Professor Miguel Poiares Maduro has been inaugurated as Dean of Católica Global School of Law. He replaced Professor Gonçalo Matias, the previous head of the School.
Miguel Poiares Maduro is a Doctor of Laws by the European University Institute (Florence), where he was Director of the School of Transnational Governance. He has been a faculty member at Católica Global School of Law since its foundation and is the coordinator of the LL.M. Law in a European and Global Context and the holder of the VdA Chair in Digital Governance. From 2013 to 2015, he served as Minister Deputy to the Prime Minister and Minister for Regional Development of Portugal. He was also Advocate General at the Court of Justice of the European Union from 2003 to 2009.
Professor Tito Rendas has been appointed as Executive Dean of the school, replacing Professor Armando Rocha, former Associate Dean. Tito Rendas is a Professor at Católica Global School of Law, where he also co-coordinates the LL.M. Law in a Digital Economy. He holds a law degree and a Ph.D. from Católica and a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Harvard Law School. Before joining the deanship team at Católica Global School of Law, he was Head of Intellectual Property at CCA Law Firm.