Sancha Campanella

Lawyer with extensive experience in Civil, Criminal, Tax, and Corporate Law. A recognized trainer and mediator, with significant work in human rights and political participation in Madeira.
+351 291 238 688
sancha.campanella-267m@advogados.oa.pt
Rua das Hortas nº1, Edifício do Carmo, 4º andar Salas 405/407, 9050-024 Funchal

Sancha de Carvalho e Campanella is a lawyer specializing in Civil, Criminal, Tax, and Corporate Law. A trainer in various areas of law and a mediator in family, civil, and commercial disputes, she also has experience in higher education and academic management.

Active in regional politics, she is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira and a city councillor in the Funchal Municipal Council, leading parliamentary committees and legislative initiatives. She is the author of several publications and has received international recognition in human rights and female leadership in education.

  • Lawyer and legal trainer (2007–2020)
  • Deputy Director-General and lecturer at ISAL
  • Director of the Higher Course in Business Management and of the Department of Law (ISAL)
  • Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Autonomous Region of Madeira (13th and 14th Legislatures)
  • Vice-President of the 5th Standing Specialized Committee on Health and Civil Protection
  • Chair of the Parliamentary Inquiry Committee on Wildfires (14th Legislature)
  • City Councillor of the Funchal Municipal Council (2021–present)
  • Mediator in family, civil, and commercial disputes
  • Law Degree (FDL)
  • Master’s in Commercial Management and Marketing
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Family Mediation
  • Recognized Specialist of Professional Merit (ISAL)
  • PhD candidate in Economic and Business Sciences (University of the Azores)
  • Tax Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Criminal Law
  • Insolvency Proceedings
  • Human Rights
  • Member of the Human Rights Commission of the Bar Association
  • International Advisory Member of the Compliance and Governance Commission of the Ibero-American Institute (Brazil)
  • Correspondent in Portugal of the Inter-American College of Jurisdictional Studies – CIDEJ/Brazil
  • Coordinator of the Specialized Commission on Family and Minors of the JALP
  • Honorary Doctorate (Doctor Honoris Causa), UNISCECAP – Brazil
  • Award for Women Leadership in Education, London School of Digital Business
  • Women Leaders of the Year, ILBPA 2022
  • Honored by the International Academy of Legal Letters – AINTERLJ
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