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:
And Co-author of various books and articles namely:
Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association.
English, Spanish.
Portugal: Capital Markets - Band 1
Portugal: Banking & Finance - Band 1
Banking and Finance - Band 1
Band 4Capital Markets - Band 1
Band 1Portugal: Capital Markets - Band 1
Band 1Banking / Banking and Finance 2024 - Tier 1
Highly RegardedCapital Markets: Structured finance and securitisation 2024 - Tier 1
Highly RegardedCapital Markets: Equity 2024 - Tier 1
Highly RegardedPortugal | Capital Markets - Tier 1
Key LawyerPortugal | Banking and Finance - Tier 1
Key LawyerCapital Markets - Band 1
Band 2Portugal: Capital Markets - Band 1
Band 2Capital Markets: Structured finance and securitisation 2023
Portugal | Banking and Finance - Tier 1
Key lawyerAngola | Foreign firms - Tier 1
Key lawyerPortugal | Capital Markets - Tier 1
Leading IndividualsCapital Markets - Band 1
Band 2Portugal: Capital Markets - Band 1
Band 2Banking / Banking and Finance 2022 - Tier 1
Highly RegardedCapital Markets: Structured finance and securitisation (31st Edition)
Highly regardedCapital Markets Equity (31st Edition) - Tier 1
Highly regardedCapital Markets: Structured finance and securitisation 2022
Highly regardedCapital Markets Equity 2022 - Tier 1
Highly RegardedBanking / Banking and Finance (31st Edition) - Tier 1
Highly regardedAngola | Foreign firms - Tier 1
RecommendedPortugal | Capital Markets - Tier 1
Leading Individual; RecommendedPortugal | Banking and Finance - Tier 1
RecommendedCapital Markets - Band 1
Band 2Portugal: Capital Markets - Band 1
Band 2Banking - Tier 1
Highly RegardedCapital Markets: Structured finance and securitisation
Highly RegardedCapital Markets Equity - Tier 1
Highly RegardedPortugal | Capital Markets - Tier 1
Recommended LawyerPortugal | Banking & Finance - Tier 1
Recommended LawyersCapital Markets - Band 1
Band 2Portugal: Capital Markets - Band 1
Band 2Banking - Tier 1
Highly RegardedCapital Markets Equity - Tier 1
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Capital Markets: Structured finance and securitisation
Highly RegardedPortugal | Banking & Finance - Tier 1
Recommended LawyerPortugal | Capital Markets - Tier 1
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