João Leitão Figueiredo is a Partner in the TMC – Tecnology, Media & Communications, Intellectual Property, as well as Life Sciences & Healthcare teams.

He has over 15 years of experience, he specializes in advising domestic and international companies on intellectual property, industrial property, copyright, and technology, particularly in litigation and dispute resolution.

Moreover, he is well-versed in the drafting, negotiation, and termination of a wide range of IP/IT agreements (licenses, trademarks, designs, software, outsourcing, distribution agreements, transfers, assignments, etc.), as well as in advising on technology, digital transformation, and data analytics in sectors such as fintech, energy, health and wellbeing, and real estate, among others.

João is recommended for Intellectual Property, Data Privacy and Data Protection, and TMT, by Legal 500, 2024 and he was also awarded Lawyer of the Year for IP & TMT,  Forty under 40 in 2020, by Iberian Lawyer. He is also ranked Recommended for IP – Copyright, by WWL. He has also been awarded Bronze Individual – WTR1000, 2024. Moreover, he is ranked Excellent for IP Litigation, Technology, and Data Protection & Cybersecurity, as well as Highly recommended for Trademark Prosecution and Recommended for Patent Prosecution by Leaders League, 2023.

Joined CMS Portugal in 2004.