PORTUGAL Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Margarida Roda Santos, Paulo Sampaio Neves and Mariana Pereira Dias Eversheds Sutherland
Eversheds Sutherland is an innovative, interna - tional, multidisciplinary firm with more than 30 years of experience. The firm has approximately 80 professionals and 22 partners, with three of- fices in Portugal (Lisbon, Oporto and Faro) that collaborate closely with EVC Advogados/Ever- sheds Sutherland in Angola and AG Advoga- dos/Eversheds Sutherland in Mozambique. The life sciences team provides comprehensive legal support beyond technical aspects, work- ing closely with clients’ regulatory departments. Eversheds Sutherland advises on agreements with public entities and patient associations,
compliance with industry and ethical codes, SOPs, clinical trials (including GDPR and in- surance matters), sponsorships, transparency disclosures and pharmacovigilance. The firm’s expertise extends to OTC launches, food sup- plements, medical devices, product labelling, advertising claims, prize promotions and com- pliance with MedTech and EFPIA ethical codes. With deep industry knowledge, Eversheds Sutherland provides strategic, tailored guid- ance for its clients in all life sciences regulatory and commercial matters.
Authors
Margarida Roda Santos is a partner at Eversheds Sutherland co-ordinating the life sciences and intellectual property departments, with extensive experience of IT, data protection
Paulo Sampaio Neves is a partner at Eversheds Sutherland co-ordinating the data privacy security and technology department. He also contributes to the life sciences and
and IP litigation both in Portugal and abroad (namely Angola and Mozambique). She also holds the position of data protection officer (DPO). In addition, Margarida contributes to the corporate, commercial and M&A departments, leading the consumer and advertising law practice since 2005. She has authored several articles on intellectual property, IT, data protection and life sciences issues for Portuguese and foreign publications, as well as acting as a speaker at several seminars on data protection law.
intellectual property departments, focusing on cybersecurity, data protection, pharmaceutical law, medtech, IT/e-commerce, IP, consumer law, product counselling and related litigation. Paulo has extensive experience in domestic and cross-border transactions, encompassing the Angolan market in relation to IP protection and data protection. Paulo provides close assistance to chief information security officers (CISOs) and data protection officers (DPOs). As a CIPP/E- and CIPM-certified professional trained in cybersecurity, he co-authors articles; provides training on IP, cybersecurity and data protection; and regularly attends industry seminars.
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