Associate Professor at the Lisbon School of the Faculty of Law, Catholic University of Portugal, where he earned his PhD in 2010 (on The Inclusion of Illicit Profit and Punitive Effects among the Consequences of Extra-Contractual Liability: Their Justification through Harm).
He teaches in the field of Private Law, covering the Law of Obligations, Property Law, and Consumer Law.
He is a member of several international working groups and has published articles and monographs on a wide range of topics, with a particular focus on civil liability, collective redress, foundation law, and property rights.
He served as Dean of the Lisbon School of the Faculty of Law at UCP from 2011 to 2013.