About Joaquim Shearman de Macedo

Joaquim Shearman de Macedo is a partner and co-head of the dispute resolution practice at PLMJ. With more than 20 years’ professional experience, he has worked in the areas of civil and commercial litigation, and in domestic and international arbitration. He advises clients on highly complex court and arbitration cases involving multiple jurisdictions. Joaquim has extensive experience in commercial and corporate litigation, disputes between shareholders, construction and insurance disputes, and contract and tort cases. He has also handled criminal cases relating to economic and corporate offences. Joaquim is the President of the professional ethics committee of the Portuguese Arbitration Association and the Vice-President of the executive committee of the centre for mediation and arbitration, Concórdia.