Rui Dias is Professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra, where he teaches International Litigation, Private International Law, and Commercial Law. Rui studied in Porto, Heidelberg, Coimbra, and New York, having benefited from Fulbright and Humboldt scholarships. Inter alia, he serves as Executive Editor of the Portuguese company law review (DSR – Direito das Sociedades em Revista), a deputy Director of the Portuguese arbitration law review (Revista Internacional de Arbitragem e Conciliação), a co-editor of the blog Conflict of Laws (www.conflictoflaws.net), and a Vice-President of the Portuguese-German Lawyers Association (DLJV).