With a client roster that includes major domestic and multinational companies, CMS is highly experienced in cross-border compliance, data transfers, GDPR-related matters, and privacy policies. The practice is jointly steered by José Luís Arnaut , who has extensive experience providing strategic advice to public and private companies, and João Leitão Figueiredo, who is well versed in contentious, transactional and day-to-day data protection and privacy advice.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Agility, coherence and security.'
‘The team is strong in data protection. They have sophisticated clients and provide reliable, quick solutions.’
‘Ricardo Pintão is specially qualified in data protection.’
‘Agility and technical excellence.'
Key clients
- CEPSA
- Repsol
- Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Portugal
- Galp Group
- EDP Group
- Delta Cafés (Nabeiro Group)
- Bensaude Group
- Essilor Portugal
- DaVita Group
- NAV Portugal
- Angelini Group
- Fromageries Bel (Bel Group)
- IKEA Industries
- Abanca Corporacion Bancaria, Sucursal em Portugal
- VINCI Energies
- Solera Group (Audatex)
- SRT Group (Stuart)
- Keller Williams (Portugal)
Work highlights
- Advising CEPSA on an extensive and demanding compliance and technological development project intended to modernise the business structure as well as to safeguard information systems and personal data.
- Advising All Win on assessing the licensing terms of the Command Platform in the Portuguese market in the context of the various layers of Franchising terms and taking into consideration the internal development of the Command Platform by KW RI.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
José Luís Arnaut, João Leitão Figueiredo