João Vieira de Almeida, Paula Gomes Freire and Magda Cocco participated in the first edition of the Advisory Summit, a Conference organised by Jornal Económico under the JE Advisory project.

The conference, which took place on Tuesday 16 July, culminated with the Lifetime Achievement Awards, given to personalities who have contributed outstandingly in the areas of business law, consultancy and banking. João Vieira de Almeida was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award in the ‘Legal Services’ category.

Magda Cocco participated as a keynote speaker with a presentation on ‘How AI will change the legal and business landscapes’ and Paula Gomes Freire was a speaker on the panel ‘The Managing Partner's Perspective’.

The Advisory Summit aimed to promote debate on the impact of Artificial Intelligence in the legal, regulatory and business context, the role of innovation in legal services, the outlook for the property market and M&A in Portugal, among others.