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1200-151 Lisboa
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Tiago Bessa
Work Department
Information, Communication & Technology, IP Transactions
Position
Partner
Career
Tiago Bessa joined VdA in 2007. He is Partner of the Information, Communication & Technology and IP Transactions practice areas.
He has been involved in several transactions, in Portugal and abroad, mainly focused on Telecommunications, Media, Electronic Commerce, Copyright and Consumer law.
Languages
English, Spanish.
Memberships
Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association.
Portuguese Association for the Development of Communications (APDC).
Portuguese Association of Intellectual Property (APDI).
Education
Law Degree – University of Lisbon, Faculty of Law.
Post-graduation in Competition Law and Regulation – University of Lisbon, Faculty of Law (2006/2007).
Advanced Programme on Law and Economics of Regulation – Catholic University of Portugal, School of Economics and Business Administration (2007/2008).
Master Degree in Business Law – University of Lisbon, Faculty of Law (2014) with the thesis “The Private Copying of Works Protected by Copyright”.
Lawyer Rankings
Portugal > TMT
VdA is noted for its ability to ‘comprehensively and effectively address a wide range of legal issues’, providing clients with a fully comprehensive TMT service. The team has demonstrable experience in transactional, regulatory, and contentious matters, catering to clients from the worlds of media, entertainment, science, technology, cybersecurity, telecoms, aerospace and digital economy. The practice is steered by Magda Cocco
who is recommended for her expertise in telecoms, media, aerospace and data protection. Fernando Resina da Silva, is renowned for his wide-ranging focus on information and communication technologies, outsourcing, cloud computing, and IP. Regulatory issues surrounding electronic and postal communications form the basis of Tiago Bessa‘s caseload. Margarida Couto is also noted. Principal consultant Helena Correia Mendonça is singled out for her knowledge of technology-related matters, covering blockchain, AI, software and outsourcing, while Isabel Ornelas is particularly active in transactions involving the telecoms sector in Portugal and Portuguese-speaking countries in Africa.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Data privacy and data protection
- Dispute resolution
- Energy and natural resources
- EU and competition
- Fraud and white-collar crime
- Insolvency and restructuring
- Intellectual property
- Porto: Leading commercial firms
- Projects and project finance
- Public law
- Real estate and construction
- Tax
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