About Paulo Farinha Alves

Paulo Farinha Alves is a partner in the dispute resolution practice at PLMJ. He has more than 30 years’ experience in criminal law, white-collar crime, compliance and sports law. Paulo was vice-president of the Disciplinary Council of the Lisbon Football Association between January and November 2012, when he joined the professional football board of Sporting Clube de Portugal SAD. Paulo has contributed to conferences and seminars on criminal law, criminal procedure, administrative offences and sports law. He is a founding member of Fórum Penal (an association of criminal lawyers) and a member of other professional associations such as the European Criminal Bar Association (ECBA), Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA) and the Portuguese Sports Law Association (APDD).