Joana Galvão Teles

Joana Galvão Teles serves as a Visiting Professor at NOVA School of Law, NOVA University Lisbon, and holds dual professional roles as Of Counsel at Morais Leitão's Litigation and Arbitration Department and researcher/coordinator of the Commercial Arbitration area at the Nova Dispute Resolution Forum. She maintains active institutional affiliations including the Board of the Arbitration Center of the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Management Committee of Concórdia — Center for Conciliation, Conflict Mediation and Arbitration, and Board of Directors of Revista Themis.

Education:

• Law Degree, NOVA School of Law (2005)
• Postgraduate in Voluntary Arbitration, NOVA School of Law (2009)
• PhD in Law (in progress), NOVA School of Law, supervised by Prof. Mariana França Gouveia

Her research centers on arbitration and dispute resolution, with expertise spanning international commercial arbitration, investment treaty arbitration, and mediation. She critically examines procedural fairness in waiver of fundamental rights, interim relief mechanisms, and post-Achmea treaty reforms, applying these insights to infrastructure, construction, and energy sectors. Her work bridges theoretical legal frameworks with practical dispute resolution strategies across civil and commercial law domains.

Publications from 2011–2022 reveal an evolving focus from foundational concepts like res judicata and arbitrability toward contemporary challenges in interim measures and investment treaty reforms. The research demonstrates consistent engagement with procedural efficiency, party autonomy, and cross-jurisdictional harmonization, reflecting deep integration of Portuguese law with international arbitration standards.

Joana actively shapes the field through leadership at the Nova Dispute Resolution Forum and Concórdia, where she coordinates commercial arbitration initiatives and conflict mediation programs. She designs and delivers specialized curricula including the University Extension Course in Arbitration (2011–2020) and Summer School on International Arbitration (2021–2022), while regularly presenting at global arbitration forums to advance practitioner-academic dialogue.