Joana Mota Agostinho
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About
Provided by Joana Mota Agostinho
Practice Areas
Technologies & digital media. Data protection.
Career
Partner. Specialist in advising national and international clients on cybersecurity and privacy, in auditing privacy management systems for companies in various industries, in defining compliance strategies and mitigation measures, and in services such as privacy as a service (particularly privacy-by-design support services and data breach response services). Joana Mota Agostinho assists clients with digital transformation projects and the regulatory and contractual side of operations development in electronic communications and postal services, IT, outsourcing, cloud computing, emerging technologies, intellectual property, ecommerce, advertising and media.
She has advised clients from a wide range of industries, particularly banking; energy; healthcare and pharmaceutical; hotels; insurance; and technology, media and telecommunications. Before joining Cuatrecasas, she worked for other law firms in Portugal and for three years in the Legal and Regulatory Department of the Portuguese regulatory authority, ANACOM.
Professional Memberships
Member of the Portuguese Bar Association.
Publications
Co-author of the chapters on Portugal in The Privacy, Data Protection and Cybersecurity Law Review, 7th Edition (2020) and in International Transfers Data Guidance.
Chambers Review
Europe
Joana Mota Agostinho advises clients on regulatory compliance, data protection matters and IT issues.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"She listens to what we need and she is practical. She gives quick solutions and does not take no for an answer. She makes it easy and tries to find something that solves the problem instead of making it more difficult."
"Joana goes above and beyond without needing to overcomplicate things."
"Joana has a very tailor-made and personal approach to the client."
"She listens to what we need and she is practical. She gives quick solutions and does not take no for an answer. She makes it easy and tries to find something that solves the problem instead of making it more difficult."
"Joana goes above and beyond without needing to overcomplicate things."
"Joana has a very tailor-made and personal approach to the client."