Assistant Professor at the Catholic University of Lisbon School of Law, where she graduated (1996), got her Master's degree (2004) and a PhD (2014). She is the coordinator of the Católica Research Centre for the Future of Law. She was co-executive coordinator of the Catholic University of Portugal Arbitration Centre from 2013 to 2017. She has published and carried out research in the areas of Civil Law and Criminal Law, particularly in the areas of collision of rights, co-ownership of rights and franchising contracts.