the University of Coimbra (Portugal). His research interests include International Investment Law, Investment Arbitration, and Energy Law, with sporadic incursions into other topics of International Law. He is Affiliated Expert at the Asia Pacific FDI Network, member of the Asia WTO Research Network (AWRN), Senior Research Fellow at the University Institute of European Studies (Italy) and member of the Scientific Committee and Senior Research Associate at gLAWcal – Global Law Initiatives for Sustainable Development (United Kingdom). In the last decade, Dr. Dias Simões carried out research stays at academic institutions in the United States, Canada, China, Australia, Luxembourg, and Sweden; received research grants in Hong Kong, Macau, and Spain; and coordinated research projects funded by the European Commission. He is currently working on a monograph on the reform of investor-state arbitration, to be published in 2025.



    • Commercial Arbitration

    • Energy Law

    • Conflict of Laws


  • Books

    • Dias Simões, Fernando. Commercial Arbitration      between China and the Portuguese-speaking World (Kluwer Law      International 2014)

    • Dias Simões, Fernando, and Pinheiro      Almeida, Mariana. Lei      dos Serviços Públicos Essenciais – Anotada e Comentada (Almedina 2012)

    • Dias Simões, Fernando. Marca do Distribuidor e      Responsabilidade por Produtos (Almedina 2009)


    Edited books

    • Chaisse, Julien,      Dias Simões, Fernando, and Friedmann, Danny. Wine Law and Policy: From National Terroirs to a      Global Market (Brill, 2020)

    Articles

    • Dias Simões, Fernando. “Protecting      International Travelers During Pandemics: Charting the Way Forward”, 31(1)      Minnesota Journal of International Law 41-110 (2022).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando. “COVID-19      and International Freedom of Movement: a Stranded Human Right?”, 20(2) Yale      Journal of Health Policy, Law, and Ethics 362-432 (2022).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando. “Investment      Arbitration and the Chimera of an Ideal Adjudicative Community”, 22(5-6) Journal      of World Investment and Trade 687-704 (2021).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando. “Pandemics,      Travel Restrictions, and the Distancing from International Law”, 16(2) Asian      Journal of WTO and International Health Law and Policy 249-274 (2021).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando. “Clandestine      Awards, Information Asymmetries, and Equality of Arms in Investment      Arbitration”, 2021(2) Journal of Dispute Resolution 317-334 (2021).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando. “Can      Investment Dispute Settlement Ever be Depoliticized?”, 4(2) Cardozo      International and Comparative Law Review 507-537 (2021).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando. “The      Appellate Body of the WTO: an International Court by Another Name”, 10 European      Yearbook of International Economic Law 2019, 361-387 (2020).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando. “Assessing      the Impact of Trade and Investment Policies: Toward an Era of      ‘Enlightened’ Policymaking?”, 86(4) University of Cincinnati Law Review      1211-1250 (2018).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando. “Hold on to      Your Hat! Issue Conflicts in the Investment Court System”, 17(1) The      Law and Practice of International Courts and Tribunals 98-116 (2018).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando. “External      Consultants as Actors in European Trade and Investment Policymaking”, 48 Netherlands      Yearbook of International Law 109-138 (2018).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando. “Blusun S.A.      and others v. Italy: Legal (In)stability and Renewable Energy      Investments”, 26(3) Review of European, Comparative & International      Environmental Law 298-304 (2017).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando. “The      European Parliament’s Oversight Powers over Trade and Investment      Negotiations”, 2(1) European Investment Law and Arbitration Review      335-370 (2017).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando. “Making      Trade Policy Great Again: What Policymakers Should Learn from Trump’s      Election”, 12(2) Asian Journal of WTO & International Health Law      and Policy 265-288 (2017).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando. “Myopic Amici? The Participation of Non-disputing Parties in ICSID      Arbitration”, 42(3) North Carolina Journal of International Law      791-822 (2017).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando. “Charanne      and Construction Investments v. Spain: Legitimate Expectations and      Investments in Renewable Energy”, 26(2) Review of European, Comparative      & International Environmental Law 174-180 (2017).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando. “A Guardian      and a Friend? The European Commission’s Participation in Investment      Arbitration”, 25(2) Michigan State International Law Review 233-303      (2017).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando. “When Green Incentives Go Pale: Investment Arbitration and Renewable Energy Policymaking”, 45(2) Denver Journal of International Law and Policy 251-285 (2017).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando. “Portuguese-speaking      Africa and the Lusophone Legal System: All in the Family?”, 76(1) African      Studies 86-101 (2017).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando. “Amicus      Curiae in the Trans-Pacific Partnership”, 54(1) American Business Law      Journal 161-238 (2017).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando. “The      Language of International Arbitration”, 35(1) Conflict Resolution      Quarterly 89-109 (2017).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando. “The Role of      Investment Arbitration in Water Services Governance”, 19(2) Water      Policy 271-285 (2017).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando. “Behavior      and Sustainable Development in China: The Role of Behavioral Sciences in      Environmental Policymaking”, 8(9) Sustainability 897 (2016).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando.      “Institutional Culture in International Arbitration”, 27(3) Australasian      Dispute Resolution Journal 188-197 (2016).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando. “Law and      Language in Timor-Leste: Bridging the Divide”, 37(3) Contemporary      Southeast Asia 381-405 (2015).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando. “Powered by      Expertise: Selecting Arbitrators in Energy Disputes”, 8(6) Journal of      World Energy Law & Business 501-520 (2015).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando. “Do Direito do Consumidor à Ética      de Consumo”, 35 Boletim da Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de      Macau 193-199 (2014).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando. “Recognition      and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards in Macau”, 44(2) Hong Kong      Law Journal 563-587 (2014).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando. “Commercial      Arbitration in the Portuguese-speaking World: Opportunities and      Challenges”, 14 Young Arbitration Review 30-33 (2014).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando. “As Pequenas e Médias Empresas e o      Direito Europeu Comum da Compra e Venda”, 34 Boletim da Faculdade de      Direito da Universidade de Macau 65-106 (2013).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando. “Inclusão de Cláusulas em Contratos      de Adesão: uma Comparação Luso-Chinesa”, 32 Boletim da Faculdade de      Direito da Universidade de Macau 47-72 (2013).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando. “Private      Labels and Products Liability: Hypermarkets as apparent producers”, 3 Juridical      Review 469-481 (2013).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando. “Paternalism      and Health Law: Legal Promotion of a Healthy Lifestyle”, 4(3) European      Journal of Risk Regulation 347-363 (2013).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando. “A Prestação de Serviços Médicos em      Portugal. Consentimento Esclarecido e Responsabilidade Civil”, 22(1) Dereito:      Revista Xurídica da Universidade de Santiago de Compostela 1-31      (2013).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando. “Legal      Capital Rules In Europe: Is There Still Room For Creditor Protection?”,      24(4) International Company and Commercial Law Review 166-172      (2013).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando. “O Conceito de Consumidor no      Direito Português (II)”, Jusjornal, JusNet 35/2012 (2012).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando. “O Conceito de Consumidor no      Direito Português (I)”, Jusjornal, JusNet 118/2012 (2012).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando. “Macau:      A Seat for Sino-Lusophone Commercial Arbitration”, 29(4) Journal of      International Arbitration 375-389 (2012).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando. “Vida Indevida? As Acções por      Wrongful Life e a Dignidade da Vida Humana”, 8(13) Tékhne – Revista de      Estudos Politécnicos 187-203 (2010).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando. “O Novo Regime de Prescrição dos      Créditos por Serviços Públicos Essenciais – Algumas Dúvidas de Direito      Transitório”, Jusjornal, JusNet (2009).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando. “A Responsabilidade Civil das      Sociedades de Advogados em Portugal”, 17(1) Dereito – Revista Xurídica      da Universidade de Santiago de Compostela 5-23 (2008).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando. “Dupla Jornada – o Regime do      Trabalhador-estudante”, 5(1) Maia Jurídica 93-132 (2007).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando. “Verso Controverso”, 2(4) Tékhne      – Revista de Estudos Politécnicos 87-100 (2005).


    Book chapters

    • Dias Simões, Fernando. “Article 26: Settlement of Disputes Between an Investor and a Contracting Party”, in COMMENTARY ON THE ENERGY CHARTER TREATY 349-367 (2nd ed., Rafael Leal-Arcas ed., 2023).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando. “Keep      on trading in the Free World”, in CONTESTATION AND POLARIZATION IN      GLOBAL GOVERNANCE: EUROPEAN RESPONSES 283-301 (Michelle Egan, Kolja      Raube, Jan Wouters and Julien Chaisse eds., 2023).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando.      “Diversity in Investment Arbitration: Balancing Individual and Community      Legitimacy”, in DIVERSITY IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION: WHY IT MATTERS      AND HOW TO SUSTAIN IT 33-47 (Shahla Ali, Filip Balcerzak, Giorgio      Colombo and Joshua Karton eds., 2022).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando.      “Public Participation: Amicus Curiae in International Investment      Arbitration”, in HANDBOOK OF INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT LAW AND POLICY      1371-1396 (Julien Chaisse, Leïla Choukroune, Sufian      Jusoh eds., 2021).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando. “Trade for All? Transparency in the EU’s Common Commercial Policy”, in SIXTY      YEARS OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION AND GLOBAL POWER SHIFTS: PERCEPTIONS,      INTERACTIONS AND LESSONS 321-336 (Julien Chaisse ed., 2020).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando.      “Should Appellate Body Members Work Full Time?”, in THE APPELLATE BODY OF      THE WTO AND ITS REFORM 273-301 (Chang-fa Lo, Junji Nakagawa and Tsai-yu      Lin eds., 2020).

    • Chaisse, Julien, Dias Simões,      Fernando, and Friedmann, Danny. “An Introduction      to Wine Regulation in a Globalized Market: Prospects and Limits of Wine      Governance”, in WINE LAW AND POLICY: FROM NATIONAL TERROIRS TO A GLOBAL      MARKET 1-31 (Julien Chaisse, Fernando Dias Simões and Danny Friedmann      eds., 2020).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando.      “Investment Law and Renewable Energy: Green Expectations in Grey Times”,      in HOW INTERNATIONAL LAW WORKS IN TIMES OF CRISIS 206-220 (George Ulrich      and Ineta Ziemele eds., 2019).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando.      “Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection in Timor-Leste: Opportunities      and Risks”, in THE CHALLENGES, DEVELOPMENT, AND PROMISE OF TIMOR-LESTE      187-204 (Ip Kuai Peng, Francisco José Leandro and Danilo Afonso-Henriques      eds., 2019).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando.      “Article 26: Settlement of Disputes Between an Investor and a Contracting      Party”, in COMMENTARY ON THE ENERGY CHARTER TREATY 338-358 (Rafael      Leal-Arcas ed., 2018).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando. “The      Potential Role of Sustainability Impact Assessment in the EU-China BIT      Negotiations”, in CHINA-EUROPEAN UNION INVESTMENT RELATIONSHIPS: TOWARDS A      NEW LEADERSHIP IN GLOBAL INVESTMENT GOVERNANCE? 69-92 (Julien Chaisse ed.,      2018).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando. “Investment      Law and Climate Disputes: The Role of the UNCITRAL in Powering Sustainable      Development”, in MODERNIZING INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW TO SUPPORT      INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 32-40 (United Nations      Commission on International Trade Law ed., 2017).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando. “Friends      with Benefits? Amicus Curiae in the TPP Investor-State Dispute Settlement      Mechanism”, in PARADIGM SHIFT IN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC LAW      RULE-MAKING: TPP AS A NEW MODEL FOR TRADE AGREEMENTS? 105-128 (Julien      Chaisse, Henry Gao, and Chang-fa Lo eds., 2017).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando. “Consumers’      Voice in Water Concession Contracts”, in BEST PRACTICES FOR THE      PROTECTION OF WATER BY LAW. FOCUS ON PARTICIPATORY INSTRUMENTS IN      ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND POLICIES 119-136 (Eva Lohse and Margherita Poto      eds., 2017).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando.      “UNCITRAL’s Work on Concurrent Proceedings in Investment Arbitration:      Overcoming the ‘Treaty/Contract Claims’ Gap”, in HARMONISING TRADE LAW      TO ENABLE PRIVATE SECTOR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT 59-80 (Muruga Ramaswamy      and João Ribeiro eds., 2017).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando.      “Interpretation and Application of the New York Convention in Macau”, in RECOGNITION      AND ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN ARBITRAL AWARDS: THE INTERPRETATION AND      APPLICATION OF THE NEW YORK CONVENTION BY NATIONAL COURTS 631-649      (George A. Bermann ed., 2017).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando. “A      Dispute Resolution Centre for the BRICS?”, in THE BRICS-LAWYERS’ GUIDE      TO GLOBAL COOPERATION 287-308 (Rostam Neuwirth, Alexandr Svetlicinii      and Denis Halis eds., 2017).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando. “Transparency      in European Trade Policymaking: the TTIP Negotiations as a Case Study”, in      LA POLÍTICA DE LA UNIÓN EUROPEA EN MATERIA DE DERECHO DE LAS      INVERSIONES INTERNACIONALES. EU POLICY ON INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT LAW      351-374 (Katia Gómez ed., 2017).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando. “The      Erosion of the Concept of Public Service in Water Concessions – Evidence from      Investor-State Arbitration”, in THE REGULATION OF THE GLOBAL WATER      SERVICES MARKET 70-90 (Julien Chaisse ed., 2017).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando. “The      Portuguese Judiciary amid Old and New Crises”, in REGULATING JUDGES:      BEYOND INDEPENDENCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY 313-330 (Richard Devlin and      Adam Dodek eds., 2016).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando. “O Contrato de Fornecimento na      Grande Distribuição Retalhista”, in TEMAS DE DIREITO DOS CONTRATOS,      VOL. II 38-62 (António Pinto Monteiro ed., 2016).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando.      “Harmonisation of Arbitration Laws in the Asia-Pacific: Trendy or      Necessary?”, in TRADE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH HARMONIZATION OF COMMERCIAL      LAW 217-231 (Muruga Ramaswamy and João Ribeiro eds., 2015).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando. “Os Contratos de Adesão nas      Relações Comerciais entre a China e Moçambique”, in QUESTÕES JURÍDICAS      CONTEMPORÂNEAS RELATIVAS AO COMÉRCIO E INVESTIMENTO CHINA-ÁFRICA 41-63      (Wei Dan and Orquídea Jona eds., 2014).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando. “SMEs      in the Common European Sales Law”, in THE POSITION OF SMALL AND MEDIUM      SIZED ENTERPRISES IN EUROPEAN CONTRACT LAW 9-26 (Ilse Samoy and Marco      Loos eds., 2014).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando.      “Ethics and Consumerism: Legal Promotion of Ethical Consumption?”, in THE      ETHICS OF CONSUMPTION – THE CITIZEN, THE MARKET AND THE LAW 141-146      (Helena Röcklinsberg and Per Sandin eds., 2013).

    • Dias Simões, Fernando.      “Chinese Investment in Southern Africa with a Macanese Accent?”, in MONITORING      REGIONAL INTEGRATION IN SOUTHERN AFRICA YEARBOOK 2012 232-250 (André      du Pisani, Gerhard Erasmus and Trudi Hartzenberg eds., 2013).


    Book reviews

    • Dias Simões, Fernando. “Katia Fach Gómez. Key Duties of International Investment Arbitrators: A Transnational Study of Legal and Ethical Dilemmas”, 32(1) European Journal of International Law 379-385 (2021).

    • “Nationalization, Natural Resources and International Investment Law: Contractual Relationship as a Dynamic Bargaining Process, written by Junji Nakagawa”, 20(2-3) Journal of World Investment & Trade 467-471 (2019).

    • “Julien Chaisse (Ed.), Charting the Water Regulatory Future: Issues, Challenges and Directions”, 9 European Yearbook of International Economic Law 2018, 515-519 (2019).


    Presentations

    • The Spanish renewable energy saga,      3rd Durham Energy Disputes Conference, Durham Law School, Durham      University, United Kingdom, 27 July 2024.

    • The Professionalization of International Arbitrators: Past,      Present, and Prospects, Peking University      School of Transnational Law, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China, 22      February 2024.

    • Desjudicialização vs. Despolitização:      a Arbitragem de Investimento, II Congresso Internacional de Direito Processual Civil – os Desafios      da Desjudicialização da Justiça’, Universidade Portucalense, Porto,      Portugal, 15 December 2023.

    • ISDS Reform and Renewable Energy Disputes, ‘2023 UNCITRAL Asia Pacific Day Anniversary UNCITRAL RCAP –      UM Joint Conference 2023’, Faculty of Law of the University of Macau      (online), 1 December 2023.

    • A Fair and Equitable Green Transition, Workshop ‘International Investment Law for the Green Transition:      the Limits of Plurilateralism’, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, 9      November 2023.

    • Joining the 2019 Judgments Convention: The Portuguese      Experience, ‘HCCH Asia Pacific Week 2023:      Access to Justice and Sustainable Development – The Impact of the HCCH in      an Inter-Connected World’, Faculty of Law of the University of Hong Kong,      Hong Kong, 12 September 2023.

    • Writing and Publishing Scientific Articles in International      indexed Journals, Faculty of Law of the      University of Minho, Braga, Portugal, 16 June 2023.

    • A Reforma da Arbitragem de      Investimento e o Mercado da Arbitragem Comercial, Congresso “Os Desafios da Arbitragem: uma      Perspetiva Multidisciplinar”, Universidade Portucalense, Porto, Portugal,      1 March 2023.

    • UNCITRAL and the Regulation of Investment Arbitrators, UNCITRAL RCAP - UM Joint Conference 2022 (online), 2 December      2022.

    • A Arbitragem em Macau, Diálogos Lusófonos de Arbitragem,      São Paulo Arbitration Week (online), 20 October 2022.

    • International Mobility during Public Health Emergencies, International Conference ‘EU eHealth Law and Public Health’,      Hotel Bellevue, Ohrid, North Macedonia, 27 September 2022.

    • Travel Restrictions during Pandemics, Lecture in the Erasmus Mundus Master’s Programme in Human      Rights Policy and Practice, School of Global Studies, University of      Gothenburg, Sweden, 6 September 2022.

    • Human Rights during Public Health Emergencies, Seminar at the School of Global Studies, University of      Gothenburg, Sweden, 5 September 2022.

    • Travel Restrictions and International Freedom of Movement, Zoom Webinar: COVID-19, Borders, and the Law, University of      Hong Kong (online), 24 May 2022.

    • UNCITRAL, Arbitration and MSMEs,      UNCITRAL RCAP - UM Joint Conference 2021: Conquering the COVID: Enhancing      Economic Recovery through Harmonization of Law Governing MSMEs, University      of Macau (online), 17 December 2021.

    • Investment Arbitration and Professional Regulation, Asia WTO Research Network 2021 Web Conference (online), 27      November 2021.

    • Investment Arbitration between Cohesion and Diversity, International Conference: Sustainable Diversity in      Arbitration (online), 20 November 2021.

    • Arbitration in Emerging Markets, VI      Oxford Arbitration Day, Oxford International Arbitration Society (online),      12 November 2021.

    • The Professionalisation of International Arbitrators, Faculty Research Seminar, Faculty of Law of the Chinese      University of Hong Kong (online), 3 November 2021.

    • The Principle of Good Faith in a Comparative Perspective, Faculty of Law of the University of Minho, Braga, Portugal      (online), 22 October 2021.

    • The WHO and “framing”, AHRI      conference 2021: Human Rights Strategies, Maastricht Centre for Human      Rights and Association of Human Rights Institutes (online), 28 August      2021.

    • Hardening the International Health Regulations, 2021 ILA-ASIL Asia-Pacific Research Forum: International Law      and Post-Pandemic Asia: New Economic Challenges and Opportunities      (online), 6 August 2021.

    • The Reform of Investor-State Dispute Settlement, Webinar ‘China’s Plan for Investor-State Dispute Settlement      Mechanism under the Belt and Road Initiative’, Shenzhen Court of      International Arbitration and Zhong Lun Law Firm (online), 8 July 2021.

    • Boosting WHO’s Role as a Global Health Orchestrator, Academic Council on the United Nations System ‘2021 Annual      Meeting “Toward a Fit for Future United Nations System” (online), 25 June      2021.

    • International Freedom of Movement During Pandemics, Faculty Research Seminar (Online), Chinese University of Hong      Kong, 7 April 2021.

    • The Future of Arbitration in Macau,      Advanced training programme in international arbitration ‘Arbitragem      Internacional Lusófona - Curso de Formação Avançada’, organized by      Almedina (Portugal), 6 April 2021 (online).

    • UNCITRAL and the Reform of ISDS,      UNCITRAL RCAP – UM Joint Conference, 4 December 2020 (Online).

    • COVID-19 and Freedom of Movement,      AWRN 2020 Web Conference (Online), 28 November 2020.

    • Em torno da nova Lei de Arbitragem,      Conference ‘First year of the new Macanese Arbitration Law’, Faculty of      Law of the University of Macau, 23 October 2020 (Online).

    • The Visible College of Investment Arbitrators and the Future of      Investor-State Dispute Settlement, Faculty      Research Seminar (Online), Chinese University of Hong Kong, 21 October      2020.

    • Epidemics and Travel Restrictions,      CCTL Private International Law Group research seminar – International      Legal Issues on COVID-19 (Online), Chinese University of Hong Kong, 7      August 2020.

    • Academic Bias and International Investment Law, Directions in Legal Education 2020, Online Conference on      Teaching & Learning in Law, Chinese University of Hong Kong, 20 June      2020.

    • Renewable Energy and Regulatory (In)stability, 18 December 2019, Melbourne Law School, Melbourne, Australia.

    • International Arbitration and Public-Private Partnerships, 25-27 November 2019, Central University of Finance and      Economics, Beijing, People’s Republic of China.

    • Arbitragem e Direito da Concorrência, 15 October 2019, Faculty of Law of the Catholic University of      Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.

    • The Principle of Good Faith in a Comparative Perspective, 14 October 2019, Faculty of Law of the University of Minho,      Braga, Portugal.

    • Discussant, ‘YAR 2.0 –      International Arbitration Conference’, 11 October 2019, Pestana Palace      Hotel, Lisbon, Portugal.

    • Direito do Investimento Internacional      e Energias Renováveis: um Equilíbrio Impossível?, 9 October 2019, Faculty of Law of the      University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.

    • Academics, biases and conflicts of interest, Colloquium ‘Actors in International Investment Law: Beyond      Claimants, Respondents and Arbitrators’, 27 September 2019, University      Paris II Panthéon-Assas, Paris, France.

    • Legal Representation in Investment Disputes along the Belt and      Road, conference ‘Multilateral Reform of      Investor-State Dispute Resolution: A Dialogue among Different Approaches’,      16 September 2019, Xiʼan, People’s Republic of China.

    • Training session on Investment Arbitration, 5th Training Session of China-AALCO Exchange and Research      Program on International Law (CAERP), 11 August 2019, Holiday Inn Express      Hong Kong SoHo, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong.

    • Nothing Lasts Forever: The (Im)permanence of the Appellate Body, Workshop ‘Paradise Lost or Found? The Post-WTO International      ‘Legal’ Order’’, 26 July 2019, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts      University, Boston, United States of America.

    • Discussant, seminar ‘International      Dispute Resolution: Reflections and Redirections’, 22 July 2019, Graduate      Law Centre, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

    • Taking dispute settlement seriously: The future of the      Appellate Body, Seminar on WTO Reform, 9 July      2019, Institute for Future Initiatives, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.

    • Politics and the Investment Court System: Lessons from the WTO      Appellate Body, Asia WTO Research Network      (AWRN) Yearly Retreat 2019, 7 July 2019, Shonan Village Center, Hayama      town, Kanagawa, Japan.

    • Impact Assessment Studies and their Role in Attracting Foreign      Investment, Seminar on Investment      Facilitation, ‘Topical Issues in Investment Law & Investor-State      Dispute Settlement’ seminar series, 27 June 2019, University Paris II      Panthéon-Assas, Paris, France.

    • Dispute Settlement in PPPs: between National Litigation and      International Arbitration, Public-Private      Partnerships Conference, 17 January 2019, Hong Kong Convention and      Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong.

    • Should Appellate Body Members Work Full Time?, Workshop ‘WTO Appellate Body and Its Reform’, 12 January      2019, National Taiwan University College of Law, Taipei, Taiwan.

    • O Futuro da Arbitragem em Macau, Seminário de Arbitragem da      Associação de Advogados de Macau, 5 December 2018, Crowne Hotel Macau,      Macau.

    • ”Underground Awards” and the Transparency of Investor-state      Arbitration, UNCITRAL-UM Joint Conference 2018      ‘Emerging Legal Standards in Harmonization of Trade Law and Implications      for Regional Economic Cooperation’, 1 December 2018, University of Macau,      Macau.

    • Investment Protection in East Timor,      East-Timor Studies International Series Symposium – ‘Transitions,      Development and Belt & Road Initiative’, 30 October 2018, City      University of Macau, Macau.

    • Access to International Investment Awards: Peeking through      Semi-closed Curtains?, Workshop of the ESIL      Interest Group on International Courts and Tribunals on ‘Access to      International Adjudication’, 14th Annual Conference of the European      Society of International Law, 13 September 2018, University of Manchester,      Manchester, United Kingdom.

    • Hidden Awards and the Transparency of Investment Arbitration, Jean Monnet Chair Workshop ‘International Trade, Investment      and the Rule of Law’, 10 September 2018, Centre for Commercial Law      Studies, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom.

    • International Economic Law in the ‘Post-Truth’ Era, 26th Annual ANZSIL Conference ‘International Law: From the      Local to the Global’, 5 July 2018, Faculty of Law of Victoria University      of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.

    • Risk Management in Portuguese-speaking African Countries, ‘The “Belt and Road” Forum on China-Africa Investment and      Legal Service’, 22 June 2018, Wuzhou Guest House, Shenzhen, China.

    • The Future of Global Trade: European Lessons and Challenges, conference ‘The EU and its Partners in Global Governance:      Trade, Investment, Taxation and Sustainable Development’, 14 June 2018,      Chinese University of Hong Kong, HK.

    • Reinforcing the WTO’s Dispute Settlement System: Towards a True      World Trade Court, Conference ‘International      Economic Law in the Age of Anti-Globalization – Implications on Asia      Pacific States’, Seoul National University School of Law, 8 June 2018,      Seoul, Republic of Korea.

    • Renewable Energies in Turmoil: Investor-state Arbitration and      Environmental Disputes, 1st International ADR      Conference: New Opportunities for Convergence in Alternative Dispute      Resolution, Dusit Thani Hotel, 18 May 2018, Bangkok, Thailand.

    • Civil Society’s Voice in International Investment Law:      Enhancing the Rule of Law, Bingham Centre for      the Rule of Law, British Institute of International and Comparative Law, 5      April 2018, London, United Kingdom.

    • The Arbitration Market: Challenges and Prospects for Macau, Macao International Legal Symposium on Promoting Economic and      Trade Cooperation between China and Lusophone Countries, 13 December 2017,      World Trade Center Macau, Macau.

    • UNCITRAL and the Future of Investment Arbitration, UNCITRAL-UM Joint Conference 2017 ‘Modernization of National      Commercial Laws and the Role of Legal Harmonization in International      Commerce’, 12 December 2017, World Trade Center Macau, Macau.

    • Plain Packaging of Food Products,      conference ‘Food Law Comparative Perspectives: Safety, Trade, and Culture      in Hong Kong, Asia, and the EU’, 1 December 2017, Chinese University of      Hong Kong, HK.

    • The Common Commercial Policy in Times of Rising Economic      Populism, conference ‘60 Years after the      Treaties of Rome: What is the Future for the European Union?’, 27 November      2017, Faculty of Law of the University of Macau, Macau.

    • Discussant, ‘Food & Health Forum:      How Innovation Impacts Quality of Life’, 21 November 2017, Kerry Centre,      HK.

    • Trade Impact Assessment: Making Trade Policy less Ideological      and more Effective, conference ‘Rethinking      Free Trade: Liberal International Economic Order in the Wake of Brexit and      Trump’, 15 November 2017, Institute of European and American Studies,      Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.

    • Speaker, ‘Asia-Pacific Dispute      Resolution Summit 2017’, 28 September 2017, Grand Hyatt Hong Kong, HK.

    • Hold on to Your Hat! Issue Conflicts in the TTIP Proposal for      an Investment Court, International Conference      ‘The Duties, Rights and Powers of International Arbitrators’, 19 September      2017, American University Washington College of Law, Washington, DC, USA.

    • The Semantics of the Right to Water in International Investment      Law, Workshop of the ESIL Interest Group on      International Economic Law ‘Global Public Goods, Global Commons,      Fundamental Values: The Responses of International Economic Law’, 13th      Annual Conference of the European Society of International Law, 6      September 2017, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.

    • Assessing the Impact of International Investment Law: An Asian      Perspective, 6th Biennial Conference of the      Asian Society of International Law, 26 August 2017, Lotte Hotel, Seoul,      Republic of Korea.

    • A Roadmap for Up-and-Coming Arbitral Institutions, Kobe University Summer School of Asian Law and Dispute      Management, 21 August 2017, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan.

    • Nudging the Dragon? Environmental Policy Making and Behaviour      Change in China, Summer Institute on Climate      Change and Environmental Protection, Summer Law Institute in China 2017, 3      August 2017, Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing, China.

    • Investment Arbitration and Environmental Policymaking, Summer Institute on Climate Change and Environmental      Protection, Summer Law Institute in China 2017, 31 July - 2 August 2017,      Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing, China.

    • Investment Law and Climate disputes: The Role of UNCITRAL in      Powering Sustainable Development, Congress      ‘Modernizing International Trade Law to Support Innovation and Sustainable      Development’, United Nations Commission on International Trade Law      (UNCITRAL), Vienna International Centre, 4 July 2017, Vienna, Austria.

    • The Right to Water in Investment Law: between Human Rights and      Consumer Protection, International Conference      'Consumer Policy in a Comparative Perspective: New Challenges in Chinese,      European, and International Law', Faculty of Law of the University of      Macau, 30 June 2017, Macau.

    • Discussant, ‘2017 Annual Meeting of      Asia WTO Research Network’, 5 June 2017, Experimental Forest of National      Taiwan University, Nantou County, Taiwan.

    • Public Participation in European Trade and Investment Lawmaking, ‘The 60th Anniversary of the Treaty of Rome – EU and Global      Perspectives’, Chinese University of Hong Kong, 27 May 2017, HK.

    • Building a Common Commercial Policy in Times of Euroscepticism, ‘The Federal Experience of the European Union: Past, Present      and Future’, Nova Law School, 23 May 2017, Lisbon, Portugal.

    • Direito do Investimento, a Arbitragem      de Investimentos e a nova Política Comercial da União Europeia, 16 May 2017, Faculty of Law of the      University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.

    • A Política Comercial da União      Europeia, 15 May      2017, Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave, Barcelos, Portugal.

    • The Potential Role of Sustainability Impact Assessment in the      EU-China BIT Negotiations, ‘Asia FDI Forum III      – China-European Union Investment Relationships: Towards a New Leadership      in Global Investment Governance?’, Chinese University of Hong Kong, 12 May      2017, HK.

    • Transparency in European Trade Policymaking, Conference ‘The European Union’s Common Commercial Policy      After Lisbon’, 10 May 2017, Fundação Rui Cunha, Macau.

    • Institutional Arbitration in the Belt and Road Initiative, Conference ‘The BRI and Dispute Resolution: Focusing on      UNIDROIT Principles, International Arbitration and Judicial Adjudication’,      31 March 2017, University of International Business and Economics,      Beijing, China.

    • Civil Society’s Voice in European Investment Policy: the TTIP      Negotiations as a Case Study, International      Conference ‘EU Policy on International Investments: Uncertainties,      Challenges, and Opportunities’, 20 March 2017, Faculty of Law of the      University of Zaragoza, Spain.

    • Arbitragem: para além da lei, Conferência ‘O Direito da      Arbitragem Voluntária de Macau: um Paradigma em Mudança?’, 13 March 2017,      Fundação Rui Cunha, Macau.

    • Investment Law and Climate Disputes: Powering Sustainable      Development, ‘2016 UNCITRAL Emergence      Conference: Regional Perspectives on Contemporary and Future Harmonization      Agenda in International Trade Law’, 14 December 2016, World Trade Center      Macau, Macau.

    • The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret? The European Parliament and      European Investment, Conference ‘The Role of      the European Parliament in the Conclusion and Implementation of Agreements      on International Economic Law Issues’, 9 December 2016, European      Parliament, Brussels, Belgium.

    • International Investment Law and the Protection of Consumer      Interests, ‘Australasian Consumer Law      Roundtable 2016’, 2 December 2016, University of Auckland Business School,      Auckland, New Zealand.

    • Discussant, ‘Asia FDI Forum II’, 30      November 2016, Chinese University of Hong Kong, HK

    • The Future of EU-China Investment Dispute Settlement: Issues      and Options, ‘11th Annual General Conference      of the European China Law Studies Association’, 22 September 2016,      University of Roma Tre, Rome, Italy.

    • Investment Law and Climate Change: Green Expectations in Grey      Times, ‘12th Annual Conference of the European      Society of International Law: How International Law Works in Times of      Crisis’, 10 September 2016, Riga, Latvia.

    • Jurisdictional Competition and the International Arbitration      Market: A View from Macau, ‘Asian Regional      Conference on Recent Trends in Dispute Resolution: Mechanism and      Processes’, 8 September 2016, Faculty of Law of the University of Macau,      Macau.

    • Investment Arbitration and Environmental Policymaking, Summer Institute on Climate Change and Environmental      Protection, Summer Law Institute in China 2016, 2-5 August 2016, Beijing      Foreign Studies University, Beijing, China.

    • Nudging the Dragon? Environmental Policy Making and Behaviour      Change in China, Summer Institute on Climate      Change and Environmental Protection, Summer Law Institute in China 2016, 1      August 2016, Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing, China.

    • Amicus Curiae Participation in the TPP: Promises and Pitfalls, ‘The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP): A Paradigm Shift in      International Trade Regulation? – Annual Asia WTO Research Network      Conference 2016’, 16 May 2016, Faculty of Law of the Chinese University of      Hong Kong, HK.

    • Citizen’s Voice in Water Governance: Public-Private      Partnerships as Triangular Relations, Workshop      and Expert Seminar ‘Best Practices for the Protection of Water in Times of      Crisis. Focus on Participatory Instruments in Environmental Law and      Policies, 22 April 2016, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität      Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.

    • Patients, Consumers, Laypeople: Reflections on Citizens’ Right      to Information, Conference ‘Medical Liability      and Patient’s Rights’, 20 April 2016, Faculty of Law of the University of      Macau, Macau.

    • New Friend of the Panel? European Union’s Participation in Investment      Arbitration, International Conference ‘The      European Union in the International Society and its Contribution to      International Dispute Settlement Mechanisms’, 17 March 2016, Faculty of      Law of the University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain.

    • When Green Incentives Go Pale: Investment Arbitration and      Renewable Energy Policymaking, 4th Annual UEF      Law School Energy Transitions Conference, 4 March 2016, University of      Eastern Finland Law School, Joensuu, Finland.

    • Privatization of Water Services: Lessons from Investor-State      Arbitration, International Conference      ‘Privatization in the International Arena’, 19 February 2016, California      Western School of Law, San Diego, USA.

    • Hong Kong and the Global Battle of the Seats in International      Arbitration, 17 February 2016, California      Western School of Law, San Diego, USA.

    • Legal Cultures, Legal Languages, and Comparative Law, 17 February 2016, California Western School of Law, San      Diego, USA.

    • Transparency in ICSID Arbitration: Lessons from the Last Decade, 2nd Kobe Seminar on International Investment Law 2016 – Asian      Challenges to International Investment Law: Viewing from Internal and      Comparative Perspectives, 29 January 2016, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan.

    • The Future of Investment Arbitration: Waves of Change in the      Atlantic and the Pacific?, 2016 EU Centres      Asia Pacific Researcher Workshop – Asia and the European Union:      Cooperation between Communities of Shared Values and Goals?, 25 January      2016, Faculty of Law, University of Macau, Macau.

    • Chinese Consumer Policy and the Development of an Ecological      Civilization, International Conference      ‘Consumer Policy in China: New Trends and Challenges’, 16 December 2015,      Faculty of Law, University of Macau, Macau.

    • Treaty Claims v. Contract Claims: Tools to Prevent Concurrent      Proceedings in Investment Arbitration, ‘2015      UNCITRAL Emergence Conference: Harmonizing Trade Law to Enable Private      Sector Regional Development’, 30 November 2015, University of Macau,      Macau.

    • Should the UN create an International Investment Court?, Conference ‘The United Nations at 70: Key Challenges for      International Law’, 9 November 2015, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.

    • Discussant, ‘Asia FDI Forum 2015’,      6 November 2015, Chinese University of Hong Kong, HK.

    • The Role of Consumer Protection in Meeting the Sustainable      Development Goals, Conference ‘Sustainable      Development and International Law: Current Issues and Future Challenges’,      19 October 2015, Chinese University of Hong Kong, HK.

    • Discussant, ‘Roundtable on Energy      and Renewable Industries and Environmental Protection in Europe and      China’, 10 August 2015, Peking University School of Government, Beijing,      China.

    • Discussant, ‘Workshop on Chinese      NGOs engagement and Public Participation to Climate Governance, Energy and      Environmental issues’, 5 August 2015, Peking University School of      Government, Beijing, China.

    • Nudging the Dragon? Environmental Policy Making and Behaviour      Change in China, Summer Institute on Climate      Change and Environmental Protection, Summer Law Institute in China 2015,      3-12 August 2015, Peking University School of Government, Beijing, China.

    • Discussant, Expert Roundtable on      International Investment Law and Sustainable Development, 10 July 2015,      University Panthéon-Assas (Paris II), Paris, France.

    • Public Interests in Investor-State Arbitration: the Trans-Pacific      Partnership Negotiations, Seminar ‘Negociación      TPP: Desafíos y Oportunidades Comerciales y Legales’, 30 June 2015,      Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago de Chile, Chile.

    • Public Interests in the Water Industry, Visiting Scholar presentation, 22 June 2015, School of Law,      Emory University, Atlanta, USA.

    • Arbitrating Intellectual Property Disputes: Opportunities and      Challenges, Workshop ‘APAA Patent Surgery’, 10      June 2015, Rui Cunha Foundation, Macau.

    • Rule of Law(s): Legal Pluralism in Timor-Leste, 12th Asian Law Institute Conference ‘Law 2.0 – New Challenges      in Asia’, 21 May 2015, College of Law, National Taiwan University, Taipei,      Taiwan.

    • Clear as Water? Transparency in Water Concession Arbitrations, Cambridge Journal of International and Comparative Law Fourth      Annual Conference, ‘Developing Democracy: Conversations on Democratic      Governance in International, European and Comparative Law’, 8 May 2015, St      John’s College Divinity School, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK.

    • Plain Packaging of Unhealthy Products: WTO and the Global      Governance of Public Health, 15th Annual WTO      Conference, ‘The WTO at 20: Taking Stock and Challenges Ahead’, 7 May      2015, London, UK.

    • Green Nudges in the European Union,      13th Jean Monnet Seminar, 21 April 2015, Inter University Centre,      Dubrovnik, Croatia.

    • Discussant, Micro-Jurisdictions      & Small States Symposium, 17 April 2015, Institute of Law, St Helier,      Jersey.

    • The Erosion of the Concept of Public Service in Water      Concessions, International Conference      ‘Managing the Globalization of Sanitation and Water Services: ‘Blue Gold’      Regulatory and Economic Challenges, 23 March 2015, Chinese University of      Hong Kong, HK.

    • Commercial Arbitration between China and the      Portuguese-speaking World, book presentation,      21 December 2014, Australasian Dispute Resolution Centre, Canberra,      Australia.

    • The Global Arbitration Market and the Battle of the Seats, Lunch Seminar, 18 December 2014, Centre for Chinese Law,      Faculty of Law of the University of Hong Kong, HK.

    • Law and Language in Timor-Leste: Bridging the Divide, Researching State and Personhood: Law and Society in      Southeast Asia Conference, 15 December 2014, Centre for Asian Legal      Studies, Faculty of Law of the National University of Singapore,      Singapore.

    • Towards an Ecological Civilization: Environmental Policymaking      in China, ECLS 2014 Annual Conference: Making,      Enforcing and Accessing the Law, 15 November 2014, The Chinese University      of Hong Kong, HK.

    • Multilateral Investment Treaties? A View from Macau, American Bar Association Section of International Law Fall      Meeting, 22 October 2014, Hilton Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

    • Chair, panel on ‘International      Commercial Arbitration and Conciliation II’, UNCITRAL-UM Asia-Pacific Fall      Conference ‘Trade Development through the Harmonization of Commercial      Law’, 18 October 2014, Faculty of Law of the University of Macau, Macau.

    • Harmonisation of Arbitration Laws in the Asia-Pacific: Trendy      or Necessary?, UNCITRAL-UM Asia-Pacific Fall      Conference ‘Trade Development through the Harmonization of Commercial      Law’, 17 October 2014, Faculty of Law of the University of Macau, Macau.

    • A Arbitragem Comercial entre a China      e o Mundo Lusófono,      ‘Quintas de Direito’, 4 September 2014, Livraria Almedina, Arrábida      Shopping, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal.

    • Nudging the Dragon? Environmental Policy Making and Behaviour      Change in China, Summer Institute on Climate      Change and Environmental Protection, Summer Law Institute in China 2014,      4-13 August 2014, Peking University School of Government, Beijing, China.

    • From Civic Behaviour to Environmental Citizenship, Workshop on Social, Cultural And Legal Perspective on Chinese      – Political and Economic – Liberalism Today, Peking University, School of      Government, Center for European Studies, 8 August 2014, Beijing, China.

    • The Role of Citizens in an Ecological Civilization, Workshop on Chinese Ecological Civilization and Western      Concepts, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences (CRAES), 1      August 2014, Beijing, China.

    • Macau as a Seat of Arbitration between China and Brazil, 4th Hong Kong International Arbitration Summit, Harbour Grand      Hong Kong, 21 May 2014, HK.

    • Macau e a Arbitragem Comercial entre a China e os Países      Lusófonos, Macau University of Science and      Technology, 8 May 2014, Macau.

    • Portuguese-speaking Africa and the Lusophone Legal System: All      in the Family?, Young Scholars Workshop on      International Law: Africa 2013 - Was There Something Missed in the      Decolonization Process? The International Law Perspective, Faculty of Law      of the University of Trento, 7 December 2013, Trento, Italy.

    • Do Direito do Consumidor à Ética de      Consumo, Sexta      Conferência Internacional sobre As Reformas Jurídicas de Macau no Contexto      Global – ‘O Direito e a Sociedade de Consumo’, 21 November 2013, Faculty      of Law of the University of Macau, Macau.

    • Legal Education in Portugal and in Macau: New Times, New      Challenges, Conference on Legal Education      Reform, South China University of Technology School of Law, 3 November      2013, Guangzhou, China.

    • Arbitragem entre a China e o Mundo      Lusófono, Fórum dos      Advogados de Língua Portuguesa, 57th Congress of the International      Association of Lawyers, 2 November 2013, Conrad Hotel, Macau.

    • Law & Society: New Challenges in a Globalized World, LLD Program, 26-27 October 2013, The Institute of      International Studies, Ramkhamhaeng University, Bangkok, Thailand.

    • Harmonization of Contract Law in Europe, Guest Speaker Event, 15 October 2013, California Western      School of Law, San Diego, USA.

    • Ethics and Consumerism: Should Consumer Law Go Green?, Colloquium on Environmental Scholarship, 11 October 2013,      Vermont Law School, South Royalton, USA.

    • Does China Need a Good Samaritan Law?, International Brownbag lunch sessions, 9 October 2013, Boston      College Law School, Boston, USA.

    • Should China enact a “Good Samaritan Law”?, European China Law Studies Association ECLS 2013 “New      Approaches and New Questions in Chinese Law”, 20 September 2013,      University of Oxford, UK.

    • Ethics and Consumerism: Legal Promotion of Ethical Consumption?, The 11th Congress of The European Society for Agricultural      and Food Ethics (EurSafe) 2013 “The Ethics of Consumption: The Citizen,      The Market and The Law”, 14 September 2013, Uppsala, Sweden.

    • Legal Globalization in an Interconnected World: Contract Law as      a Promoter of International Trade, Reassessing      the EU-Asia Pacific Relationship in the Context of the EU Crisis, European      Union Studies Association Asia Pacific, 17 May 2013, Faculty of Law of the      University of Macau, Macau.

    • Novos Limites do Direito do      Consumidor, 8 May      2013, Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave, Barcelos, Portugal.

    • Lei, Moral e Bons Samaritanos: uma      Perspectiva de Direito Chinês, 7 May 2013, Faculty of Law of the University of Santiago de      Compostela, Spain.

    • Regulação do Jogo: entre a Autonomia      e o Paternalismo,      Quarto Seminário sobre a Exploração dos Jogos de Fortuna ou Azar e os      Contratos em Especial, 12 April 2013, Faculty of Law of the University of      Macau, Macau.

    • Sino-Lusophone Commercial Arbitration: Two Worlds meet in Macau, Third East Asian Law & Society Conference, 23 March 2013,      Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.

    • International Contracts in the XXI Century: Harmonization of      Rules or Standardization of Clauses?, Workshop      on International & Comparative Law, 2 March 2013, Washington      University School of Law, St. Louis, USA.

    • Privatization of Services of General Interest in Europe:      Contract Law and the Protection of Citizens-Users, Contract as “Public Law” at the Intersection of Globalization      and Privatization, 1 March 2013, Emory University School of Law, Atlanta,      USA.

    • The Splendor of Portugal? A Talk on Portugal, the Portuguese,      and International/Comparative Law, 27 February      2013, University of Massachusetts School of Law, Dartmouth, USA.

    • Professionals v Consumers: Should SMEs be treated as Laymen?, 8th Annual International Conference on Contracts, 22 February      2013, Texas Wesleyan School of Law, Fort Worth, Texas, USA.

    • Macau as a Legal Platform for International Arbitration, A ‘Macau-Malaysia’ Roundtable Discussion, 26 January 2013,      Faculty of Law of the University of Macau, Macau.

    • Portuguese Judicial System, Studies      of Judicial Systems, PhD in Law Program, 13 December 2012, Faculty of Law      of the University of Macau, Macau.

    • Macau: a Legal Platform between Europe and China?, Receiving Laws / Giving Laws, 31st Annual ANZLHS Conference,      10 December 2012, Faculty of Law of the University of Technology of      Sydney, Sydney, Australia.

    • Os Contratos de Adesão nas Relações      Comerciais entre a China e Moçambique, Seminário sobre “Fórum sobre Questões      Jurídicas Contemporâneas Relativas ao Comércio e Investimento      China-África”, 20 November 2012, Faculty of Law of the University of      Macau, Macau.

    • As Pequenas e Médias Empresas na      Proposta de Regulamento Relativo a um Direito Europeu Comum da Compra e      Venda, Colóquio: Direito,      Economia e Negócios, 29 October 2012, Faculty of Law of the University of      Coimbra, Portugal.

    • Paternalism and Health Law: Legal Promotion of a Healthy      Lifestyle, 2nd HEC Paris Workshop on      Regulation: Regulating Lifestyle Risks in Europe - The Case of Alcohol,      Tobacco, Unhealthy Diets & Gambling, 21 September 2012, HEC le      Château, Paris, France.

    • Visiting Professor, International      Conflict Resolution, LLD Program, 11-19 August 2012, Institute of      International Studies, Ramkhamhaeng University, Bangkok, Thailand.

    • Mandatory Disclosure of Lack of Malpractice Insurance by      Lawyers: a Trans-Atlantic Comparison,      International Legal Ethics Conference V, 13 July 2012, Banff, Canada.

    • Teaching Legal Ethics in Macau, The      National Institute for Teaching Ethics and Professionalism (NIFTEP),      Summer 2012 Workshop, 11 July 2012, Banff, Canada.

    • Regulation and Markets, Master      Programme in International Trade Law, 6-15 June 2012, Faculty of Law of      the University Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique.

    • Private Labels and Liability for Products: Hypermarkets as      Apparent producers, Who Then in Law is my      Neighbour? International Conference, 25 May 2012, University of the West      of Scotland, UK.

    • Correspectividade na Lei dos Serviços      Públicos Essenciais - os Consumos Mínimos e as Taxas de Disponibilidade, 15 anos de Serviços Públicos      Essenciais: Problemas e Desafios, 17 May 2012, Livraria Almedina Arrábida      Shopping, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal.

    • Serviços de Interesse Geral: a      Experiência Portuguesa, Colóquio sobre Direito Comercial e Internacional para os Países de      Língua Portuguesa, 9 May 2012, Faculty of Law of the University of Macau,      Macau.

    • Responsabilidade por Produtos na      Europa e na China,      Colóquio sobre Direito Comercial e Internacional para os Países de Língua      Portuguesa, 9 May 2012, Faculty of Law of the University of Macau, Macau.

    • Macau: um Fórum para a Arbitragem      entre a China e o Mundo Lusófono, Colóquio sobre Direito Comercial e Internacional para os Países de      Língua Portuguesa, 8 May 2012, Faculty of Law of the University of Macau,      Macau.

    • Contratos de Adesão: uma Análise      Luso-chinesa,      Colóquio sobre Direito Comercial e Internacional para os Países de Língua      Portuguesa, 8 May 2012, Faculty of Law of the University of Macau, Macau.

    • The Role of Macau in Sino-Lusophone Commercial Arbitration, Master of Laws Seminar Series 2011-2012, 27 April 2012,      Faculty of Law of the University of Macau, Macau.

    • The Paradigm of Legal Capital: Times of Change in European      Corporate Law?, Corporate Law Teachers      Association Conference 2012 – Corporate Law in Times of Change, 6 February      2012, Bond University, Australia.

    • Contract Law, Portuguese Bar      Association, internship course 2011/2012 – 16-hour seminar, June 2011,      Porto, Portugal.

    • Security of Obligations, Portuguese      Solicitors Chamber, internship course 2011/2012 – 12-hour seminar, April -      June 2011, Porto, Portugal.

    • Consumer Credit Contracts, Delegação de São João da Madeira da      Ordem dos Advogados, 6 December 2010, São João da Madeira, Portugal.

    • Responsabilidad por productos, Master Oficial de Derecho Privado,      25 November 2010, Faculty of Law of the University of Santiago de      Compostela, Spain.

    • Consumer Credit Contracts, Conselho Distrital do Porto da      Ordem dos Advogados, 28 October 2010, Porto, Portugal.

    • Wrongful Life Actions in Portugal, Congresso ‘La Prestación de      Servicios Sanitários ante los Retos del Siglo XXI’, 9 September 2010,      Faculty of Law of the University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

    • Consumer Credit Contracts, Delegação de Fafe da Ordem dos      Advogados, 21 May 2010, Fafe, Portugal.

    • Serviços Públicos Essenciais, Conferência ‘Serviços Públicos      Essenciais’, 25 September 2009, Barcelos, Portugal.

    • Los Servicios Sanitários en un      Entorno Global: el Caso Português, Congresso ‘La Prestación de Servicios      Sanitários ante los Retos del Siglo XXI’, 21 September 2009, Faculty of      Law of the University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

    • As Casas do Povo – Associações de      Berço Público,      Congresso ‘Fundacións e Realidade Socio-económica: Análise da Cuestión, 6      April 2005, Faculty of Law of the University of Santiago de Compostela,      Spain.

    • Caricatura e Crimes contra a Honra, II Congresso Luso-brasileiro de      Estudos Jornalísticos, 17 and 18 March 2005, Universidade Fernando Pessoa,      Porto, Portugal.

    • Programa de Intercâmbio de Docentes      Erasmus, March 2005,      Escola de Ciências Empresariais de Huesca – University of Zaragoza, Spain.

    • A Regulamentação do Trabalho, 6 November 2004, Instituto      Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Barcelos, Portugal.



    • PhD in Law, University of Santiago de Compostela

    • LLM, University of Glasgow

    • LLB, University of Coimbra


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