Rita is a senior counsel in the Banking and Finance and Capital Markets practices. With more than 10 years' professional experience, she advises clients in the banking and financial sector on regulatory and compliance matters.

She has a master's degree in corporate legal sciences from the Faculty of Law of Universidade Nova de Lisboa and she attended an advanced postgraduate course in banking law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon.

Rita returned to PLMJ in 2022 after working as a lawyer in the Prudential Supervision Department of Banco de Portugal.

Bar Admissions
Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association, 2013

Education
Law degree from Univesidade Nova de Lisboa, 2008
Master's in corporate legal sciences from the Faculty of Law of Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2010
Attended advance postgraduate course in banking law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon, 2022

Professional Associations

• International Bar Association
  

Professional Activities and Experience
Legal adviser at Banco de Portugal in the Prudential Supervision Department, 2018-2022
Associate at the law firm PLMJ Advogados in the Dispute Resolution practice, 2014-2017
Junior associate at the law firm Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados, 2011-2014
Trainee lawyer at the law firm João Pedroso & Associados, 2010-2011
Legal adviser at CNIACC - National Centre for Information and Arbitration of Consumer Conflicts, 2009-2010