João Lima Cluny
Managing Associate
João Lima Cluny joined Morais Leitão in 2007. He’s a member of the firm’s litigation team. He is also a member of the arbitration, the sport and entertainment and the infrastructure teams.
He is a member of the first instance club licensing body for UEFA competition of the Portuguese Football Federation and a member of the certification jury for the recognition, validation and certification process of professional competences of football coaches, nominated by the Portuguese Football Federation. He is also president of the Justice Council of the Portuguese Bridge Federation.
João Lima Cluny is an arbitrator and mediator of the Portuguese Court of Arbitration for Sports. He was secretary of the Editorial Board of Sports & Law, Sports Law Journal.
On the academic circuit, he holds a master’s degree in Forensic Sciences at the Nova Law School, where he teaches as an invited professor. He regularly participates in seminars and conferences and lectures predominantly on Arbitration and Sport’s Law in postgraduate courses. He is an author and co-author of articles on the same areas.
Law Degree (Nova Law School, 2007). Specific Elite Training - Sports Law – Specialization Football (Quest – Soluções para o Desporto, 2009). Master’s Degree in Forensic Law (Nova Law School, 2012). Advanced Course on Data Protection (University of Lisbon School of Law, 2013).
Portuguese, English, Spanish and French.
MembershipsPortuguese Bar Association (admitted in 2010). Portuguese Sports Law Association (since 2009). Forum – Criminal Lawyers Association (since 2016).
