Profession
Lawyer, Member of the Portuguese Bar Association
Experience
Main areas of practice include M&A, Private Equity and Joint Ventures, particularly those with an international component, corporate restructuring and corporate finance.
Jorge is considered a leading individual in the Corporate and Private Equity areas according to Chambers Global Guide, 2011 and also as leader in Corporate for Legal 500, 2011.
Professonal experience
2002 - to date Partner, Linklaters
2001 - 2002 Partner and co-founder, BSC & Associates (Bleck, Soares, Siza, Cardoso, Correia & Associates, law firm)
1993 - 2001 Partner and co-founder, Morais Leitão, J. Galvão Teles & Associates law firm
1990 - 1993 Co-founder and Partner, J. M. Galvão Teles, Bleck, Pinto Leite & Associates law firm
1983 - 1990 Lawyer (individual practice), José Manuel Galvão Teles law firm
1980 - 1982 General Secretary, “Fábrica Portugal, S.A.”
1980 - 1982 Teaching Assistant, University of Lisbon Law School
Education
1981 - Post-graduate diploma in Corporate Legal Counsel from ISG (Further Education School of Management and Administration), Lisbon
1975 - 1980 Law degree, Lisbon University Law School
Languages
English, French, Portuguese, Spanish
