Paulo Costa Martins
Partner
Portuguese
English
Spanish
With a broad experience in banking law, he advises banks, investment firms and FinTech.
| Paulo Costa Martins advises specifically on: M&A operations in the financial sector, including acquisition of banking entities, business transfers, strategic cooperation agreements and group restructurings; and on financial services and regulatory matters, namely on institutional and conduct rules. With over 20 years of professional experience advising banks and other financial institutions, he is an expert in advising on regulatory procedures with the supervisory authorities, organizational and governance requirements applying to financial institutions, compliance matters (e.g. MiFID II, AML, PSD II), outsourcing arrangements and structuring and setting-up of investment funds. Member of the Portuguese Bar Association. Member of the Supervisory Board of the Portuguese Compliance and Regulatory Observatory. He is an author of several articles and speaker at conferences and postgraduate courses in the area of banking and capital markets Law. |
Specialties
Education
Postgraduate studies in Securities Law
Universidade de Lisboa, 2000Bachelor of Laws
Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Lisbon, 1999
Directory Mentions
Recommended lawyer
Chambers Global, Chambers Europe, Chambers Fintech, Legal 500, IFLR1000, Leaders League, WWL (global guide), WWL and Best Lawyers in Fintech & Blockchain, Banking & Finance, Banking & Finance: Regulatory, Capital Markets, Blockchain, Financial Institutions, Private Equity and Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice
40 under 40
Iberian Lawyer, 2015
Client Choice Award
Banking Portugal, 2022
Capital Markets Portugal, 2020
Publications and News
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November 20, 2024The EU Listing Act has been published
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November 20, 2024Changes to the Prospectus Regulation made by the Listing Act
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November 20, 2024Multiple Voting Shares: The EU promotes minimum harmonization
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November 14, 2024Guidelines on funds´ names using ESG or sustainability-related terms
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November 13, 2024Roadmap for Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (MiCA): Initial steps
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June 28, 2024Capital markets and investment funds: Tax incentives
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January 5, 2024Regulation of the Asset Management Regime
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September 22, 2023Cuatrecasas, most innovative firm in continental Europe 2023
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April 6, 2021Cuatrecasas advises Novo Banco on selling subsidiary’s business in Spain to Abanca
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February 28, 2019e-Commerce 2019 - Getting The Deal Through
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February 19, 2019Financial regulation in Portugal: reflections on 2018 - Financier Worldwide
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February 4, 2019Corporate M&A 2019 - Chambers Global Practice Guides