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TELLES has just promoted Ana Ferreira Neves to Partner of the Digital, Privacy and Cybersecurity practice area.

With 24 years of professional experience, Ana Ferreira Neves is a leading lawyer in the field of Digital, Privacy and Cybersecurity.
With a multidisciplinary approach to the legal complexities of the digital economy, Ana Ferreira Neves has accompanied relevant technology projects, with a particular focus on areas such as artificial intelligence, software, consumer law, big data and the Internet of Things (IoT).

Her professional experience includes advising companies on drafting and negotiation of their software contracts, collaboration agreements between companies regarding the development and commercial exploitation of new technologies, audits of companies in various sectors, as well as the definition and implementation of robust compliance strategies to ensure that companies act in accordance with the legislation in force.

According to Francisco Espregueira Mendes, Managing Partner of TELLES, "the addition of Ana Ferreira Neves to the TELLES group of partners reflects our continued commitment to the career progression and constant development of our lawyers, recognising their human qualities and professional merits. We are committed to building a future in which efficiency, innovation and excellence remain the goals of our work, always with the conviction that the true value of our firm lies on the people who integrates TELLES.”

This promotion is a well-deserved recognition of the excellent work, commitment and dedication that Ana has shown since the day shejoined our team. It is also a clear sign of the strong growth that the Digital, Privacy and Cybersecurity sector has seen in recent years and of the strategic commitment that TELLES has made to these areas, with a particular focus on the new technological realities. This promotion also reflects our commitment to strengthening the team's ability to respond to the growing challenges of this sector, guaranteeing a solid and differentiated position in the market", adds Pedro Vidigal Monteiro, partner and head of the Digital, Privacy and Cybersecurity area at TELLES.

For TELLES' newest partner, Ana Ferreira Neves, "joining the TELLES group of partners is a long-awaited and a milestone in my career. I have felt a part of TELLES from day one and I hope to contribute with great pride and motivation to the development of this firm that cannot be ignored on the national legal scene.

Ana Ferreira Neves has a postgraduate degree in E-Commerce and Regulation of Digital Services from Faculdade de Direito of Univeridade de Lisboa, and in Commercial Law from the Faculdade de Direito of Universidade Católica Portuguesa, having graduated in this latter. Together with Pedro Vidigal Monteiro, she was invited to be the national rapporteur for the topic "EU Digital Economy: General Framework (DSA/DMA) and Special Regime" for the FIDE (Fédération Internationale pour le Droit Européen) Congress 2025.

With the addition of Ana Ferreira Neves to the partner team, TELLES now has 23 partners out of a total of 150 lawyers.