IBERIAN LAWYER IP&TMT AWARDS PORTUGAL

Introduction to the 2023 edition

ART.1 – PROMOTERS, PURPOSE AND VALIDITY PERIOD: on the initiative promoted by Iberian Legal Group, in order, among other things, to stimulate competition and the growth of the IP&TMT world, it is organized the “IP&TMT Awards Portugal” (by now the “Event”) with the aim of recognizing the excellence of the legal IP&TMT sector (a.k.a IP&TMT Law Firms and/or Individual IP&TMT Lawyers and Professionals) who have distinguished themselves for the activities carried out in the year 2022 (hereinafter the “Reference Period of Activities”). The Initiative is governed in the manner indicated below.

ART. 2 – METHOD OF PARTICIPATION AND SELECTION: participation in the Initiative is reserved for IP&TMT Law Firms and for Individual IP&TMT Lawyers and Professionals who have given their assistance with particular focus, in Portugal, to domestic and international companies on the national territory in the Activity Reference Period (separately and jointly, hereinafter the “Participants”).

1. FIRST PHASE: IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE PARTICIPANTS

Participants will be preliminarily identified and nominated through questionnaires; based on the results of the research carried out during the Activity Reference Period, Iberian Legal Group, will draw up the lists of Participants by inserting them into one or more of the following pre-determined categories:

Law Firm of the Year

Lawyer of the Year

Law Firm of the Year IP

Lawyer of the Year IP

Law Firm of the Year Trademarks and Patents

Lawyer of the Year Trademarks and Patents

Law Firm of the Year Copyright

Lawyer of the Year Copyright

Law Firm of the Year Design

Lawyer of the Year Design

Law Firm of the Year Art

Lawyer of the Year Art

Law Firm of the Year Life Sciences

Lawyer of the Year Life Sciences

Law Firm of the Year Advertising

Lawyer of the Year Advertising

Law Firm of the Year Food

Lawyer of the Year Food

Law Firm of the Year Fashion

Lawyer of the Year Fashion

Law Firm of the Year Sport

Lawyer of the Year Sport

Law Firm of the Year Civil Litigation

Lawyer of the Year Civil Litigation

Law Firm of the Year Criminal Law

Lawyer of the Year Criminal Law

Law Firm of the Year Digital Tech

Lawyer of the Year Digital Tech

Law Firm of the Year TMT

Lawyer of the Year TMT

Law Firm of the Year Information Technology

Lawyer of the Year Information Technology

Law Firm of the Year Media

Lawyer of the Year Media

Law Firm of the Year Telecommunication

Lawyer of the Year Telecommunication

Law Firm of the Year Privacy

Lawyer of the Year Privacy

Law Firm of the Year E-Sports

Lawyer of the Year E-Sports

Sustainability Team of the Year

Gender Equality Team of the Year

Thought Leadership

1. SECOND PHASE: LIST OF THE FINALISTS: Iberian Legal Group will draw up a list of finalists based on the qualitative and quantitative research carried out from the moment the submissions are received to the time the finalists list is published. The list will be announced and published by 12nd of May 2023.
2. THIRD PHASE: Iberian Legal Group will present the ranking list of the Finalists during the Jury meeting and will propose to the Jury the name of one Law Firm and one individual Professional as candidates for each category, motivating his/her vote.

The Jury, having received the lists of the finalists (a.k.a. “Law firms” and “Individual Lawyers and / or Professionals”) for each of the categories identified and after having listened to the vote pitch and the motivation from Iberian Legal Group, through their own vote (one vote pro capite), will decide the winners to whom the recognition will be awarded. The Jury will be composed of:

– recognized experts from the corporate world in the sector;

– representative of Iberian Lawyer, appointed by Iberian Legal Group (even in the case of more than one representative, Iberian Legal Group will have the right to only one vote);

– any representatives of industry associations.

The Jury will be chaired by the representative of Iberian Legal Group.

The criteria taken into consideration by the Jury for the assignment of awards to the best “Law Firm” Finalists will be as follows:

1. transactions carried out (value and number) in the Reference Period of the Activities;
2. significant growth factors during the Activity Reference Period (eg promotions, hiring or leaving of new professionals, mergers or acquisitions with other international firms or networks, national or international expansion);
3. positioning and image

The criteria taken into consideration by the Jury for awarding the awards to the best “Single Lawyers and Professionals” Finalists will be as follows:

1. technical, legal and negotiating skills;
2. knowledge of business dynamics related to the product sector (industry);
3. commitment and ability to relate to the customer;
4. professional reputation among colleagues.

ART. 3 – COMMUNICATION OF THE BEST FINALISTS AND AWARD CEREMONY: the communication of the names of the top finalists for each of the categories identified, will be communicated during the Gala Evening. Iberian Legal Group reserves the right to promptly communicate to the Participants/Finalists further details regarding the modalities of participation and conduct of the Gala Evening.

Given the aforementioned criteria, it is specified that overlapping and/or repetitions of awards will not be possible for natural or legal persons belonging to Associated Law and Tax Firms who have already been awarded within the same category as Professional or Team of the Year respectively.

ART. 4 – FORMALIZATION AND RETRIEVING OF AWARDS: the awarding of recognition to the top Finalists (Law Firms or Individual Lawyers and Professionals) for each of the categories identified will be formalized by the Jury, through a representative identified by Iberian Legal Group, during the evening. The recognition will have no economic value, as it is a purely symbolic public recognition.

Iberian Legal Group authorizes the winners to utilize the image benefits resulting from obtaining the “Iberian Lawyer awards”.

In case of questions please do not hesitate to contact vincenzo.rozzo@iberianlegalgroup.com