Sónia Queiroz Vaz

Sónia Queiroz Vaz specializes in drafting and negotiating intellectual property rights contracts (particularly, licensing and transfer rights) in a wide range of fields, e.g., broadcasting, publishing and merchandising, as well as in designing strategies to protect IP rights, including copyright, patents, trademarks and designs. She is an expert in advising on the commercial exploitation of software, technology and audiovisual products both in Portugal and abroad (production, distribution and broadcasting via television, radio, internet and mobile platforms).

Sónia also advises on projects to assess and verify compliance with data protection and privacy obligations, including mapping data processing transactions and defining strategies for implementing the requirements under the General Data Protection Regulation.

Before joining Cuatrecasas, she worked at other law firms in Portugal.

She is a member of the Portuguese Bar Association.

She represents Cuatrecasas on the Intellectual Property Commission of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Portugal.

She has been appointed a member of the International Trademark Association’s Copyright Committee for the 2024-2025 period.