Joana Campos Carvalho

Portuguese

5+ years of experience

Language:

English

Present Function:

Professor at NOVA School of Law;
Certified mediator with experience in civil and commercial mediation.

General Expertise:

Certifications and/or licenses

2008: Certification in Mediation; Mediarcom – Associação Europeia de Mediação / European Mediation Association: Grade Excellent (140h).

Professional legal or litigation experience related to the scope of competence of the PMAC

Mediation (22 cases in the last years, approximately 100 hours in mediation):
- Ad hoc (civil and commercial mediation);
- CAC (Commercial Arbitration Centre of the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce), member of the Mediation Commission (since September 2022); part of the list of commercial mediators (since July 2021);
- Arbitrare (Arbitration Centre for Industrial Property, Domain Names, Trade Names and Corporate Names) – part of the list of mediators (since April 2025);
- CASA (Arbitration Centre for Automobile related Conflicts) (2020-2024)
- UMAC (Consumer Conflict Mediation and Monitoring Unit - NOVA School of Law) (2007-2008).

Conciliation: (185 cases in arbitration):
- CACCL (Lisbon Arbitration Centre for Consumer Disputes) (since 2023);
- CASA (Arbitration Centre for Automobile related Conflicts) (2020-2024).

Practical experience of conducting mediation or conciliation or judicial settlement conferences or out-of-court dispute settlements in disputes related to the scope of competence of the PMAC

She is regularly appointed as mediator in civil and commercial matters and is a member of the Mediation Commission of the Commercial Arbitration Centre of the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce (CAC), where she has been listed as a commercial mediator since 2021. She is also included on the panel of mediators of Arbitrare (Arbitration Centre for Industrial Property, Domain Names, Trade Names and Corporate Names) and has previously served as mediator at CASA (Arbitration Centre for Automobile-Related Conflicts) and at the Consumer Conflict Mediation and Monitoring Unit (UMAC) of NOVA School of Law. In addition, she acts as conciliator in arbitration proceedings at the Lisbon Arbitration Centre for Consumer Disputes (CACCL) and has served in the same capacity at CASA.