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‘The TMT team of Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles and Soares da Silva has enormous accumulated experience in the field of legal advice in the area of electronic communications, covering the various components in which it unfolds, with particular focus on the issues of market access, market analysis and imposition of ex ante regulatory obligations. The articulation of sectoral regulation with competition law is also a strong point in the work of the TMT team, in which partners Gonçalo Machado Borges and Nuno Peres Alves stand out.’

‘Gonçalo Machado Borges stands out for combining a capacity for anticipating and resolving issues that are not normally identified, which represents an enormous added value for clients.’

‘Nuno Peres Alves, in addition to an in-depth knowledge of the market and its legal framework, presents clients with original and creative solutions for solving complex problems, standing out as one of the main lawyers in the area of litigation in the regulation of the TMT sector.’

‘The Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados TMT team has a great understanding of the telecommunications business and has been with us through all major cases and dossiers over the last years. It brings together integrated expertise in regulatory as well as transactional and antitrust matters, and their legal advice has been essential for many decisions.’

‘I greatly enjoy working with Gonçalo Borges because, apart from his total dedication to the customer, he has a thorough understanding of how corporations function and is focused on the big issues at stake and on finding pragmatic solutions, avoiding unnecessary legal speak, thus saving time and money.’

‘Gonçalo Machado Borges has extensive experience in regulatory, competition and litigation issues with Anacom and judicial challenges against individual decisions and regulations. Excellent procedural strategy.’

‘High knowledge and simplicity in the treatment of subjects.’

‘Abreu has always shown to be an excellent resource for our clients when dealing with matters in Portugal. They have top knowledge of Portuguese law and proficient lawyers. Abreu has been our reference law firm in the country for years.’

‘Ricardo Henriques is an excellent lawyer; very easy to deal with and always ready to have a phone call. His fluency in Spanish is a must when meetings with Spanish clients is needed, something that always strengthens relations. Ricardo has a very good knowledge of the Portuguese daily practice and is very clear when giving advice about the best strategy.’

‘Service very aligned with market trends and knowledge. Speed in the ability to analyze and handle clarifications. It is also important to count on the synergies of this multiservice department.’

‘Ricardo Henriques has in-depth knowledge of regulatory matters and main interests in the scope of software analysis and development contracts. Moreover, a unique capacity for analysis and ease of relationship with the customer. Hugo Teixeira, being a corporate lawyer, demonstrates very good and integrated knowledge in the corporate aspect of these issues, bridging the digital world with corporate realities.’

‘The team of Abreu Advogados works extremely efficiently and supports us with very high expertise in IT law and GDPR law matters.’

‘Ricardo Henriques is one of the project members with the highest reputation and his input and work was (and still is) very helpful to bring the project to a success.’

‘They’re experts. We rely on them and trust them.’

‘CCA Law Firm is extremely responsive in communications and more efficient and quicker than other firms, as well as capable of facing a heavy workload without losing quality. This is very valuable, as we face tight deadlines and fast moving situations. We love their practical approach to legal issues, always finding an efficient way to solve problems while optimizing time and resources. They have shown a creative point of view for all cases and provided original solutions that most of the time ended with a successful result for us in Portugal.’

‘Domingos Cruz counts not only with a deep knowledge of Portuguese policy atmosphere and law (both in litigation and non-contentious matters) but also an extraordinary understanding of any kind of legal issues related to TMT, privacy, copyrights, entertainment or competition law.’

‘Martim Bouza Serrano is a very solid litigator, with extensive experience in privacy, data protection or intermediary liability. He represented us in several successful proceedings before courts and regulators.’

‘Small, dedicated and highly industry focused team.’

‘It is a law firm that stands out for its in-depth knowledge of its clients’ business.’

‘Martim Bouza Serrano is an excellent lawyer, knowledgeable about the market and the business of his clients, always with a pragmatic approach to our issues.’

‘Filipe Mayer and Alcina de Oliveira Alves – I can’t express enough how much they are valuable to our work in Portugal.’

‘Their professionalism. Their knowledge of the local market, its laws and regulations and their constant ability to be one step ahead of the curve, always taking care of us, the customer.’

‘They are really knowledgeable in telecoms regulation, data protection and corporate law.’

‘Octavio Castello for telecoms regulation and corporate law and Luis Neto Galvao for telecoms regulation and data protection. They are both state of the art.’

‘Very active law firm, in constant growth, covering more and more areas of law. In the areas of TMT, there are two lawyers of great category: Octávio Castelo Paulo and Luís Neto Galvão.’

‘I would highlight, in TMT, Octávio Castelo Paulo and Luís Neto Galvão.’

‘Daniel Reis has a deep understanding of the tech sector and current developments. He’s a highly trusted advisor both to the legal team and to the business clients, and always a good discussion partner on a range of topics.’

‘I believe that partner Daniel Reis is the biggest reference in personal data in Portugal.’

‘I work only with Daniel Reis, whom I have known for many years. I highlight his work as knowledgeable, pragmatic and efficient.’

‘The PLMJ team works with great efficiency and practical relevance. We highly appreciate the solutions that can be implemented in practice.’

‘Pedro Lomba presented creative and innovative approaches related to the matters, taking into account the legal and regulatory framework in force and under review.’

‘Pedro Lomba, in addition to his outstanding expertise, is a lawyer with humour and professionalism.’

‘PLMJ offers a fast and direct service, providing a comprehensive and attentive approach to developments that this type of technology services undergo very quickly.’

‘We recommend Pedro Lomba for availability, speed and intelligence.’

‘The group of lawyers is very solid and, at the same time, very pragmatic, which invests in the knowledge of the company, marketed products and the corporate culture itself, proactively anticipating client issues, because it invests time in the knowledge of the corporate culture itself.’

‘Pedro Lomba – Very knowledgeable, excellent communicator and able to translate and synthesize complicated legal matters in order to allow a more informed risk analysis by the business. Curious and innovative, he seeks new perspectives for the application of the law.’

‘Sérvulo’s TMT Team is very knowledgeable and very helpful on IT contracts related matters.’

‘Ana Rita Paínho is very experienced on IT related matters, immediately providing the client visibility on the relevant points to be addressed. Very useful and add-valued assistance to any entity in need of legal support on IT matters on a regular basis.’

‘Good and practicable firm for IT, commercial and data protection work.’

‘Ana Rita Paínho is a great IT/data protection lawyer, very responsive and to the point. Great firm and lawyers to work with.’

‘Always available when needed, innovative and unconventional solutions, deep sector knowledge, tailor-made advice. The first-class dream team. The team is phenomenal.’

‘Carina Branco is an available lawyer, experienced, with know-how, who speaks the language of the business and has a very pragmatic vision.’

‘They always present the best solutions. Total availability, meeting deadlines, flexible, updated.’

‘Vast technical knowledge and constant updating as to the best practices in the sector, providing aligned and appropriate solutions considering the permanent mutation of the technological sector.’

‘I would like to highlight Carina Branco for her ability to formulate contractual solutions that best protect our needs and interests.’

‘This law firm is distinguished, above all, by the capacity of its employees to identify with great efficiency, the areas and themes in which its clients need specific legal support, optimizing the quality of the service provided. In this way, they are able to position themselves as a partner of their clients instead of a mere consultant / legal service provider.’

‘I would like to highlight the following collaborators for their extreme efficiency and rigor in addressing the different subjects treated: Carina Branco and Maria Abreu Ferreira.’

‘What I can say is that we are extremely satisfied with Raposo Bernardo’s work. As the main quality: the solidity and security of legal advice. Elements that distinguish it from other law firms I know: professionalism, proximity and great knowledge of the legal area, regulation, contracts, etc. They never failed me in terms of deadlines, commitments or in certainty of the work done.’

‘I am very happy with Mafalda Baptista’s work, it came to give a new dynamism. She is a very responsible lawyer, who does a very serious job, with great technical detail, which is crucial in our area. She knows our business well and that makes it easier.’

‘In this area of TMT the obvious lawyer to highlight is Mafalda Contumélias Baptista. She dominates this area deeply, relates with the players of the environment with an incredible facility. She is very precise and safe in the work she does, diligent, always available and ready to help us. For us she has become an indispensable lawyer and I recommend her 100%.’

‘The quality is above our expectations. They are specialists in technologies and telecommunications.’

‘The person in charge of the department stands out, Mafalda Baptista, who is extremely diligent, always with everything organized, has an above-average knowledge of technology and systems, which facilitates the job, is very assertive and effective.’

‘The main qualities are the great commitment and focus on providing the best legal service and achieving the results we want. They don’t rest until they get the best result that we indicated. And in the midst of it all they are still very fast, which for us is extremely important.’

‘I work more directly with a lawyer of the highest technical, professional and personal level, Mafalda Contumélias Batista. Solves any issues or doubts, we always ask for her advice on more complex issues and she, who has enormous experience in our sector, never fails us, is always available and with great quality and clarity clarifies what we need.’

‘Mafalda Batista is very competent and works with great rigor, which always gives us a lot of confidence. She has extensive local and international telecommunications experience and is always up to date.’