Hugo Moredo Santos

Hugo Moredo Santos joined VdA in 2001. Partner of the Banking & Finance practice area, Hugo provides legal advice in the context of takeovers and public offerings, as well as in respect of the issuance of securities and structured finance products, including securitisation and covered bonds, advising issuers, offerors, financial intermediaries or investors.

He also provides ongoing advice on regulatory matters in the areas of banking law and capital markets.

Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers - Capital Markets Law (Lisbon) - 2020

Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers - Banking and Finance Law (Lisbon) - 2019

International Law Office (ILO), Client Choice Awards -  Capital Markets - 2012, 2014

Law Degree, University of Lisbon, Faculty of Law.

Master in law at the University of Lisbon, Faculty of Law ("Transparência, OPA obrigatória e imputação de direitos de voto" - "Transparency, Mandatory Bid and Attribution of Voting Rights").

Member of the Board of the Securities Institute (Instituto dos Valores Mobiliários) of the University of Lisbon, Faculty of Law.

Lecturer in several post-graduate courses in the areas of securities law, banking law and corporate law organized by the Faculty of Law, University of Lisbon, in the professional master's degree in financial instruments law at the Law Faculty, University of Lisbon (2011-2012) and responsible for the module "Financial Law" in the post-graduate degree in financial analysis promoted by the College of Economics and Management Institute (Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão) (since 2013-2014).

Author of various books and articles namely:

  • "O sigilo bancário e a Administração Fiscal no contexto da reclamação graciosa e da impugnação judicial" (2007)
  • "A aquisição tendente ao domínio total de sociedades abertas" (2007)
  • "Ofertas concorrentes" (2008)
  • "SGPS: gestão de participações sociais como forma indirecta de exercício de actividades económicas"(2008)
  • "Conflitos de interesses na notação de risco" (2010)
  • "Transparência, OPA obrigatória e imputação de direitos de voto" (2011)
  • "Um governo para os fundos de investimento" (2011)
  • "2014: ano novo, vida nova para as SGPS?" (2014)
  • "A nova arquitectura bancária europeia: notas breves sobre a União Bancária", II Congresso de Direito Bancário, Almedina (2017)

And Co-author of various books and articles namely:

  • "The Portuguese CMBS Markets - Mortgage-Covered Bonds: a brave new tool", Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securitisation Developments in the European Market (2006)
  • "Emissão de Dívida - um novo regime fiscal (in)exequível?" (2006)
  • "Reform heralds new era for mortgage bonds" (2006)
  • "Basel II, securitisation and prudential rules - a Portuguese perspective" (2007)
  • "Organização de obrigacionistas: algumas notas para reflexão sobre o representante comum" (2011)
  • "Código do Governo das Sociedades Anotado" (2012)
  • "Emissão de obrigações: antes, agora e depois" (2013)
  • "Comentário preliminar às alterações introduzidas no regime jurídico das obrigações" (2015)
  • "Sobre o conceito de oferta pública relativa a valores mobiliários", Estudos de Advocacia em Homenagem a Vasco Vieira de Almeida, Almedina (2017)
  • "A revisão da diretiva dos direitos dos acionistas", O Novo Direito dos Valores Mobiliários – Vol. 2, Almedina (2019)

Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association.

English, Spanish.

Rankings

  • Chambers Europe

    Banking & Finance - Band 1

    Band 4

    Capital Markets - Band 1

    Band 1

  • Chambers Global

    Portugal: Banking & Finance - Band 1

    Portugal: Capital Markets - Band 1

  • Legal 500

    Portugal | Capital Markets - Tier 1

    Leading Partner

  • Chambers Europe

    Capital Markets - Band 1

    Band 1
    "He is very knowledgeable of the capital markets issues and handles the most complex aspects of operations. He is very diligent and calm to solve all the problems that can arise."

    Banking and Finance - Band 1

    Band 4
    "He is very knowledgeable and a big facilitator of transactions."

  • Chambers Global

    Portugal: Capital Markets - Band 1

    Band 1
    "He is very knowledgeable of the capital markets issues and handles the most complex aspects of operations. He is very diligent and calm to solve all the problems that can arise"

  • IFLR 1000

    Capital Markets: Equity 2024 - Tier 1

    Highly Regarded

    Capital Markets: Structured finance and securitisation 2024 - Tier 1

    Highly Regarded
    "Hugo provides legal advice in the context of takeovers and public offerings, as well as in respect of the issuance of securities and structured finance products, including securitisation and covered bonds, advising issuers, offerors, financial intermediaries or investors."

    Banking / Banking and Finance 2024 - Tier 1

    Highly Regarded

  • Legal 500

    Portugal | Banking and Finance - Tier 1

    Key Lawyer

    Portugal | Capital Markets - Tier 1

    Key Lawyer

  • Chambers Europe

    Capital Markets - Band 1

    Band 2
    "Hugo Moredo Santos is a very solid lawyer, strongly committed to the client and the project. He is focused on the delivery of the expected results."

  • Chambers Global

    Portugal: Capital Markets - Band 1

    Band 2
    "Hugo Moredo Santos is a very solid lawyer, strongly committed to the client and the project. He is focused on the delivery of the expected results."

  • IFLR 1000

    Banking / Banking and Finance - Tier 1

    Highly regarded
    "Very bright and proactive."

    Capital Markets: Structured finance and securitisation 2023 -

  • Legal 500

    Portugal | Capital Markets - Tier 1

    Leading Individuals
    "Hugo Moredo Santos stands out."

    Angola | Foreign firms - Tier 1

    Key lawyer

    Portugal | Banking and Finance - Tier 1

    Key lawyer
    "Hugo Moredo dos Santos (...) possesses a high level of knowledge of the subjects, ability to work and respond, flexibility and proximity."

  • Chambers Europe

    Capital Markets - Band 1

    Band 2

  • Chambers Global

    Portugal: Capital Markets - Band 1

    Band 2

  • IFLR 1000

    Banking / Banking and Finance 2022 - Tier 1

    Highly Regarded

    Capital Markets Equity 2022 - Tier 1

    Highly Regarded

    Capital Markets: Structured finance and securitisation 2022 -

    Highly regarded

    Capital Markets Equity (31st Edition) - Tier 1

    Highly regarded

    Capital Markets: Structured finance and securitisation (31st Edition) -

    Highly regarded

  • Legal 500

    Portugal | Capital Markets - Tier 1

    Leading Individual; Recommended
    "Hugo Moredo Santos is recommended."

    Angola | Foreign firms - Tier 1

    Recommended

    Portugal | Banking and Finance - Tier 1

    Recommended

  • Chambers Europe

    Capital Markets - Band 1

    Band 2
    "Technical knowledge and client-oriented approach."

  • Chambers Global

    Portugal: Capital Markets - Band 1

    Band 2
    "Technical knowledge and client-oriented approach."

  • IFLR 1000

    Banking - Tier 1

    Highly Regarded

    Capital Markets Equity - Tier 1

    Highly Regarded

    Capital Markets: Structured finance and securitisation -

    Highly Regarded

  • Legal 500

    Portugal | Banking & Finance - Tier 1

    Recommended Lawyers

    Portugal | Capital Markets - Tier 1

    Recommended Lawyer

  • Chambers Europe

    Capital Markets - Band 1

    Band 2
    "Great proximity to the client, knowledge of the area and technical capacity."

  • Chambers Global

    Portugal: Capital Markets - Band 1

    Band 2
    "Great proximity to the client, knowledge of the area and technical capacity."

  • IFLR 1000

    Other highlights -

    "Excellent." "He is very highly qualified, always available and has a deep knowledge of the business."

    Banking - Tier 1

    Highly Regarded

    Capital Markets Equity - Tier 1

    Highly Regarded

    Capital Markets: Structured finance and securitisation -

    Highly Regarded

  • Legal 500

    Portugal | Banking & Finance - Tier 1

    Recommended Lawyer

    Portugal | Capital Markets - Tier 1

    Recommended Lawyer
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