Profile
She also practices in dispute resolution in the areas of Business, Contract and Property Law, has an in‑depth knowledge of Procedural Law and an extensive experience in Litigation.
Elsa has participated in working groups and expert groups in charge of drafting national legislation in the areas of Civil and Procedural Law, such as Urban Lease Law and Procedural Law reforms, as well as European Law, such as financial collateral arrangements directives.
Elsa Sequeira Santos was an assistant and lecturer at the University of Lisbon Law School for nearly twenty years.
She has lectured on Private and Procedural Law at courses at the University of Lisbon Law School and the Portuguese Bar Association. Has several published works and was a Speaker at many legal conferences.
Experience
• Associate, Luiz Gomes & Associates (currently Clareira Legal), 2017
• Associate, J.A. Pinto Ribeiro & Associates, 2004-2017
• Teacher of Contract and Tort, Property, Procedure and Enforcement Law (as lecturer, assistant, assistant trainee), University of Lisbon Law School, 1992-2012
• Advisor, Secretary of State of Municipalities, 2005-2007
• Teacher, Portuguese Bar Association, 2004
• Advisor, Legislative Policy and Planning Office, Ministry of Justice, 2001-2003
• Teacher of Architecture Law, Lusófona University, 1997-1998
Education
• Masters in Law (University of Lisbon Law School, 2002)
• Law degree (University of Lisbon Law School, 1994)
Publicações
• “Código Civil Anotado (org. Ana Prata)”, Almedina, 2017, Annotation to articles 1022.º to 1120.º (Lease and tenancy), 1276.º to 1286.º (Protection of possession), 1311.º to 1315.º (Protection of ownership) and 1403.º to 1413.º (Joint property ownwership) of the Portuguese Civil Code.
• “Is acquisition by accession potestative?”, Studies in Honor of Professor José de Oliveira Ascensão, 2008
• "New Urban Lease Act’s transitional regime”, in THEMIS, 2008
• “Property Law – Selected Case Law for Practical Classes”, in collaboration, 2004
• “Enforcemente Law (Class Materials)”, in collaboration, 2004
• “Lodging, verification and ranking of claims”, in THEMIS, 2004
• “Numerus Clausus and Analogical Reasining in Property Law”, in “Studies in Honor of Professor Inocêncio Galvão Telles, 2003
AREAS OF PRACTICE AND SECTORS
She also practices in dispute resolution in the areas of Business, Contract and Property Law, has an in‑depth knowledge of Procedural Law and an extensive experience in Litigation.
Elsa has participated in working groups and expert groups in charge of drafting national legislation in the areas of Civil and Procedural Law, such as Urban Lease Law and Procedural Law reforms, as well as European Law, such as financial collateral arrangements directives.
Elsa Sequeira Santos was an assistant and lecturer at the University of Lisbon Law School for nearly twenty years.
She has lectured on Private and Procedural Law at courses at the University of Lisbon Law School and the Portuguese Bar Association. Has several published works and was a Speaker at many legal conferences.
Experience
• Associate, Luiz Gomes & Associates (currently Clareira Legal), 2017
• Associate, J.A. Pinto Ribeiro & Associates, 2004-2017
• Teacher of Contract and Tort, Property, Procedure and Enforcement Law (as lecturer, assistant, assistant trainee), University of Lisbon Law School, 1992-2012
• Advisor, Secretary of State of Municipalities, 2005-2007
• Teacher, Portuguese Bar Association, 2004
• Advisor, Legislative Policy and Planning Office, Ministry of Justice, 2001-2003
• Teacher of Architecture Law, Lusófona University, 1997-1998
Education
• Masters in Law (University of Lisbon Law School, 2002)
• Law degree (University of Lisbon Law School, 1994)
AREAS OF PRACTICE AND SECTORS
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