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João Dias Lopes
Joined PLMJ in 2016.
Partner in the Banking and Finance practice.
About João
João is a partner in the Banking and Finance practice. He has extensive experience on regulatory matters and advising clients from the banking and financial sectors for over 19 years. His clients also include listed companies, shareholders and investors.
João specializes in regulatory matters relating to asset management, markets, derivatives, custody and clearing, and regulation of financial services and listed companies, as well as on asset management firms and assistance to Family Offices.
He completed a postgraduate course in banking law at the Faculty of Law of Lisbon University and completed the Strategic Management in Banking Programme, at INSEAD.
Before joining PLMJ, João was a lawyer in the international regulatory policy department of the Portuguese Securities Market Commission (CMVM) and has served as an advisor to the Treasury Secretary of the Portuguese Government.
He teaches several classes in post-graduate courses at Lisbon University Law School (CIDP) and University of Coimbra Law School (Instituto Banca, Bolsa, Seguros).
Contacts
Office: Lisbon
(+351) 213 197 300*
joao.diaslopes@plmj.pt
Languages:
English, Spanish
Academic Background
- Law degree from the University of Lisbon, 2006
- Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association, 2009
- Strategic Management in Banking Programme do INSEAD
- Postgraduate course in banking law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon, 2008
Professional Background
- Managing associate at PLMJ since 2019
- Lawyer at the law frim Garrigues SL - Sociedade de Advogados (2006 - 2010)
- Assistant in the Office of the Secretary of State do the Treasury (2013)
- Legal adviser in the International and Regulatory Policy Department of the Portuguese Securities Market Commission - CMVM (2010 - 2016)
Extension of the IMAS Portal
Reporting Obligation: Investment Advice
New rules on the Central Credit Register
Asset management: reporting obligations and prudential supervision
João Dias Lopes participates in the Portugal Real Estate Fair (SIL)
Bank of Portugal sets out new governance and internal control rules for supervised institutions
Money Laundering
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New bancking packge | CRD VI and CRR III
New regulatory framework: Third‑country banks must now have a physical presence in a Member State i...
The Legal 500
Chambers Europe
"João Dias Lopes is adept at advising clients in the banking and financial sectors on complex regulatory matters, including those relating to both new and existing investment funds and products."