Mr Tiago Geraldo > Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados > Lisbon, Portugal > Lawyer Profile

Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
RUA CASTILHO, 165
1070-050 LISBOA
Portugal
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Work Department

Criminal, Misdemeanour and Compliance. Litigation and Arbitration.

Position

Tiago Geraldo joined the firm in 2008. He is a member of the litigation department.

Career

His practice focuses on the area of criminal litigation, including regulatory offences and particularly on economics and finance.

He also collaborates within the areas of competition law, corporate law, labour law and tax law, regarding criminal or quasi-criminal issues.

Concurrently, he has been counselling companies and individual clients on a variety of matters related to compliance and regulatory enforcement, in different sectors such as banking, capital markets, auditing, energy, telecommunications and media.

Tiago Geraldo regularly participates in conferences and post-graduate courses on criminal law and criminal procedure, misdemeanor and compliance. He has published several articles on these matters.

Moreover, he’s a lecturer at the University of Lisbon School of Law, where he’s also a member of the Center for Investigating Criminal Law and Sciences and a founder of the Criminal Law and Sciences Institute.

Languages

Portuguese and English.

Memberships

Portuguese Bar Association (admitted in 2012). Institute of Criminal Law and Criminal Studies of the University of Lisbon School of Law (founding associate). Center for Research in Criminal Law and Criminal Studies (Researcher). Criminal Forum (member since 2013).

Education

Law Degree (University of Lisbon School of Law, 2008). Attending a Master’s Degree Program in Criminal Law (University of Lisbon School of Law).

Lawyer Rankings

Portugal > Fraud and white-collar crime

(Next Generation Partners)

Tiago GeraldoMorais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados

Well-regarded for its ability to provide an ‘exceptional quality of service’, the criminal, regulatory offences and compliance team at Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados regularly acts in high-profile cases of bribery, corruption, money laundering, tax crimes and insider trading. Recognised as ‘one of the most reputable Portuguese firms’, its expertise extends seamlessly to navigating complex cross-border matters. The practice is jointly steered by Rui Patrício and Tiago Félix da Costa; Patrício is noted for his focus on corporate and white-collar crime and regulatory offences litigation, while the ‘meticulous and detailed’ Costa is recommended for his experience advising on matters in the TMT, banking and distribution sectors. João Matos Viana is a key port of call for criminal and regulatory offences litigation involving banking, securities and insurance law. Associate Tiago Geraldo focuses on criminal litigation, regulatory offences litigation and compliance. Partner João de Lima Cluny has left the practice.