Margarida Couto > VdA > Lisbon, Portugal > Lawyer Profile
VdA Offices
Rua Dom Luis I, 28
1200-151 Lisboa
Portugal
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Margarida Couto
Work Department
Information, Communication & Technology and Social Economy & Human Rights
Position
Partner, Head of Social Economy & Human Rights
Career
Joined VdA in 1988 and is currently Head Partner of Social Economy & Human Rights. Margarida provided regulatory advice to a wide variety of clients in matters involving Media, Data Privacy, Telecommunications and the Postal sector. She was also involved in several infra-structural projects and public procurement transactions both in regulated and in non-regulated sectors.
Languages
English, French, Spanish
Memberships
Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association.
Education
Law Degree, Catholic University of Lisbon Faculty of Law.
Post-graduation in European Studies at the Catholic University of Lisbon Faculty of Law.
Lawyer Rankings
Portugal > TMT
(Hall of Fame)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
- TMT