Rodrigo Formigal
Partner | Lisbon
- Practice Areas
- Finance
- Industries
- Fintech
- Banking & Financial Services
- Shopping Centres & Retail Parks
- Investment Funds
- Projects & Structured Finance
- Insurance
- Desks
- German Desk
- Language
- English
- German
- Contacts
Rodrigo Formigal is co-head of the Banking and Finance practice area and has been a partner at Abreu Advogados since 2018, working mainly on ongoing advice to banks and other financial institutions.
His experience includes advising borrowers and lenders on all aspects of financing operations, as well as providing advice on diverse areas of securities law, including financial intermediation and bond issues.
He has also been involved in a variety of restructuring/trade of distressed debt operations, real estate finance, acquisition and sale of non-performing loans and structured finance transactions.
Additionally, he has been involved in several securities issues, including covered bonds, commercial paper programmes, high yield bonds, and other asset backed transactions and provides ongoing assistance to undertakings for collective investment.
He also works with several institutions on regulatory matters, assisting in the reporting of legally required information to regulatory authorities and provides advice on cross-border operations and financial activities, as well as on matters related to compliance and anti-money laundering.
He worked with international banks, namely the Portuguese branches of Barclays Bank and Citibank International, on a secondment basis in the areas of investment banking and advising on the management of corporate clients.
Work Experience
Academic Background
Faculdade Direito da Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Law degree (2003)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa
MBA in Corporate Management (2004)