Pedro Ferreira Malaquias > Abreu Advogados > Lisbon, Portugal > Lawyer Profile
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Pedro Ferreira Malaquias
Work Department
Finance
Position
Partner
Career
Pedro Ferreira Malaquias is a Partner at Abreu Advogados since 2023, working mainly in the areas of Banking and Finance, as well as Insurance Law.
He has intervention in advising on all legal aspects related to retail and investment banking activity, including loans, credit facility agreements, securitizations, covered bonds, non-performing loans, structuring of guarantees, commercial paper and structured finance.
Member of the European Financial Markets Lawyers Group for several years, which is a group of senior legal experts from the EU banking sector who analyse and propose initiatives designed to foster the harmonisation of laws and market practices and facilitate the integration of financial markets in Europe.
He joins Abreu from another law firm where he coordinated the Finance Department and was responsible for the areas of banking and insurance law. Having also worked in the legal department of the Banco Português do Atlântico, in the Competition Directorate General of the European Commission, as well as headed the legal department of BCP Investimento – Banco Comercial Português de Investimento.
Furthermore, Pedro has worked as a legal consultant for the Portuguese Banking Association, and acted as their representative on the Legal Committee and on the Consumers’ Committee of the European Banking Federation.
Languages
Portuguese, English, French and Spanish.
Memberships
IBA
European Financial Markets Lawyers Group
Portuguese Banking Association
Education
Law Degree from Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Lisboa
Postgraduate Diploma in European Community Law from College d’Europe – Bruges
Lawyer Rankings
Portugal > Banking and finance
(Leading individuals)Well-regarded for its ability to marry a ‘strong commercial understanding of banking and financing matters’ with ‘practical solutions’, the team at Abreu Advogados
covers a wide range of regulatory and transactional work, both on a domestic and international scale. Operating across a myriad of sectors and industries including real estate, energy, aviation, infrastructure and insurance, the practice advises on NPL restructuring and disposals, structured lending, as well as real estate and acquisition finance. The team is jointly steered by a capable trio: José Maria Corrêa De Sampaio, who boasts a proven track record in complex financing transactions in Portugal; Rodrigo Formigal, who is praised for his ‘practical and adaptable approach to matters’ and recommended for cross-border deals, debt restructuring and distressed assets transactions; and Diogo Pereira Duarte, who heads up the fintech-focused group and specialises in the regulatory framework applicable to banks and investment firms. Key contact Pedro Ferreira Malaquias handles all legal aspects related to retail and investment banking activity.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
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- Fraud and white-collar crime
- Porto: Leading commercial firms
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- EU and competition
- Insolvency and restructuring
- Public law
- TMT
- Capital markets