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Data privacy and data protection

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Garrigues Portugal

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Standing out for its ‘pro-client and very practical approach’, the team at Garrigues Portugal is highly experienced in handling a range of data protection matters, including data processing agreements, M&A transactions, privacy policy issues, data breaches, and proceedings before the Portuguese Data Protection Authority (CNPD). Practice head Manuel Liberal Jerónimo is noted for his experience in international commercial contracts, including distribution contracts, notably linked to the TMT sector.
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Accolades

Client satisfaction

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • 'Quality, speed and availability.'

  • ‘The services are provided with excellent quality, both in content and form, anticipating issues that may be relevant. What makes Garrigues stand out is its pro-client and very practical approach to delivering the work requested, which is essential for a large and very dynamic company, which raises dozens of legal questions every day.'

  • 'The expertise is notable, which gives a lot of confidence in the legal analysis received.' 

  • ‘Manuel Liberal Jerónimo and Rute Silva Gomes are available, empathetic, accessible, expertise, pragmatic and assertive in their responses. Attentive to what is important to the client and very adaptable to practical needs.'

Key clients

  • Samsung
  • L’Oreal
  • Volvo
  • Endesa
  • Honda Motor Europe
  • Iberdrola
  • Jaguar
  • Inditex Group
  • JLL group
  • Angelini

Work highlights

Advising the Portuguese affiliate of a manufacturer of consumer electronics by revenue in data protection matters.
Preparing the group's VDD for Portugal on several data protection matters and carrying out certain compliance procedures in connection therewith, all within the scope of the purchase of a majority stake in Idealista by the private equity firm, CINVEN.
Assisting the English private equity real estate manager in the implementation of an APP to manage the Lagoas Park resort (including advice from a data protection perspective.

Lawyers

Practice head

Manuel Liberal Jerónimo

Other key lawyers

Luísa Cyrne, Matilde Bettencourt, Rute Silva Gomes