Joana Clemente joined the firm in 2009, and became a Partner in 2015. She is the Partner responsible for the Banking and Financial Law practice area. From October 2006 to October 2009 she worked, in an independent regime, with the law firm Miranda, Correia, Amendoeira – Sociedade de Advogados RL, combined with the liberal practice of Law in the office of Mr. Rui Dias Duarte. From September 1997 to September 2006 she worked in the law firm Gonçalves Pereira, Castelo Branco e Associados – Sociedade de Advogados RL as Associate Lawyer.

Practice Areas
Commercial and Corporate Law, Civil Law and Banking and Financial Law.

Academic Qualifications
Law Degree from the Law Faculty of the Portuguese Catholic University of Porto (1997). Postgraduate Studies in Special Processes of Corporate Recovery and Insolvency from the Law Faculty of the Portucalense University (2002).
Postgraduate Studies in Labour Law from the Law Faculty of the Portuguese Catholic University of Porto (2007)

Memberships
Portuguese Bar Association (admitted in 1999).

Languages
Portuguese, French, Spanish and English.