Background
Manuel Coelho Ribeiro, José was born in 1930.
Manuel Coelho Ribeiro, José was born in 1930.
Lisbon University (Degree in Law).
Worked at Coelho Ribeiro & Associados. Admitted to the bar, 1957. Counsellor of "Conçelho Superior do Ministerio Público".
Professor of Business Law, School of Economics, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Master of Business Administration).
Founder and First President of APDE (the Portuguese Association for European Law). Associate Member of the Institute of European Law (University of Birmingham).
Honorary Member: Colegio de Abogados de Espana. American Bar Association.
Portuguese-Brazilian Institute of Comparative Law.
Member of UIA (Union Internationale des Avocats). Member of the Board of EBU (European Broadcasting Union, 1990). chairman of EBU Statutes Committee. Chairman, Revue de Théologie et de Philosophie (Radiotevision Portuguesa, 1985-1992) Award, "Lawyer of the year, by the Lawyers in Europe Associations.".