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Ricardo Pintão
Senior Associate

Lawyer

Ricardo Pintão

Languages
  • English
  • Portuguese
  • Spanish
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Ricardo Pintão is a Senior Associate in the TMC - Technology, Media & Communications, Intellectual Property and Life Sciences & Healthcare teams.

He has experience advising companies from the technology, financial, and industrial sectors in matters related to information technology, data protection, e-commerce, cybersecurity, and intellectual property. He also advises on the development and launching of new technologies, products, services, and/or platforms in the technology, cryptocurrency, e-commerce, health, and pharmaceutical sectors.

Ricardo also works closely with our Corporate M&A team, advising on information technology, data protection, e-commerce, cybersecurity, and intellectual property aspects, on a range of transactions, including several headline transactions in several key sectors, such as e-commerce, healthcare, and energy.

He also advises various national and international clients on the negotiating and the drafting of commercial contracts.

Ricardo is recommended for TMT, Data Privacy and Data Protection, and Intellectual Property by Legal 500, 2026 and is acknowledged as a Rising Star by IP Stars, since 2024. Moreover, he is recognised for Privacy and Data Security Law, Intellectual Property Law, and Information Technology Law as Ones to Watch by Best Lawyers, 2025.

Joined CMS Portugal in 2023.

Awards & Recognitions
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  • Quote
    João Leitão Figueiredo and Ricardo Pintão operate as a truly cohesive team, delivering clear, actionable insights that help us navigate the Portuguese regulatory landscape. Their ability to distil key issues and provide practical guidance ensures we can make informed decisions with confidence.
    Legal 500 (2026)

Publications

  • PINTÃO, Ricardo- "Lobbying Tecnológico: da noite para o dia!", in Público, 2025
  • PINTÃO, Ricardo- "Fake it until you make it": a ascensão dos produtos contrafeitos?", in Observador, 2025
  • PINTÃO, Ricardo– “2025: Inovação e Regulação no Setor Tecnológico”, in Observador, 2025
  • PINTÃO, Ricardo– “Computação Quântica: Como uma ameaça à Cibersegurança”, in Sapo Tek, 2024
  • PINTÃO, Ricardo– “Inteligência Artificial: da União para o Mundo”, in Observador, 2023
  • PINTÃO, Ricardo– “O uso da Inteligência Artificial em contexto laboral”, (co-authored with Tiago de Magalhães) in Human Resources Portugal, 2023
  • PINTÃO, Ricardo– “Brexit & RGPD: sinais de um mundo interdependente”, in Jornal Económico, 2021

Memberships & Roles

  • Member of the Portuguese Bar Association since 2020

Awards & Rankings

Education

  • Law Degree, Faculdade de Direito, Universidade de Lisboa
  • Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Law & Technology, Tilburg University

Insights by Ricardo

PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC PROMULGATES DECREE ENSURING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EUROPEAN DIGITAL SERVICES ACT

15 Apr 2026 3 min read

National Data Centers Plan | Council of Ministers Resolution no. 70/2026

14 Apr 2026 3 min read

Regulation of clinical trials of medicinal products for human use and amendment of the clinical investigation law

09 Mar 2026 2 min read

Portugal enhances its framework to combat the dissemination of terrorist content online

29 Jan 2026 3 min read
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