Rodrigo Varela Martins

Law degree from the Law School of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa, in 1996;

Completed a Postgraduate Degree in Securities Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon in 1998;

Completed a Postgraduate degree in Taxation at ISCTE-IUL in 2000;

Completed a Postgraduate degree in Energy Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon in 2009;

Registered with the Portuguese Bar Association.

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began his career as a trainee lawyer at Rui Gomes da Silva & Associados — Sociedade de Advogados, R.L., between 1996 and 1998.

Associate lawyer at Luiz Gomes & Associados — Sociedade de Advogados, R.L., working in the areas of Commercial and Corporate Law, Civil and Corporate Litigation, between 1998 and 2004;

Associate lawyer at Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira & Associados — Sociedade de Advogados, R.L., working in the areas of Corporate Law, Private Equity and Capital Markets, between 2004 and 2009;

Lawyer for Dr. Rogério Alves' team, in collaboration with the company PMBGR — Sociedade de Advogados, R.L., from 2009 to 2010;

Lawyer from Dr. Rogério Alves' team, in collaboration with ABBC - Azevedo Neves, Benjamim Mendes, Carvalho & Associados - Sociedade de Advogados RL (ABBC), joining the Litigation and Arbitration area, between 2010 and 2013;

Associate lawyer at Rogério Alves & Associados — Sociedade de Advogados, R.L., working in the area of Litigation and Arbitration, with a particular focus on the areas of Civil, Corporate, Criminal and Counterordination Litigation.

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