Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados

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 She is co-coordinator of the insurance, reinsurance and pension fund team, a member of the intellectual property, technology and data protection department and also a member of the employment, pensions and immigration department.

Helena provides regular legal counselling on data protection, labour and corporate law, regularly assisting clients in structuring solutions and operations covering business areas such as the digital economy and new technologies, banking, financial activities and insurance, as well as in the automotive industry, distribution and healthcare sectors.

She also advises on insurance law, with particular emphasis on pension funds.

Helena provides advice in all areas of employment and social security law, including those connected with the incorporation and transfer of businesses and corporate restructuring, covering all areas of work organisation and mobility of people. She also regularly represents several clients in labour litigation and dispute regulation.

Helena has wide experience in providing consultancy on data protection and connected matters, dedicating an important part of her professional activity to advising national and international clients on setting-up privacy and data protection policies, performing data protection audits, training and compliance programmes, as well as assisting clients in preparing and reviewing contractual clauses and analysing, evaluating and advising on data privacy compliance for products and services in specific sectors of activity, particularly those mentioned above. She holds relevant experience on the role and responsibilities of data protection officer in the insurance sector.

Portuguese Bar Association (admitted in 1991). Portuguese Bar Association (member of the Lisbon District Council from 1999 to 2001). International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP, 2017). Privacy Bar Section Advisory Board of IAPP (2021/2022).

Law Degree (Católica Lisbon School of Law, 1989). Master's Degree in Commercial Law and Capital Markets (Católica Lisbon School of Law, 1995). Certified Privacy Professional/Europe (IAPP/E, 2017). Certificate on specialized training in Data Security and Protection (Instituto Superior Técnico, 2019). Certified professional trainer - Ministry of Employment / IEFP (certificação de competências pedagógicas - CCP n.º F725946/2022).