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Rui Faria da Cunha


Rui Faria da Cunha is the founder of eu-legal. Lawyer since 1995 and member of the Bar Associations of Lisbon and Brussels. Based in Brussels since 2003, he works with a small team of independent lawyers in various areas of Portuguese, Belgian and European law, mostly with a cross-border dimension.


A law graduate from the University of Coimbra, Rui Faria da Cunha completed post-graduate studies at the European Institute of Public Administration in Maastricht, the College of Europe in Bruges, King's College London, the Institut Universitaire International in Luxembourg and the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management in Brussels.


Besides being a lawyer, Rui Faria da Cunha is the President of the Belgian-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce and a board member of SEAP - Society of European Affairs Professionals.


In addition to his native Portuguese, Rui Faria da Cunha is fluent in English and French, has a strong command of Spanish and basic notions of Chinese Mandarin.


Belgian Law

Legal services to companies, diplomatic representations and European associations, in corporate and commercial law, labour and social security law, tax law and debt collection.

Labour & Social Security Corporate & Commercial Tax Debt Collection
Portuguese Law

Legal services to companies and individuals in real estate law, corporate and commercial law, labour and social security law, tax law, debt collection and lawyers' notarial acts.

Real Estate Corporate & Commercial Labour & Social Security Tax Debt Collection Lawyers' Notarial Acts
European Law

Legal services to companies, diplomatic representations and European associations in anti-dumping law, competition law, state aid law, posting of workers and public affairs.

Posting of Workers Anti-Dumping Competition State Aid Public Affairs

News


by 251215_eu-legal.eu 22 Nov, 2023
Interview with Rui Faria da Cunha, founder and managing partner of eu-legal | Lawyers Brussels-Lisbon, in Belgium, counsellor responsible for the Western Europe Regional Centre, in an initiative that brings together Jornal de Negócios and the Portuguese Diaspora Council, to give more voice to those outside Portugal.
by eu-legal 14 Mar, 2021
Rui Faria da Cunha has been interviewed by the Portuguese newspaper "Expresso" on lobbying in the EU. More .
by eu-legal 14 Dec, 2020
Universo RelGov, Edgard Usuy had the pleasure of talking and learning from Rui Faria da Cunha, lawyer and government relations specialist with over 25 years of experience. In this webinar, they talked about Government Relations in the European Union, about the obtuse view of part of the press and people in linking lobbying to corruption, about movements in world politics and also about the EU and Mercosur agreement.
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