José Manuel De Avillez Pereira

Background

Manuel De Avillez Pereira, José was born in 1933 in Lisbon, Portugal.

Education

University of Lisbon (Licenciatura em Direito). Spoken languages: Portuguese, English, French and Spanish.

Career

Worked at Avillez Pereira & Associados (Lisbon) specializing in General Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1960, Portugal. Government Attorney, 1959-1960.

General Secretary of Labour Courts, 1960-1963.

Executive Vice-President, Occidental Petroleum Corporation of Portugal, 1974-1985. Company-Author: for the Portuguese Chapter in the "Guide to Energy, Natural Resources and Utilities Law", a special supplement to the International Financial Law Review, April, 1996.

Foreign the Portuguese Chapter in the International Commercial Litigation Yearbook, a special supplement to International Commercial Litigation, July 1996. Member: Portuguese Bar Association.

International Bar Association (International Business Alliance).

American Bar Association (American Bar Association). Avillez Pereira & Associados has its roots in the firm founded by the present Senior Partner, Doctor José Manuel de Avillez Pereira in 1967. Foreign almost thirty years the firm has been rendering legal services to its clients from all parts of the world, enjoying a wide reputation for providing prompt and high quality services for corporate, government and private clients, whether domestic or international.

Achievements

• José Manuel De Avillez Pereira has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member: Portuguese Bar Association. International Bar Association (International Business Alliance). American Bar Association (American Bar Association).