Carlos de Almeida Sampaio

Member of the Portuguese Bar Association.

Member of the International Bar Association.

Member of the American Bar Association.

Member of the International Intellectual Property Rights Committee and Information Services, Technology and Data Protection Committee of the American Bar Association and member of IP and Technology Laws Committees of the International Bar Association.

Portuguese Prime Minister’s Senior Advisor for European Affairs (1987-1992). Member of the Reform Commission of the Portuguese Court of Accounts (1980-1983). Member of Cimpor’s Supervisory Board (1980-1984). Member of Banco Pinto & Sotto Mayor Board of Directors (1991-1993). Member of Unicre Board of Directors (1991-1993). Member of Siemens, S.A. Board of Directors (1993-2006).

Assistant Professor of Tax Law, Fiscal Law and International Economic Laws at the University of Lisbon Law School in 1979-2002. Invited Professor of the Law Degree and Post-graduation in European Studies, at the Portuguese Catholic University, in 1985-1993.

Author of several law books, among others: The assessment and collection of tax from non-residents: Portugal (1985); Regional Infrastructures and Project Finance – OECD (1986); Consumers’ Law: National and European framework (1991); The Principle of Residence Jurisdiction in a Digital Economy (2000); The Dual Nature of External Fiscal Control (2001); Public Finance (2001); A Journey to the XXI Century IP Law in the EU (2009); E-Discovery and Data Protection (2010).