David Falcão, born in Lisbon on August 23, 1978, has a degree (2001), Master (2004) and PhD in Law – Philosophy of Law/Human Rights (2006). He is Associate Professor at the Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco (Higher School of Management) and was a Guest Associate Professor at the University of Beira Interior. He was a Guest Professor at ISEG – University of Lisbon from 2014 to 2016, having also taught at other Polytechnic and University Higher Education Institutions, both at Bachelor's and Master's levels. He was scientific responsible/regent of more than 60 curricular units. For thirteen years, he coordinated the Degree in Solicitors and coordinates the Master's degree in Business Solicitors (having received a unanimous vote of praise from the members of the UTC of Social and Human Sciences for the work developed throughout the aforementioned coordinations), as well as the Degree in Administration Public and coordinated the Postgraduate Course in Insolvency and Business Recovery and the Postgraduate Course in Execution Solicitors. For several years, he was a member of the Scientific Committee of the Master's in Business Management and chaired that of the Master's in Business Solicitors. Between 2011 and 2015 (two terms), he coordinated the Department (UTC) of Social and Human Sciences of the Higher School of Management of the Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco. He was, for three terms, Vice-President of the Technical-Scientific Council and for four years President of the Council of Representatives. He participated in several juries for the award of Doctor and Master degrees in the scope of Labor Law, Human Rights, Procedural Law, Consumer Law and Business Law and the title of Specialist Professor. He has published several books and scientific articles (in a total of approximately 100 publications) in publishers and specialized magazines in the field of Legal-Business Sciences (Labour Law, Consumer Law and Business Law) and Human/Fundamental Rights, being cited numerous times in doctrine and jurisprudence. In addition to teaching and conducting curricular units, mainly in the field of Legal-Business Sciences and being (and having been) a supervisor for several master's students, he also gave communications in the same field and organized national and international congresses and seminars. He joined the Scientific Council of CIJE – Legal-Economic Research Center of the Faculty of Law of the University of Porto, of which he was an integrated member (2013-2015). He is a member of CEMUSA – Center for Women's Studies at the University of Salamanca as a guest researcher and of IJP – Instituto Jurídico Portucalense as an integrated member of which he also incorporates the Scientific Council. Coordinates the Consumer Law Studies Office of the Higher School of Management of the Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco. He is part of the editorial board and is a reviewer in several scientific journals. He is executive editor of GESTIN – International Journal of Management, Law and Tourism. Coordinated and participated in several teams to prepare requests for accreditation of study cycles (1st and 2nd cycle) and created Specialization and Postgraduate Courses. Member of external evaluation committees for study cycles submitted for accreditation to A3ES.