Luís Teixeira e Melo

LUÍS TEIXEIRA E MELO

Partner

Has been part of GLX LTM since 1978.

Founding partner with sustained practice in the most diverse areas of law, coordinates the Civil Law department. It carries out its activity in the field of Obligations, Contracts, the constitution and protection of Rights in rem, Succession and Family Law.

With more than 50 years of professional experience, he has advised and assisted several individual and collective clients, whether in the scope of consultancy and negotiation, or in the litigation field, within which he has been an assiduous presence in the judicial courts.

ACADEMIC HABILITATIONS

Law Degree, Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Coimbra, completed in October 1966;

Master in Legal and Civil Sciences, Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Coimbra, completed in October 1967.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Lawyer registered in the Ordem dos Advogados (Portuguese Bar Association), since July 13th, 1971, bearer of Professional License No. 1214-P.

POSITIONS

Effective delegate of the Public Prosecutor in the region of Montemor-o-Velho, in 1968;

Chief Delegate of the Public Prosecutor in the Comarca de Fafe, in 1969;

Member of the Oporto District Council of the Ordem dos Advogados (Portuguese Bar Association), in the three-year period 1987/1989;

Member of the Superior Council of the Ordem dos Advogados (Portuguese Bar Association), for the three-year periods 1999/2001, 2002/2004, 2008/2010 and 2011/2013 (in the last one he assumed the position of Vice-President of the same Council);

Was elected delegate to six Congresses of the Ordem dos Advogados (Bar Association), in which he participated;

Member of the Jury of the 13th curricular competition for access to the Supreme Court of Justice;

Referee registered with the Associação Portuguesa de Arbitragem (APA) (Portuguese Arbitration Association).

POSITIONS PERFORMED IN GOVERNMENT BOARDS

Board President

Guimarães Volunteer Firefighters: 1970 – 1980; 1990 – 2000;

Lameirinho Indústrias Têxteis, SA: where he ceased duties in 2020;

Bordalima – Indústrias de Bordados, SA;

Somelos S.G.P.S., SA;

Others

General secretary of the Football Section of the Associação Académica de Coimbra (Coimbra Academic Association), in 1964 –1965;

President of the General Board of the Associação Académica de Coimbra (Coimbra Academic Association), in 1965 – 1966;

Member of the Supervisory Board and Chairman of the General Meeting Board of the Orfeão Académico de Coimbra in 1963 – 1964 and 1964/1965, respectively;

Jurisdictional Member of the Associação de Ciclismo do Porto (Oporto Cycling Association), in the decade of 1970 – 1980;

Jurisdictional Member of the Associação de Desportos de Braga (Braga Sports Association), in the decade of 1970 – 1980;

Board President of the Clube Industrial de Pevidém (Pevidém Industrial Club);

Board President of the Clube de Automóveis Antigos de Guimarães;

Board President of the Pevidém Musical Association;

Board President of the Sociedade Martins Sarmento, where he ceased duties in 2022;

Board President of the Associação Nacional dos Combatentes do Ultramar (National Association of Overseas Combatants), which was founder;

Board President of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Guimarães;

President of the Tax Council of the Venerável Ordem Terceira de S. Domingos, where he ceased duties in 2021;

Member of the Economic Council of the Diocese of Braga, until 2020.

PUBLISHED WORKS

“A Renda Vitalícia”, Secção de Textos, Coimbra, 1967 – Dissertation of the complementary course of Legal Sciences, Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Coimbra.

LANGUAGES

Portuguese;

French;

English;

Spanish;

Italian;

German.

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