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Inês F. Neves
Associate
Inês F. Neves joined the Firm in September 2018. She is a member of the European law and competition department, as well as the French Desk. Additionally, she is a member of the following transversal teams: ESG and human rights and ML Digital Clusters - Artificial Intelligence and Digital Services & E-Commerce. In this role, she has been monitoring and analysing changes in the regulatory landscape, as well as national and European decision-making developments.
She is a Visiting Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Porto (serving as a Guest Lecturer from 2018 to 2024), teaching Constitutional Law, Fundamental Rights, European Union Law, and Economic Law in the undergraduate programmes in Law and Criminology. Furthermore, she has previously contributed to the teaching of Introduction to Law, Political Science and Commercial Law.
She is an Integrated Researcher at the CIJ - Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Justice, Faculty of Law, University of Porto.
Collaborator at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto - Public Health and Forensic Sciences and Medical Education Department.
She previously acted as an expert in the ‘EU-Brazil Dialogues on Business and Human Rights project exchanging experiences and best practices in responsible business conduct and mandatory due diligence (PI/2020/417-472).
She regularly contributes as a speaker at conferences, training sessions, and other scientific events, and is the author of a number of national and international publications.
Rising Star Academia and Economics - W@Competition Five Star Women Competition Professionals - Iberia | Womenat.
Education
European Doctorate in Law (Faculty of Law, University of Porto, 2024) - unanimously approved, with a thesis entitled: ‘Companies as holders of fundamental rights: from personality to subjectivity’. Law degree (Faculty of Law, University of Porto, 2018). Post-graduate studies in Company Law (IDET- Enterprises and Labour Law Institute, Faculty of Law, University of Coimbra, 2019). Short Course on Advanced EU Competition Law (London School of Economics and Political Science, 2021). Competition Policy & Digital Markets Course (College of Europe, 2021). Currently attending a PhD in Law (Faculty of Law, University of Porto).
Languages
Portuguese, English, French, Spanish and German.
Memberships
Portuguese Bar Association (admitted in 2021).Portuguese Constitutional Law Association – APDC (since August 2020).International Society of Public Law (ICON.S) – Portuguese chapter (since August 2020). Europe XXI (since January 2024).
