Born in Portugal, Europe, 1963. International lawyer, financier, director, professor, author and politician.International investment. Equity. Debt. Value. Attorney-at-Law. Outside Counsel. Non-executive Director of groups of companies. International arbitrator. Guest professor of international transactions at Catolica University. Founder and senior partner of the Law firm Novais Advogados. European Union independent lawyer and global dealmaker in private practice with 37+ years of investment experience in cross-border and multi-jurisdictional transactions.Western Europe based (London time) but with a worldwide reach. Fluent in the English, French, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese languages.* * *Luis Miguel Novais stands as a “humanist lawyer in the 21st century” (title of his seminal conference in Sydney, Australia, the year 2002). Complex problem solver. Mulifaceted. Polymath. Strategist. Excels in “third opinions” in International Law and European Law.Over 30 years of experience as C-suite manager and decision maker at family-owned and state-owned companies in the following industries: computer software, ICT and IP, automotive, real estate, construction, manufacturing, banking, insurance, naval, aerospace, AI, venture capital and private equity.Over 12 years of experience as Governing Board member at international legal services global association (UIA - Union Internationale des Avocats) with various roles, including national and international commission president.Former executive managing director of Portugal state-owned holding company for maritime, defence and aerospace industries.Enrolled as an international arbitrator at LCIA (London Court of International Arbitration, London, UK), ICC (Chambre de Commerce Internationale, Paris, France), CIMA (Corte Civil y Mercantil de Arbitraje, Madrid, Spain). Also familiar with ICSID, UNCITRAL, and ad hoc international arbitration.Experienced with company and fundamental rights case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union (Luxembourg), notably right to an effective remedy and right to a fair trial.Author of numerous literary, artistic and scientific works and conferences, since 1983. Including songs, computer programs and the historical novel “A Janela do Cardeal”. He blogs under “Portugal Adormecido”.Extensive business traveller to all continents. Fluent in English, Spanish, French, Italian and Portuguese languages.