Cuatrecasas

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• 'The team has in-depth knowledge of current legislation. The response time in relation to urgent requests and the degree of constant availability is fantastic.'

• ‘The data protection team has provided an excellent service in the area of ​​developing and maintaining a company privacy management system that guarantees full compliance with the requirements of the GDPR and other applicable legislation. It also provides an excellent service through Data Protection Officer services and ensures exemplary coordination with the organisation's internal and external stakeholders.’

• ‘Joana Mota Agostinho is a competent lawyer with extensive experience in the field of data protection law. Pragmatic and solution-oriented in high-risk situations and with short response times. High ethical standards and trust.’

• ‘Joana Mota Agostinho's team has two essential added values: know-how and the fact that they have a very tailor-made approach, trying to understand the client and their specific needs, including with regard to specificities of the industry in which it operates.’

• ‘Joana Mota Agostinho clearly manages her team very well and knew how to surround herself with excellent professionals. She is very clear in their approaches. Catarina Castanheira Lopes is very pragmatic and conveys confidence in her analyses.’

• 'A very cohesive team that works together in different legal areas. The fact that they have a primary point of contact helps immensely in the client/lawyer relationship.'

• ‘Partner Joana Mota Agostinho is an excellent professional. Always available. Equipped with above average knowledge of the area of ​​privacy and IT. I highly recommend this professional.'

• 'Associate Catarina Castanheira Lopes - Endowed with extensive knowledge in the area of ​​privacy and IT.'

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Joana Mota Agostinho

Cuatrecasas

Specialist in advising national and international clients on cybersecurity and privacy, in auditing privacy management systems for companies in various industries, in defining compliance strategies and mitigation measures, and in services such as privacy as a service (particularly privacy-by-design support services and data breach response services). Joana Mota Agostinho assists clients with digital transformation projects and the regulatory and contractual side of operations development in electronic communications and postal services, IT, outsourcing, cloud computing, emerging technologies, intellectual property, ecommerce, advertising and media. She has advised clients from a wide range of industries, particularly banking; energy; healthcare and pharmaceutical; hotels; insurance; and technology, media and telecommunications. Before joining Cuatrecasas, she worked for other law firms in Portugal and for three years in the Legal and Regulatory Department of the Portuguese regulatory authority, ANACOM. Co-author of the chapters on Portugal in The Privacy, Data Protection and Cybersecurity Law Review, 7th Edition (2020) and in International Transfers Data Guidance.