Jaime Hellmuth Diniz
Background
After completing his secondary education (Abitur) at the German School of Lisbon, he graduated in 1996 from the University of Lisbon School of Law and worked as an intern at “Sociedade de Advogados Manuel Cortes Rosa e Raul Soares da Veiga”. He has been a lawyer since 1998, the same year in which he earned a post-graduate degree in juridical-administrative sciences.
He has acquired broad experience in managing and advising on complex legal issues, especially those pertaining to companies and have an international component. His global and interdisciplinary perspectives on law (and on life...) are highly valuable in his daily professional life, including in the negotiations in which he participates with the most diverse interlocutors. When in court he acts with great dedication and focussed enthusiasm, with a predilection for tackling especially demanding cases.
He is currently a member of the High Council of the Portuguese Bar Association.
Beyond the office
Though he devotes most of his time to the practice of law, is nonetheless a voracious reader and also enjoys travelling to far-flung destinations like the extensions of Patagonia, the Austrian Alps, the rainforest of Belize or an island in the Philippines. He is also a scuba diver and loves sharing many interesting stories about his adventures.
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Languages: portuguese, german, english and spanish