Cristina Galhardo Vilão

• LL.L. (Licentiate in Laws), Faculty of Law, University of Lisbon, 1987.
• LL.M. (Master in Laws), Institute of Air and Space Law, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 1991.
• Lawyer admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association since 1990.

Financial and securities law, commercial transactions, including buy-outs and venture capital transactions; mergers and acquisitions; corporate law; arbitration; real estate; inheritance law; wealth protection and planning; telecommunications; E-Commerce; aviation law.

• Founding partner of Galhardo Vilão, Torres – Sociedade de Advogados, 2000 to the present.
• Partner of Oliveira, Martins, Moura, Esteves e Associados - Sociedade de Advogados, a member of Landwell, correspondent law firms of PricewaterhouseCoopers, 1999 - 2000.
• Lawyer at Belarmino Martins & Associados - Sociedade de Advogados, 1997 - 1999.
• Lawyer at Barros, Sobral, G.Gomes & Associados – Sociedade de Advogados, Lisbon, 1992 - 1997.
• On secondment to Clifford Chance, London, 1995.
• Chairperson of the Arbitral Tribunal of the American Chamber of Commerce in Portugal, 1994 - 1996.
• Legal adviser to the Macao Government, 1987 - 1990.

• Air Cabotage: Legal Aspects, Monograph, McGill University, 1991.
• The Air Carrier’s Liability, Exame, Editora Abril, January 1992.
• Madeira, International Financial Law Review - Special Supplement on Offshore Financial Centres, Euromoney Publications Plc, September 1992.
• The Air Carrier´s Liability, Vida Económica, December 1992.
• Repossession of Aircraft and Insolvency in EC Countries - An Industry Report, Chapter on Portugal, Lloyd’s of London Press ltd, 1993.
• Portugal – Legal Aspects of Securities Lending, International Securities Lending and Repo Directory, Euromoney Publications Plc, 1994.
• Portugal - The Moment of Truth, Privatisation Yearbook 1995, Privatisation International, 1995.
• Madeira - The Single European Banking Licence / The EU Parent-Subsidiary Directive, OFC Report 96/97, Campden Publishing Ltd, 1996.
• Madeira, Offshore Finance Handbook 1997, Asia Law & Practice Publishing Ltd, 1996.
• Telecoms Law Review: Portugal, The Tarifica Regulator, Philips Tarifica Ltd, March 1997.
• Electronic Commerce, International Financial Law Review – Special Supplement on Spain and Portugal, Euromoney Publications Plc, January 1999.
• Electronic Commerce – a Legal Perspective, Valor, June 1999.
• Portugal – a New Securities Code, Capital Markets 2000, International Financial Law Review, Euromoney Publications Plc, December 1999.
• The New Securities Code and the Internet, Semanário Económico, 21 March 2000.

• Teacher of air law at the traffic control school of the Portuguese airport authority, ANA - Aeroportos e Navegação Aérea, 1997 - 1998.
• Secretary-General of the Macao Standing-Council for Social Concert, 1988 - 1990.

• Member of the Portuguese Bar Association.
• IASLA – Institute of Air and Space Law Association.
• President of the European Alumnae and Alumni of the Institute of Air and Space Law of McGill University (Montreal), 2008 - 2010.