GONÇALO ALMEIDA

FOUNDING PARTNER

Experience:

• Judge at the FIFA Agents Chamber since June 2023.
• Founding partner of the Law Firm Almeida, Dias & amp; Associates, registered at the Portuguese Bar Association in 2000 and at the Brazilian Bar Association in 2010.
• In the past, he was also a FIFA Lawyer at the Player’s Status Department in Zurich, Switzerland;

Academic Qualifications:

• Law degree from the International University of Lisbon and,
• Master in Sociology, Management and International Sports Law (CIES – The International Center for Sports Studies). Taught at three Universities: De Monfort University (Leicester, United Kingdom); Università-SDA Bocconi (Milan, Italy); Université de Neuchâtel (Switzerland);

Languages: Portuguese, English, Spanish and French.

Practice Areas: Sports and Entertainment Law and Immigration Law.