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    Fernando Antas da Cunha

    Managing partner

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    Fernando Antas da Cunha is Founder, Managing Partner, and Chairman of the Board of Antas da Cunha Ecija, leading its transformation into Portugal’s first Full AI Firm and driving a radically technology-oriented, efficiency-focused, and future-ready vision of legal practice

    A lawyer specialized in Commercial, Corporate and M&A Law, he has over two decades of experience, from solo practice to founding ACFA, serving as Of Counsel at Miranda, and creating the current Antas da Cunha Ecija in 2015. He maintains strong ties to academia and innovation, having taught at Universidade Moderna de Lisboa and served as Guest Professor in the “Blockchain & Smart Contracts” program (Nova SBE/IBM/Antas da Cunha Ecija), as well as completing advanced training in Legal Project Management and Management for Lawyers (IE Law School and Nova SBE).

    Recognized by multiple international directories, he features in rankings such as Financial Times, The Lawyer,

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    Essential Guide to Personal Data Protection in Chile and Portugal

    This comparative offers a clear and practical overview of the regulatory frameworks for personal data protection in Chile and Portugal, identifying their main points of convergence and divergence.

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