{"id":82348,"date":"2019-11-22T10:05:14","date_gmt":"2019-11-22T10:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smfc.pt\/team\/mafalda-vaz-pinto\/"},"modified":"2025-10-28T23:36:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T23:36:47","slug":"mafalda-vaz-pinto","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/smfc.pt\/en\/team\/mafalda-vaz-pinto\/","title":{"rendered":"Mafalda Vaz Pinto"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h1&#8243; separator_color=&#8221;yes&#8221; separator=&#8221;yes&#8221; subheading=&#8221;Partner&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;801812&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h1>Mafalda Vaz Pinto<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1579879837538{margin-top: 70px !important;margin-bottom: 50px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4>Academic Profile<\/h4>\n<p>Degree in Law from the School of Law of the University of Lisbon (2000)<\/p>\n<h4>Professional Profile<\/h4>\n<p>She has been a partner at SMFC since 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Joined SMFC in 2007, working in the area of Litigation, focusing on Civil and Corporate Litigation, Family and Probate Law, Criminal Law and Misdemeanour Law, and is experienced in the field of Intellectual Property.<\/p>\n<p>She also exercises her professional activity in national and international arbitrations, and has performed as an arbitrator in national arbitral proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>Lawyer at Vieira de Almeida &amp; 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