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Margarida Medeiros

Associate Lawyer
Lisbon
About

Margarida Medeiros practices in Criminal Litigation and Compliance, with particular focus on white-collar crime.

Areas of FocusLitigation, Arbitration and Investigations
Professional QualificationsAdvogado admitted with the Ordem dos Advogados (Portuguese Bar Association)

EXPERIENCE

  • Legal assistance to several companies that have been victims of cybercrime involving large sums transferred to criminal accounts, providing assistance in the contact with the authorities, banks and/or recovering the funds.
  • Defence in criminal proceedings for white-collar crimes.
  • Handling criminal cases involving government officials, public institutions, and corporate executives, including allegations of corruption, influence peddling, and financial misconduct.
  • Legal assistance to a multinational cosmetics company, as well as a leading company in the energy sector, in various criminal proceedings.
Languages
  • Portuguese
  • English
  • Spanish
Education
  • Universidade de Coimbra, School of Law – Institute of Criminal, Economic and European Law, X Specialization Course in Compliance and Criminal Law, 2025
  • Universidade Católica Portuguesa, School of Law, Lisbon School, master’s degree in litigation, 2023
  • Universidade Católica Portuguesa, School of Law, Lisbon School, bachelor’s degree in law, 2020

Prior Experience

  • Jul 2022 - Aug 2022, Summer Trainee, Portuguese law firm

Additional Qualifications

  • Attended a course entitled “Curso Prático Intensivo de Direito das Contraordenações (Formação Avançada)”, organised by UNIFOJ (CES) – University of Coimbra.
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Phone

+351 213 583 620
(Work, Lisbon)