Main Areas of Practice
Energy Sector, Project Finance and Capital Markets, Real Estate, Property Development and Environment, Media, Events and Advertising.
Academic Curriculum
Degree in Law, Faculty of Law, University of Lisbon, graduated 31 July 1981.
Professional Curriculum
Legal practice (professional license no. 5.514, Portuguese Bar Association, Lisbon District Branch, founder and senior partner of LEGALWORKS - Gomes da Silva & Associados – Sociedade de Advogados, R.L.)
Vice-Chairman of Sport Lisboa e Benfica (member no. 1.812).
Director of Benfica Multimédia.
Member of Remuneration Committee, Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Futebol, SAD.
Chairman of the General Meeting, Imobiliária Construtora Grão Pará, SA.
Past Activities
Minister for Parliamentary Affairs (16th Constitutional Government – 2004).
Minister attached to the Prime Minister (16th Constitutional Government – 2004/2005).
Member of Parliament, in the 5th (1987/1991), 6th (1991/1995), 7th (1998), 8th (1999/2002), 9th (2002/2004) and 10th (2005/2009) Legislatures.
Member of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (1991/1995, 1999/2002, 2002/2004 and 2005/2009) and Head (2002/2004) Deputy Head (2005/2009) of the Portuguese delegation, elected by the Assembly of the Republic.
Vice-President of PPD/PSD - Social Democratic Party (2007-2008).
Member of the Higher Council of the Department of Public Prosecutions (1994/1999), elected by the Assembly of the Republic.
Member of Lisbon Municipal Assembly (1990/1994 and 2002/2005).
Member of Cascais Municipal Assembly (1998/2002).
Member of the Board of Appeal, Federação Portuguesa de Futebol (1993).
Chef de cabinet to the Secretary of State of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers (1985/1987).
Director, Mútua dos Pescadores (1984).
University Lecturer.
Participant, Instituto de Defesa Nacional (National Defence Course - 1987).
Participant at Georgetown Leadership Seminar, Georgetown University, Washington DC (2001).
Elected official (national level), PPD/PSD (1979/2009).
Director, Sport Lisboa e Benfica, - Futebol, SAD (2009/2012).
Decorations
Commander of the Order of Francisco Miranda, Venezuela (1993).
Publications
General Theory of Civil Law - An Introduction (1st edition, 2010).
Contributor to Enciclopédia Polis (1st edition, 1986).