{"id":26,"date":"2026-06-18T11:20:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T10:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mbflegal.pt\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2026-08-16T13:49:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T12:49:16","slug":"sobre","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mbflegal.pt\/en\/sobre\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"
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About<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Advising companies and organisations on the protection, structuring and legal valuation of innovation, ensuring solutions that integrate technology, intangible assets and business activities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Mariana Bernardino Ferreira<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Lawyer specialising in Technology, Media, Intellectual Property, the Information Society, Commercial and Corporate Law <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Official Industrial Property Agent<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

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Professional Experience<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Throughout her career, she has provided strategic legal advice in the areas of intellectual property, digital technologies and services, data protection, e-commerce, advertising, contracts and commercial relations, and corporate matters, assisting clients in implementing legal solutions tailored to constantly evolving regulatory contexts, as well as in defending their rights, both in negotiations and in court proceedings.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Her experience includes overseeing projects on a national and international scale, working with companies, organisations, multidisciplinary teams and partners from different jurisdictions. Her work is based on a cross-disciplinary approach, combining legal expertise with an understanding of the technological, regulatory and business challenges faced by organisations, enabling her to devise solutions aligned with the strategic objectives of each project.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

She has been involved in projects relating to e-commerce and digital advertising, the review and implementation of websites and digital platforms, and the regulatory and contractual reorganisation of companies and associations linked to the digital transition and the digital economy.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Her practice also includes advising on intellectual property matters, including litigation relating to the protection of rights and technological assets, with a particular focus on issues associated with software, licensing and the exploitation of intangible assets.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

She has experience in providing legal advice to companies in the telecommunications, software, media and entertainment sectors, including television channels, content producers and organisations involved in the development and exploitation of technology. She has also advised on commercial and corporate transactions, including investment transactions and mergers and acquisitions (M&A).<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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She is a member of the ITechLaw \u2013 International Technology Law Association<\/strong>, where she has spoken and acted as a moderator at international conferences and events in the field of technology law.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

In 2024, she was honoured by Iberian Lawyer<\/strong> with the prestigious award Forty under 40<\/strong>, in the Intellectual Property category.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

In 2024 and 2025, she was honoured by IP Stars from Managing IP <\/strong>as Rising Star<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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Academic Profile<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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She graduated with a degree in Law in 2007 and obtained a Master\u2019s degree in Forensic Legal Sciences in 2010 from the NOVA School of Law.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

She supplemented her training with advanced courses in the fields of digital services, data protection and artificial intelligence, including specialist training at the European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA) in Maastricht.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

2025: AI Risk Management in the EU Course, at EIPA \u2013 European Institute of Public Administration, Maastricht, the Netherlands<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

2023: Postgraduate Course in Digital Services, organised by the Centre for Research in Private Law (CIDP), Faculty of Law, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

2018\/2019: Course on Negotiation Techniques in a Legal Context, organised by the Institute for Legal and Political Sciences, Faculty of Law, University of Lisbon<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

2018: Data Protection Compliance in the EU: Advanced Training Course, leading to certification as a Data Protection Officer, awarded by EIPA \u2013 European Institute of Public Administration, Maastricht, the Netherlands<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

2016\/2017: I Advanced Postgraduate Course in Commercial Litigation, organised by the Centre for Research in Private Law (CIDP), Faculty of Law, University of Lisbon<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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2025<\/h1>

AI Risk Management in the EU Course<\/h1>

at the EIPA \u2013 European Institute of Public Administration, Maastricht, the Netherlands.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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2024 e 2025<\/h1>

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Forty Under 40<\/h1>

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2023<\/h1>

Attendance of<\/p>

Postgraduate Course in Digital Services<\/h1>

at the Centre for Research in Private Law, Faculty of Law, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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2018\/2019<\/h1>

Completion of<\/p>

Negotiation Techniques in a Legal Context<\/h1>

at the Institute for Legal and Political Sciences, Faculty of Law, University of Lisbon.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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2018<\/h1>

Data Protection Compliance in the EU: Advanced Training Course<\/h2>

at the EIPA \u2013 European Institute of Public Administration, Maastricht, the Netherlands<\/p>

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2016\/2017<\/h1>

Completion of<\/p>

Advanced Postgraduate Course in Commercial Litigation<\/h1>

at the Centre for Research in Private Law, Faculty of Law, University of Lisbon.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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2010<\/h1>

Master\u2019s Degree in Forensic Legal Sciences<\/h1>

from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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2007<\/h1>

Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Law<\/h1>

from the NOVA School of Law.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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