Filipa Abraúl
Senior Associate
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Advising on the banking, finance and capital markets law.
Filipa Abraúl advises credit institutions and financial companies on banking and financial regulatory law, particularly on continuous compliance with the legal and regulatory requirements applicable to banking activities and payment and investment services (including AML, PSD 2 and MiFID II).
Before joining Cuatrecasas, she worked at another law firm in Portugal, in banking, finance and capital markets law. She was legal advisor for the Bank of Portugal in the anti-money laundering/counter terrorist financing area, gaining experience in its authorization and verification procedures.
From October 2019 to October 2020, she completed a secondment with the Legal and Compliance Management department of Santander Bank (Portugal), advising on different internal projects regarding consumer credit, credit intermediation, AML and digital channel implementation for product distribution.
She is a member of the Portuguese Bar Association.
Specialties
Education
Advanced postgraduate studies in Banking Law
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal, 2018Master in Law
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal, 2011Bachelor of Laws
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2009