Law firm PLMJ has hired Pfizer lawyer Pedro Vale Gonçalves as of counsel lawyer to the firm’s intellectual property practice. Mr Goncalves, who was legal director and a member of the management team at Pfizer Portugal, will provide support to the intellectual property, competition law and life sciences team. He is also vice-president of the Institute of Corporate Lawyers and a member of the European Association of Corporate Lawyers, vice-president of the Board of the General Meeting of Special Olympics Portugal and curator of Fundação Liga.