SRS Legal

Banking, Capital markets, Securitisation

Partner in SRS’ Corporate & Finance Department, João Santos Carvalho has extensive experience in advising credit institutions and borrowers on a wide range of banking and financial law issues, including a range of domestic and cross-border bank financing transactions, asset finance, project finance, real estate finance, ship finance, direct lending, NPL and banking regulatory matters.

He has advised several investment banks, investment fund management companies, financial intermediaries and issuers on capital markets transactions and the provision of financial services, including several debt issuance transactions and securitisations and regulatory matters. He also advises incumbents, fintechs and crypto-active operators on regulatory issues related to digital banking, provision of payment services, credit granting and crypto-active products.

Since 2021 - Partner at SRS Advogados 2017 to 2021 - Managing Associate at SRS Advogados 2008 – Lawyer at Simmons & Simmons Rebelo de Sousa, now SRS Advogados From 2005 to 2008 – Trainee Lawyer in the Financial Markets Department of SRS Advogados, seconded for six months to the Capital Markets and Securitisation Team of Banif - Banco de Investimento

Portuguese, English, French, Spanish

Portuguese Bar Association

Postgraduate Diploma in Securities Law by the Securities Institute Degree in Law, New University of Lisbon school of Law (UNL – Universidade Nova de Lisboa)