Pinheiro Neto Advogados

Technology, Civil & Commercial Litigation, and Intellectual Property.

Partner.

Ciro Torres Freitas specializes in technology law, with an emphasis on internet, data protection and privacy matters, as a trusted litigator and advisor to internet application providers and other technology companies. Ciro has extensive experience in representing domestic and international companies in investigations, government requirements, administrative proceedings and court disputes (including before higher courts) related to data breach, liability of intermediaries, image rights and new technologies such as facial recognition, internet of things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI). He advises large technology multinationals on complex cases, including public civil actions (class action suits), with sound knowledge of the stand of Brazilian authorities regarding internet, data protection and privacy laws and regulations. Ciro also practices in intellectual property law and litigation matters.

Portuguese, English, and Italian.

Extension Course in Understanding U.S. Intellectual Property Law from the Stanford University; Extension Course in Civil Liability in the Media and the Internet from the Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV); Master's Degree in Constitutional Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP); Bachelor's Degree in Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP).