Joaquim is a partner and co-head of the Dispute Resolution practice. With more than 20 years of professional experience, he has worked in the areas of civil and commercial litigation, and in domestic and international arbitration.

He advises clients on highly complex court and arbitration cases involving multiple jurisdictions. Joaquim has extensive experience in commercial and corporate litigation, disputes between shareholders, construction and insurance disputes, and contract and tort cases. He has also handled criminal cases relating to economic and corporate offences.

With a postgraduate qualification in domestic and international arbitration from the Faculty of Law of Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Joaquim has been the president of the professional ethics committee of the Portuguese Arbitration Association since 2019 and vice-president of the executive committee of the centre for mediation and arbitration, Concordia, since 2017.

Joaquim began his career at PLMJ in 1998 and returned to the firm in 2020 after working at CMS Rui Pena & Arnaut for ten years.

Bar Admissions
Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association, 2001

Education
Law degree from Universidade Catolica Portuguesa
Postgraduate course in arbitration from the Faculty of Law of Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Significant Accomplishments
Other Awards
2024 - Joaquim Shearman de Macedo, Leading Leaders League - Restructuring & Insolvency
2023 - Joaquim Shearman de Macedo, Leading Leaders League - Restructuring & Insolvency
2023 - Joaquim Shearman de Macedo, Leading Leaders League - Civil and Commercial Litigation
2023 - Joaquim Shearman de Macedo, Leading Leaders League - International arbitration
2022 - Joaquim Shearman de Macedo, Leading Leaders League - Arbitration
2022 - Joaquim Shearman de Macedo, Leading Leaders League - Restructuring & Insolvency
2022 - Joaquim Shearman de Macedo, Leading Leaders League - Civil and Commercial Litigation
2021 - Joaquim Shearman de Macedo, Leading Leaders League - Arbitration
2021 - Joaquim Shearman de Macedo, Leading Leaders League - Civil and Commercial Litigation
2020 - Joaquim Shearman de Macedo, Leading Leaders League - Civil and Commercial Litigation
Chambers Europe
2024 - Joaquim Shearman de Macedo, Band 2 Litigation
2024 - Joaquim Shearman de Macedo, Band 3 Restructuring & Insolvency
2024 - Joaquim Shearman de Macedo, Band 1 Insurance
2023 - Joaquim Shearman de Macedo, Band 2 Litigation
2023 - Joaquim Shearman de Macedo, Band 1 Insurance
2023 - Joaquim Shearman de Macedo, Band 3 Restructuring & Insolvency
2022 - Joaquim Shearman de Macedo, Band 2 Litigation
2022 - Joaquim Shearman de Macedo, Band 1 Insurance
2021 - Joaquim Shearman de Macedo, Band 1 Insurance
2021 - Joaquim Shearman de Macedo, Band 2 Litigation
2021 - Joaquim Shearman de Macedo, Band 3 Restructuring & Insolvency
2020 - Joaquim Shearman de Macedo, Band 2 Litigation
"He is known for providing "pragmatic and assertive solutions."

2020 - Joaquim Shearman de Macedo, Band 1 Insurance
"Sources underline their "great ability to make fast decisions. "

2020 - Joaquim Shearman de Macedo, Band 3 Restructuring & Insolvency
Chambers Global
2024 - Joaquim Shearman de Macedo, Band 2 Dispute Resolution
2023 - Joaquim Shearman de Macedo, Band 2 Dispute Resolution
2022 - Joaquim Shearman de Macedo, Band2 Dispute Resolution
2021 - Joaquim Shearman de Macedo, Band 2 Dispute Resolution
2020 - Joaquim Shearman de Macedo, Brand 2 Litigation
"He is known for providing "pragmatic and assertive solutions."

The Legal 500
2023 - Joaquim Shearman de Macedo, Leading individuals Dispute Resolution
2023 - Joaquim Shearman de Macedo, Leading individuals Insolvency and Restructuring
2022 - Joaquim Shearman de Macedo, Leading individuals Dispute Resolution
2022 - Joaquim Shearman de Macedo, Leading individuals Insolvency and Restructuring
2021 - Joaquim Shearman de Macedo, Leading individuals Insolvency and Restructuring
2021 - Joaquim Shearman de Macedo, Leading individuals Dispute Resolution
2020 - Joaquim Shearman de Macedo, Leading individual Litigation and Dispute Resolution
2020 - Joaquim Shearman de Macedo, Leading individual Insolvency and Restructuring
IFLR1000
2023 - Joaquim Shearman de Macedo, Highly regarded Insolvency & Restructuring
2022 - Joaquim Shearman de Macedo, Highly regarded Insolvency & Restructuring

Professional Associations
Steering Committee of the Portuguese Chapter of the Spanish and Ibero-American Arbitration Club (CEIA).
President of the professional ethics committee of the Portuguese Arbitration Association since 2019
Vice-president of the executive committee of the centre for mediation and arbitration, Concórdia, since 2017
Member of the executive committee of the centre for mediation and arbitration, Concórdia, 2012-2017
Arbitration committee of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
Portuguese Arbitration Association, since 2010
Portuguese chapter of the Cour Europeéne d'Arbitrage, since2009
IBA - International Bar Association, since 2006


Professional Activities and Experience
Partner at PLMJ since 2020
Partner at Rui Pena, Arnaut & Associados – Sociedade de Advogados RL, 2010 - 2020
Associate and senior associate at PLMJ in the Litigation and Arbitration practice, 2001-2010

• The No Creditor Worse Off Principle in the Resolution of Insurers

  By Joaquim Shearman de Macedo, Margarida Ferraz de Oliveira |April 2022

• Changes to the Insolvencyand Corporate Recovery Code

  By Joaquim Shearman de Macedo |January 2022