Filipe Santos Barata
Filipe is a counsel and Head of Insurance of Banking and Finance in Lisbon at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo.
He specialises in banking and finance, with special focus on domestic/cross-border transactions, foreign and domestic financial institutions, insurance institutions and blue-chip companies including debt restructuring and syndicated lending, as well as significant M&A work. Filipe also advises on general distressed lending matters and debt and claims trading.
He holds a Law degree and a post-graduation in Securities and Insurance Law from the University of Lisbon and a post-graduation in Business Law from Catholic University of Portugal. He holds a master’s in Legal Science (Banking Law – “As obrigações hipotecárias”) from the University of Lisbon. PhD at the University of Salamanca.
Filipe has been highlighted as a Rising Star in recent years by IFLR1000 for his work and extensive experience in the areas of Banking and Financial Restructuring. In addition, he is also recognised by other prestigious legal directories such as Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 as one of the leading professionals in the areas of Insurance and Banking and Finance.
He has participated as author and coauthor in several specialised legal publications, he is a regular speaker at various forums in the field of banking and financial law. Since 2012, Filipe is an invited lecturer at ISEG – Lisbon School of Economics and Management.
Areas and sectors in which he/she collaborates
I have carried out numerous transactions with Gómez-Acebo & Pombo.
He joins Gómez-Acebo & Pombo in 2012 and becomes a counsel in 2018.
2000 | Degree in Law from the University of Lisbon (Portugal).
2001 | Post-graduation in Securities from the Catholic University of Lisbon (Portugal).
2005 |Post-graduation in Business Law from the Catholic University of Lisbon.
2007 | Attended post-graduation studies in International Trade Law (International Financial Operations) from the University of Lisbon.
2009 | Master’s in Legal Science (Banking Law – “The Covered Bonds”) from the University of Lisbon.
2016 | Post-graduation in Insurance Law.
2023 | PhD at the University of Salamanca.
Member of the International Bar Association (IBA).
Member of the International Insurance Law Association (AIDA).
Member of the Portuguese Bar Association (since 2002).
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