Mr Tiago Félix da Costa > Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados > Lisbon, Portugal > Lawyer Profile
Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados Offices

RUA CASTILHO, 165
1070-050 LISBOA
Portugal
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Mr Tiago Félix da Costa

Work Department
Criminal, Misdemeanour and commercial litigation. Compliance and Personal Data Privacy and Protection.
Position
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.
Career
Qualified (2004). Partner at Morais Leitão since 2015. He is head of a criminal and compliance and the data protection teams.
Languages
Portuguese, English and French.
Memberships
Portuguese Bar Association (admitted in 2004).
Education
Law Degree (Law Faculty of the University of Lisbon, 2002). Postgraduate Studies in Corporate Law (Management Institute/Portuguese Bar Association, 2004). Master’s Degree in Law (Law Faculty of the Portuguese Catholic University, 2009). Advanced Training Course on Data Protection Compliance in the EU (European Institute of Public Administration – EIPA, 2017).
Lawyer Rankings
Portugal > Fraud and white-collar crime
(Leading partners)Tiago Félix da Costa – Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
Noted for its ‘competence and reputation’, the criminal, regulatory offences and compliance team at Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados is frequently sought after for high-stakes cases involving bribery, corruption, money laundering, tax crimes, and insider trading. Cementing its reputation as a market leader, the team demonstrates exceptional skill in handling multifaceted cross-border disputes. Rui Patrício‘s expertise lies in corporate crime, white-collar crime, and regulatory offences litigation. Practice head Tiago Félix da Costa regularly handles matters across the TMT, banking, and distribution industries. João Matos Viana plays a pivotal role, particularly in cases concerning criminal and regulatory offences related to banking, securities, and insurance. Tiago Geraldo is noted for his focus on criminal litigation, compliance, and regulatory offences.
Portugal > Data privacy and data protection
(Leading partners)Tiago Félix da Costa – Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
Well regarded for its ability to combine ‘technical excellence with a personalised and innovative approach to its clients’ challenges’, Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados‘ team is a trusted adviser for clients navigating every stage of data protection work, from compliance strategies to investigations and disputes. The team’s strength lies in its collaborative, cross-practice approach, bringing together expertise from TMT, employment, criminal, corporate, and insurance law. Steering the practice is the ‘exceptional professional’ Tiago Félix da Costa, who handles the full gamut of data protection matters. Elsewhere in the team, Helena Tapp Barroso stands out for her work in tech, banking, insurance, pharmaceuticals and automotive sectors, while Maria da Assunção da Cunha Reis is frequently engaged by companies to create compliance policies and programmes.
Lawyer Rankings
- Data privacy and data protection Portugal
- Fraud and white-collar crime Portugal
- Leading partners Portugal > Data privacy and data protection
- Leading partners Portugal > Fraud and white-collar crime
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Data privacy and data protection
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- Energy and natural resources
- EU and competition
- Fraud and white-collar crime
- Insolvency and restructuring
- Planning law
- Porto: Leading commercial firms
- Projects and project finance
- Public law
- Real estate and construction
- Tax
- Transport