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Garrigues

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The ‘reliable and client-centric’ team at Garrigues Portugal regularly handles data processing agreements, M&A, privacy policy issues, data breaches and proceedings before the Portuguese Data Protection Authority (CNPD). The practice is jointly steered by Tomás Pessanha, and Alejandro Payá. Senior associate Rute Silva Gomes works with domestic and multinational companies on data protection and commercial mandates. Isabel Bairrão left the firm in January 2024.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The team we work with always demonstrates enormous availability and speed in analysing the requested topics. Great capacity for analysis and quick proposal of solutions for the topics under discussion. The quality of the service provided is based above all on team quality in terms of knowledge, proactivity and collaborative spirit.’

  • ‘I recommend Rute Gomes. What distinguishes her is her ability to respond quickly, her knowledge of the topics , practical responses, and ability to contextualise what she thinks in a simple way for different interlocutors.’

  • ‘They have a quick response capacity and absolute availability. Absolute knowledge of the themes underlying the area of ​​data protection, from a national and European point of view. They provide a lot of security.'

  • ‘The firm offers extensive technical knowledge. They also very efficiently adapt to multinational companies' needs in terms of swiftness and commercial vision they need. As a firm with a presence in both Spain and Portugal, they can provide synergies in Iberian projects which result in savings both financially and time wise.'

  • ‘I have worked closely with Rute Silva Gomes, who has shown great knowledge of the areas of privacy and consumer protection rights.'

  • They are proactive, accurate and quick in their responses, adequately molding their advice considering the strictly legal angle and the actual commercial business needs.’
  • ‘Top-notch know-how, reliable and client-centric team.’

Key clients

  • Samsung
  • Coca-Cola
  • L’Oreal
  • Volvo
  • Endesa
  • Honda Motor Europe
  • Iberdrola
  • Jaguar
  • Inditex Group
  • JLL group
  • Angelini
  • SAS Automotive
  • Hikma Farmaceuticals
  • Robert Bosch
  • CBRE
  • JTI - Japan Tobacco International
  • SOBI
  • Polestar
  • Apax/Gamalife
  • Henderson Park
  • Lundbeck
  • Oralmed
  • Evox Technologies
  • Neuraspace

Work highlights

  • Advising JTI Japan Tobacco International on the implementation of the e-commerce website for selling Ploom X in Portugal, from a data protection perspective.
  • Advising L’Óreal on data protection matters.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Tomás Pessanha, Alejandro Padín

Other key lawyers

Rute Silva Gomes