Abreu Advogados

Corporate / M&A

Partner

César Bessa Monteiro, jr is a Partner whose practice focuses on intellectual property in Portugal, as well as business structuring, restructuring operations and financial law.

He focuses primarily on advising national and multinational companies on all types of commercial transborder transactions, specifically on global corporate structuring and integration projects, in projects for acquisition, mergers and demergers, transfer of assets or exchange of shares as well as structuring venture capital operations.

He has vast experience in matters related to innovation, inventions, brands, trade secrets, unfair competition, copyrights and design or moulds, as well as in defining and implementing strategies (in wide ranging industries) for acquisition, maintenance and defence of the copyrights thereof. He has also advised credit institutions on financial issues, specifically on the regulatory aspects of depositors worldwide.

His practice includes a wide variety of national and international companies, including companies in the automotive, pharmaceutical, hospitality, healthcare, entertainment, fashion, construction and chemical industries and financial institutions, manufacturers of different consumer goods, software and hardware manufacturers and retail and online sales companies

César Bessa Monteiro Jr. joined Abreu Advogados in 2017. He has been recognized by Chambers as one of the best Intellectual Property Lawyers in Portugal.

Abreu Advogados has been distinguished by IP Stars with a Tier 1 ranking for its Patent Litigation practice and as Recommended under Copyright & Related Rights.

Portuguese, English and Spanish.

Portuguese Bar Association

INTA - International Trademark Association

AIPPI

ECTA - European Communities Trade Mark Association

acpi - Associação Portuguesa dos Consultores em Propriedade Intelectual

Law Degree from Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Lisboa (2000)

Postgraduate degree in Industrial Property from Universidade Moderna (2003)

Postgraduate degree in Management and Corporate Law from Nova University, Lisbon (2008)

Master degree in Management Law from Nova University, Lisbon (2011)