Academic Background

Law Degree granted in 1984 by the Faculty of Law, Lisbon Catholic University.

Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association.

Memberships

Honorary Member of ABRACRIM – Associação Brasileira dos Advogados Criminalistas [Brazilian Association of Criminal Lawyers], since December 2016.

Professional Experience

Lawyer for over 30 (thirty) years, former chairman of the Portuguese Bar Association Rogério Alves has a long and solid legal career, having a widely known public profile in all matters related with the Law.

During his career, Rogério Alves established himself in the legal market as a prestigious and independent attorney, actively pursuing major social and legal causes in Portugal and abroad, granting him national and international reputation.

Rogério Alves is known for his relevant participation before the general public, in defence of all fundamental rights and, in particular, the citizens’ civil rights, in order for an ethics based legal practice is able to ensure the pursuit of Justice and the defence of the legal rights of all citizens.

His professional activity ranges from General Litigation, with particular emphasis with Criminal and White Collar Criminal Law and Financial Regulations Infringements. Rogério Alves also acts in regard with Commercial and Corporate Litigation.

Rogério Alves has been an attorney with own practice since 1987, pursuing its legal activity mainly in the areas of Litigation, Commercial and Corporate Law and Real Estate Law.

From 1993 to 1995, he was active member of the Lisbon District Counsel of the Portuguese Bar Association.

From 2002 to 2004, he was chairman of the Lisbon District Counsel of the Portuguese Bar Association.

From 2005 to 2007, he was chairman of the Portuguese Bar Association.

From 2006 to 2010, Rogério Alves and his team joined Portuguese law firm PMGBR - Sociedade de Advogados, as an of-counsel.

From 2010 to 2013, Rogério Alves and his team was joined Portuguese law firm ABBC – Azevedo Neves, Benjamim Mendes, Carvalho & Associados – Sociedade de Advogados, R.L., as an of-counsel.

Since 2005, Rogério Alves has been an Invited Professor in Legal Discourse and Presentation at the Faculty of Law, Lisbon Catholic University.

As of 2013, Rogério Alves is the founding and managing partner of Rogério Alves & Associados – Sociedade de Advogados, R.L., being in charge of the Litigation and Arbitration practice area of the law firm.

Senador of UIBA (Unión Iberoamericana de Colegios de Abogados) since 2011.

Awarded with the Medal of the "Grande Inconfidência Mineira", by the Brazilian State of Minas Gerais' Governor, Aécio Neves, in 2006.

Awarded with the Great Merit Cross, by the Spanish General Counsil of Lawyers, in December 2007, having participated in the closing conference of the congress' cerimony, with the subject on Presumption of Innocence.

Awarded, by the International Union of Lawyers, for his activity in human rights and in defense of the prerrogatives of the legal profession, in 2007.

Main Interventions

Guest speaker at the XXIII Conferência Nacional da Advocacia Brasileira [XXIII National Brasilian Law Conference], São Paulo, Brazil, in November 2017.

Participated, on behalf of Portugal, in the EAW – Rights Report, prepared by CCBE – Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe, and by the European Lawyers Foundation, in November 2016;

Guest speaker at the sixtieth Congress of IBA – International Bar Association – held in Budapest, in October 2016, where he delivered a communication on compliance;

Guest speaker at the IV Conferência Anual de Arbitragem [IV Annual Arbitration Conference], Luanda, sponsored by the Angolan Bar Association, in December 2015.

Publications

Chapter regarding Portugal in “The Asset Tracing and Recovery Review”, published by Law Business Research, since 2014;

Chapter regarding Portugal in “International Comparative Legal Guide to Business Crime”, published by the Glogal Legal Group, since 2015;

Chapter regarding Portugal in “International Comparative Legal Guide to Litigation & Dispute Resolution”, published by the Glogal Legal Group, since 2015;

Author of article for the Journal Lawyer Monthly, on “White Collar Crime in Portugal”, May 2016;

Co-author of the book regarding the V Congresso de Direito Penal e de Processo Penal – Memórias [V Congress of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure – Memoires], coordinated by Manuel Monteiro Guedes Valente, Editora Almedina, 2016;

Author of the text published in the 6th edition of the collective book entitled Carter-Ruck on Libel and Privacy, concerning Portuguese legislation, 2010;

Author of the article entitled O Mapa Judiciário e os Novos Caminhos da Justiça Portuguesa [The Judicial Map and the New Paths of Portuguese Justice], published in the Journal Julgar, no. 2, of May / August 2007;

Author of the article entitled A Justa Medida do Segredo de Justiça [The Due Measure of Legal Confidentiality] in the Journal Annualia Verbo, 2006/07;

Author of the article entitled Reforma Penal: Breve Viagem ao Direito Penal Substantivo e Processual [Criminal Reform: A Short Journey to the Substantive and Procedural Criminal Law], published in Revista de Economia e Direito, Vol. XII, no. 2, 2007/2008 of the Autonomous University of Lisbon;

Author of the article “Buscas e Apreensões em Escritórios de Advogados – reflexões sobre o respectivo regime legal” [“Searches and Apprehensions in Law Firms – reflections on the respective legal regime”], published by Revista da Faculdade de Direito da Universidade do Porto [Faculty of Law of the University of Porto] (Year III – 2006);

Author of the article “Processo Penal – perspetiva de reforma” [“Criminal Procedure – perspective of reform”] for the Journal Politeia – Revista do Instituto Superior de Ciências Policiais e Segurança Interna [School of Police Sciences and Homeland Security], Year II – no. 2 – July 2005.

Languages

Portuguese

English

French

Spanish