Ricardo Henriques

Partner | Lisbon

Ricardo Henriques is an executive member of the Board of Directors of Abreu Advogados and of the Knowledge Institute. A partner at Abreu Advogados, he works primarily in technology Law in Portugal and international markets, on regulatory issues relating to emerging technologies, e-commerce, compliance projects, including data protection, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence, as well as software licensing, transactions and outsourcing projects.

He frequently works with clients on the prevention and/or resolution of intellectual property and information technology disputes, with a focus on copyright and technology, intellectual property and technology licensing, data protection, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and other regulatory issues.

He has also provided regular support to clients of all sizes, from start-ups to the largest market-leading companies, in the protection and enhancement of trademarks, patents, and other industrial property rights, and advertising, including competitions and contests.

He works for large national and multinational companies, including companies in the automotive, pharmaceutical, services, healthcare, financial, consumer goods, hardware, software manufacturing, retail, and online retail sectors.

He has also participated in several projects related to compliance issues, such as the implementation of codes of ethics, corruption prevention, and money laundering, in internal investigations or resulting from regulatory interventions.

He maintains close relationships with various law firms around the world, enabling him to assist clients in the global expansion of their activities.

Trademark Star (2021, 2022, 2025)

TMT: Leading Partner (2025)

Bronze Band (2025)

Intellectual Property, Band 3 (2024, 2025)

TMT, Band 2 (2022, 2024, 2025)

Global Leader, Information Technology (2022)

Global Leader, Data Privacy & Protection (2022)

Global Leader, Fintech (2021)

Medial Law, Portugal (2021-2022)

Information Technology Law, Portugal (2020-2022)

Litigation, Portugal (2020-2022)

Telecommunications Law, Portugal (2017-2022)

Intellectual Property Law, Portugal (2014-2022)

Experience

Advising on data protection, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence issues for various companies in different sectors (automotive, retail, transport, healthcare, finance, telecommunications);

Advising on e-commerce and privacy issues in the launch of various websites and web-based services and mechanisms for risk management and compliance requirements;

Advising various car manufacturers in connection with the launch of their connected car projects;

Advising various international suppliers on their integration into the Portuguese market, negotiating various distribution, distribution rights, agency and franchising agreements, as well as negotiating their termination (including dispute resolution with distributors);

Advising multinational companies in the telecommunications sector on various aspects related to the regulation of telecommunications services, including authorisations and other regulatory issues in new technologies, electronic communications networks, mobile services, rights to use frequencies and numbering resources, satellite networks and communications services, Wi-Fi, WLAN, VOIP, IoT, and other services;

Advising major companies on IT outsourcing contracts and other service agreements, including call centre agreements, information technology consulting, software licences and maintenance contracts (SLAs);

Advising various companies from different sectors on the implementation of compliance projects;

Advising leading social networking and online gaming companies on intellectual property, advertising and content licensing issues.

Associations

Education

Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Lisboa

Law degree (2002)

Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Lisboa

Postgraduate Degree in Information Society – Copyright Law, Internet and Electronic Commerce (2005)

Faculdade de Direito da Católica Portuguesa

Postgraduate Degree in Intellectual Property (2006)

Faculdade de Direito da Católica Portuguesa

LLM in Competition Law (2009)