Marta Salgado Areias > PLMJ > Lisbon, Portugal > Lawyer Profile
PLMJ Offices
Av. Fontes Pereira de Melo, 43
1050-119 Lisboa
Portugal
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Marta Salgado Areias
Work Department
Technology, Media and Telecommunications
Position
Senior Associate
Career
Marta is a senior associate in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications practice who has 5 years’ professional experience. She provides advice in the areas of privacy and data protection, intellectual property, consumer law and information technologies.
She has advised clients from various sectors of activity, including health, telecommunications, distribution and finance.
Marta is a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals and completed a postgraduate course in intellectual law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon.
Before joining PLMJ, Marta was a lawyer at the law firms Morais Leitão, CCA and Sérvulo.
Languages
Portuguese, English, French, Italian and German
Memberships
International Association of Privacy Professionals
Education
Law degree from the University of Lisbon, 2012
Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association, 2015
6th Postgraduate Course in Intellectual Law at the Portuguese Association of Intellectual Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon, 2015
Attended master’s course in in legal-private law sciences (curricular part) at the Faculty of Law of the University of Porto
Lawyer Rankings
Portugal > Data privacy and data protection
Praised for its ‘client-oriented approach’, the privacy and data protection team at PLMJ is a key port of call for large corporations seeking assistance with cross-border compliance projects, audits, data breaches, litigation and the data protection aspects of high-value M&A. Spearheading the team is Pedro Lomba, who advises clients across a wide range of regulated sectors, such as media, mobility, IT, online platforms, healthcare and AI. Associate Inês de Castro Ruivo handles a variety of data protection and data privacy compliance matters for major banking, TMT and energy players. Other names to note at the associate level include Marta Salgado Areias, who brings together expertise in IP, data protection and consumer law, and Rita de Sousa Costa, who handles complex audits and litigation cases.
Portugal > TMT
Showcasing a strong track record of representing a diverse roster of blue-chip clients in the TMT sector, the ‘very cohesive’ team at PLMJ is skilled at advising on M&A transactions, data protection issues, IT contracts and administrative proceedings, among other matters. Steering the practice is Pedro Lomba, who boasts extensive experience handling high-profile mandates across the communications, media, tech, and digital sectors. Key support is offered by a strong team of associates, where Marta Salgado Areias is recommended for ‘her pragmatism and accuracy in monitoring‘ of contractual, privacy and licensing matters, and Rita de Sousa Costa is noted for her expertise in the media, technology and data protection spaces.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- EU and competition
- Insolvency and restructuring
- Planning law
- Projects and project finance