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Bernardo Vasconcelos

Bernardo Vasconcelos

Associate Lawyer • Lisbon

Bernardo Vasconcelos is an associate lawyer and has been working with Abreu Advogados since 2024, focusing primarily on Criminal Law, Sanctions and Compliance.

He has provided legal assistance to individuals and legal entities in criminal proceedings, with a focus on economic and financial crime, property-related offences and cybercrime. In parallel, he has assisted in the defence and representation of family-owned businesses and private clients.

In the field of misdemeanour law, he has assisted in proceedings before various administrative and judicial authorities, particularly in matters relating to anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing, advertising, consumer protection, environment and food safety.

In addition, he has assisted national companies and multinational groups in the preparation, implementation and updating of Compliance programmes, with a particular focus on anti-corruption and anti-money laundering.

His work has focused mainly on the following sectors: Private Clients & Family Businesses; Banking & Financial Services; Technology, Media & Telecommunications; and Digital Economy, Retail & Distribution.

Practice Areas
Criminal, Sanctions and Compliance
Languages
English, Spanish
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Experience

  • Representation of various companies in litigation involving cybercrime and digital evidence;

  • Representation of a multinational crypto-asset company in criminal and civil litigation;

  • Representation of private clients and family-owned businesses in criminal proceedings involving property offences and domestic violence;

  • Advising individuals and corporate clients in administrative offence proceedings before the Portuguese Food and Economic Safety Authority (ASAE), the General Inspectorate of Agriculture, the Sea, the Environment and Spatial Planning (IGAMAOT), the Portuguese Communications Authority (ANACOM), the National Election Commission (CNE), the National Data Protection Commission (CNPD), and other administrative and regulatory authorities;

  • Advising a multinational technology platform in administrative offence proceedings relating to electoral and advertising matters;

  • Representation of a Portuguese national in extradition proceedings initiated by the United States of America;

  • Drafting and implementing compliance programmes, with a particular focus on anti-money laundering and anti-corruption, as well as the establishment and implementation of whistleblowing frameworks.

Bernardo Vasconcelos

Education

  • Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Lisboa

    Law Degree (2023)

  • Faculdade de Direito da Universidade Católica Portuguesa

    Master’s Degree in Forensic Law (2026)

  • Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Lisboa

    Postgraduate degree in Cybercrime and Digital Evidence in Criminal Proceedings (ongoing)

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