Data privacy and data protection
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
Having been practicing law since 2004, Tiago has wide experience in the areas of criminal and misdemeanor and commercial litigation and in internal investigations related with criminal and regulatory offenses. Tiago as also developed his practice in Data Protection since 2011 and he has been particularly active on the electronic communications, banking and distribution sectors.
SRS Legal
Partner in the Corporate and M&A Department and the TMT Department, Luís Neto Galvão has extensive experience in information technology, telecommunications, media and privacy. Luís advises companies and organisations on privacy and data protection, including all aspects of compliance, data audits and international data transfers, especially in the telecommunications, media and IT, health and pharmaceutical, energy, banking and insurance sectors.
With over 20 years of experience, Luís was a member of the Commission Expert Group on Cloud Computing Contracts and Consultant for the Council of Europe in the field of Data Privacy & Protection.
DLA Piper ABBC
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Cuatrecasas
Specialist in advising national and international clients on cybersecurity and privacy, in auditing privacy management systems for companies in various industries, in defining compliance strategies and mitigation measures, and in services such as privacy as a service (particularly privacy-by-design support services and data breach response services).
Joana Mota Agostinho assists clients with digital transformation projects and the regulatory and contractual side of operations development in electronic communications and postal services, IT, outsourcing, cloud computing, emerging technologies, intellectual property, ecommerce, advertising and media.
She has advised clients from a wide range of industries, particularly banking; energy; healthcare and pharmaceutical; hotels; insurance; and technology, media and telecommunications. Before joining Cuatrecasas, she worked for other law firms in Portugal and for three years in the Legal and Regulatory Department of the Portuguese regulatory authority, ANACOM.
Co-author of the chapters on Portugal in The Privacy, Data Protection and Cybersecurity Law Review, 7th Edition (2020) and in International Transfers Data Guidance.
DLA Piper ABBC
Leading associates
Rising stars with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
Maria da Assunção da Cunha Reis joined Morais Leitão in 2012. She is a member of the firm’s litigation and arbitration team.