Practices and Sectors

• Intellectual Property
• TechLaw
• Telecom

Profile

Joana Mota Agostinho is the partner leading the Intellectual Property and Technology practice in Pérez-Llorca’s Lisbon office.

Joana advises clients on the digitalisation of their businesses, protecting assets and developing innovation projects, supporting them in addressing the regulatory challenges posed by these transformations. With over two decades’ experience in the fields of technology and regulation, Joana has developed a practice based on a ‘legal by design’ methodology, advising domestic and international clients on technological and digital transformation projects. Her expertise spans all areas of digital law, including intellectual and industrial property, data protection and cybersecurity, advertising and consumer law.

Before joining Pérez-Llorca, she held positions at renowned law firms in Portugal, at Big Four firms, and worked in the Legal and Regulatory Department of ANACOM, the Portuguese communications authority.

Joana has been with Pérez-Llorca since 2026.

Studies:

• 2019  Intensive Specialisation Course in Blockchain, Universidade Nova de Lisboa.
• 2014  LL.M. in Communications and Computer Law, Queen Mary University of London.
• 2012  Intensive Specialisation Course in Telecommunications for Non-Engineers, Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa.
• 2010  Intensive Course on Patents: Protection, Enforcement and Valuation, Instituto Nacional de Propriedade Industrial.
• 2010 Intensive Course on Comparative Intellectual Property in the Digital Age – a US and EU perspective, Universidade Católica Portuguesa.
• 2007 Postgraduate Diploma in Intellectual Property, Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Lisboa.
• 2005 Degree in Law, Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Lisboa.

She speaks Portuguese, English and Spanish.

Experience

Joana helps her clients navigate the growing wave of digital regulation, from data protection to artificial intelligence, transforming complex and constantly evolving legislation into practical and implementable solutions.

With a practice spanning privacy and cybersecurity, intellectual and industrial property, the regulation of electronic communications and the media, and advertising and consumer law, Joana builds bridges between the law and business: she protects assets, anticipates risks and creates the legal framework to enable clients to innovate with confidence.

Her experience in contract negotiation and the implementation of new regulatory frameworks places her at the forefront of a legal field that is changing as rapidly as the technology it regulates.

She works with domestic and international clients across all sectors of activity, whether regulated or not, supporting them from strategy through to implementation.

Academic and publishing collaborations

Co-author of the chapters on Portugal in The Privacy, Data Protection and Cybersecurity Law Review, 7th Edition (2020) and in International Transfers Data Guidance.

Professional organisations

The Portuguese Bar Association (Ordem dos Advogados)

Awards and Recognition

• Chambers Europe: ‘Band 3 TMT’
• Legal 500: ‘ Next Generation Partner Data privacy and data protection’
• Best Lawyers® ‘ Information Technology Law, Intellectual Property Law, Media Law, Privacy and Data Security Law, Technology Law, Telecommunications Law’ and ‘Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers in 2023’
• Leaders League: ‘ Innovation, Technology & Telecoms’ and ‘Intellectual Property’