Pedro
da Costa Mendes

Pedro da Costa Mendes joined Cerejeira Namora, Marinho Falcão in 2023, where he works mainly in the Corporate practice area (M&A, Transactions, Distribution).

He holds a law degree from the Porto Law School of the Portuguese Catholic University (1994) and concluded a LL.M (DES - Diplôme d'Études Specialisés) in EC and International Law at the Université Catholique de Louvain (Belgium) (1995-1996). He has also a Post-Grad diploma in Tax Law (IESF) and has additional education at the George Washington University, Washington DC (Practical Construction Law).

He began his professional career at Philippe & Partners (Brussels, Belgium), and later joined PLMJ, CNCM, EFACEC as Head of Legal Services (1999-2011), and Telles.

He is currently a Member of the International Distribution Institute (IDI) and IDI Country Expert for Portugal. He was Member of the International Relations Committee of the Porto District Council of the Portuguese Bar Association (2002 - 2004).

Pedro has several complementary backgrounds, namely:

• Training in Practical Construction Law, Federal Publications Seminars, George Washington University, Washington DC (2008).
• Training in International Acquisitions, Plc-Practical Law, London (2004)
• Training in Negotiating, Drafting, Managing International Contracts and Conflict Resolution, International Chamber of Commerce, ICC 52nd PIDA 2002, Institute of World Business Law, Paris (2002)
• Training in Drafting International Commercial Agreements, Hawskmere, Brussels (2000)
• Post-Graduation in Taxation, IESF - Instituto de Estudos Financeiros e Fiscais (1998 - 1999)