PORTUGAL Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Diogo Pereira Duarte, Ricardo Henriques, Isabel Pinheiro Torres, Diogo Matos Horta and Marta Boura Abreu Advogados
Abreu Advogados is one of Portugal’s leading, inde - pendent law firms with over 30 years of experience in the Portuguese market, navigating tomorrow’s sec - tors and industries. The firm continuously attracts strategic opportunities for its clients in key areas such as finance, corporate and M&A, tax, litigation, and competition, among others. The firm invests in multidisciplinary teams that tackle increasingly com - plex transactions with cost-effective solutions and anticipate clients’ needs with a business-oriented vi -
sion. Either from Portugal or internationally, Abreu has been chosen to provide legal advice in international transactions across Portuguese-speaking countries, particularly Angola, Mozambique and Timor-Leste. Abreu Advogados partnered with FBL Advogados in 2007 and with JLA Advogados in 2010 to meet clients’ interests in the Angolan, Mozambican and Portuguese markets while benefiting from an inter - national decision-making process when presenting innovative legal solutions to its clients.
Authors
Diogo Pereira Duarte is a partner and co-coordinator of the finance practice at Abreu Advogados. He advises clients on fintech and financial regulation, with a particular focus on crypto-assets, payment services,
Ricardo Henriques is a member of the board of directors of the Knowledge Institute and partner at Abreu Advogados, whose practice focuses particularly on technology law in Portugal and international
digital finance, AML/CFT compliance, cloud outsourcing, open banking and data protection matters. His work includes supporting both regulated institutions and technology-driven market entrants on licensing, regulatory strategy and product structuring in Portugal and across the EU. Diogo also co-ordinates the postgraduate programmes on data protection and fintech at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon (FDUL), and was selected by Banco de Portugal to join the Market Contact Group on the Digital Euro.
markets. He focuses on software licensing, emerging technologies compliance, e-commerce, GDPR implementation, and IP/IT litigation. Ricardo also advises national and international clients from several industries on brand protection, patent strategies, advertising, and data protection. Additionally, he assists clients with compliance matters, including ethics codes, anti-corruption and anti-money laundering measures. His practice within a global network of law firms allows him to support clients in their international expansion and IP protection.
Isabel Pinheiro Torres is an associate partner at Abreu Advogados, working primarily in the areas of finance and corporate law. She focuses particularly on financing operations and regulatory matters, including
Diogo Matos Horta is a trainee lawyer in the banking and finance practice area at Abreu Advogados and a guest lecturer in civil law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon. His practice focuses on regulatory
processes for authorisation of regulated entities before the supervisory entities, as well as advising on matters related to banking products, financial brokering services, derivative instruments, payment services and insurance. Between 2010 and 2013, Isabel was seconded to a banking institution, advising, in particular, the derivatives and project finance teams.
matters, financial transactions and capital markets. Diogo advises a broad range of financial sector entities, including virtual and crypto-asset service providers, payment service providers, management companies of collective investment undertakings, payment institutions and electronic money issuers, crowdfunding platforms and banks.
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