Vasco Sousa Vieira
Senior Associate Lawyer | Lisbon
- Practice Areas
- Criminal, Sanctions and Compliance
- Litigation and Arbitration
- Services
- Compliance
- Languages
- English
- Contacts
Vasco Sousa Vieira is a Senior Associate Lawyer and has been at Abreu Advogados since 2018, working mainly in the Litigation and Arbitration, as well as the Criminal, Sanctions and Compliance
practice areas.
He has been providing legal advice to individuals and corporate bodies in criminal proceedings, with a focus on economic-financial crime, crimes related to the exercise of public functions and cybercrime.
He has also provided legal advice to corporate bodies in administrative and judicial proceedings before different administrative entities, including in the retail and distribution, automobile, health and environment sectors.
In addition, he has been involved in legal support to national companies and multinational groups in the preparation, implementation and updating of Compliance programs, with a focus on the prevention of money laundering and corruption, in various sectors of activity, including the financial sector, real estate, media and commerce and services.
He has also collaborated in providing legal advice in civil litigation.
Work Experience
Academic Background
Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Coimbra
Law degree from the University of Coimbra Law Faculty (2014)
Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Coimbra
Master’s in Legal-Criminal Sciences from the University of Coimbra Law Faculty (2016)
Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Coimbra
Attended postgraduate studies in Corporate Law (2016)
Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Coimbra
Specialization course in Compliance and Penal Law, from IDET University of Coimbra Faculty of Law (2015)
Faculdade de Direito da Universidade Católica de Lisboa
Completion of the lecture part of LL.M International Business Law (2019 - 2020)