Joaquim Shearman de Macedo

Joaquim is a partner and co-head of the Dispute Resolution practice. 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.

With a postgraduate qualification in domestic and international arbitration from the Faculty of Law of Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Joaquim has been the president of the professional ethics committee of the Portuguese Arbitration Association since 2019 and vice-president of the executive committee of the centre for mediation and arbitration, Concórdia, since 2017.

Joaquim began his career at PLMJ in 1998 and returned to the firm in 2020 after working at CMS Rui Pena & Arnaut for ten years.

• Restructuring and insolvency

• Portuguese Bar Association

President of the professional ethics committee of the Portuguese Arbitration Association
Vice-president of the executive committee of the centre for mediation and arbitration, Concórdia
Arbitration committee of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
Portuguese chapter of the Cour Europeéne d'Arbitrage
IBA - International Bar Association