Lawyers

Luís Neto Galvão

Luís Neto Galvão

SRS Legal, Portugal

Work Department

Corporate and M&A; Information Technology; Media; Privacy and Data Protection; TMT

Position

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.

Career

Since 2013 - Partner at SRS Advogados From 2015 – Consultant for the Council of Europe (CoE) in the field of Data Privacy & Protection; a course on this topic is in preparation, aimed at judges, prosecutors and lawyers. 2013 to 2016 - Member of the European Commission Expert Group on Cloud Computing Contracts 2004 to 2012 – Managing Associate at Simmons & Simmons Rebelo de Sousa Previously, worked as law clerk at the chambers of judgesRui Moura Ramos and Maria Eugénia Martins Ribeiro at the General Court of the European Union

Languages

Portuguese, English, French, Spanish, Italian.

Memberships

Portuguese Bar Association Certified by the Bar Professional Training School of the Paris Court of Appeal (Ecole de Formation Professionelle des Barreaux de la Cour d'Appel de Paris) Chairman of the Management Board of the Luso-Belgian-Luxembourguese Chamber of Commerce, between February 2008 and March 2012

Education

Masters in European Studies (Politics and Administration), College of Europe, Bruges Postgraduate Diploma in European Studies, Legal Major, Catholic University of Portugal School of Law Degree in Law, Catholic University of Portugal School of Law

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