Feedzai hires new associate GC

Feedzai has hired Lígia Gutierrez Setúbal as its new associate general counsel from OutSystems

Feedzai, the Portuguese startup specialising in artificial intelligence, which became the 4th Portuguese unicorn earlier this year (as covered by Iberian Lawyer), has hired Lígia Gutierrez Setúbal (pictured) as its new associate general counsel. The lawyer joins from OutSystems.

Feedzai has been restructuring its legal team, having hired Patrícia Marques Ferreira as its new general counsel back in September 2021, also covered by IL.

Following her appointment Setúbal said: “What incredible years we had together OutSystems!! Much more than a farewell, I’d like to take this moment to say thank you to all the extraordinary people whom I’ve worked with over the years, who shared their knowledge and skills with me and made my work life so amazing! A special thanks to my Legal team, but also Security, R&D, Procurement, Marketing, HR. It was an honor and a privilege to work with each of you!”

The lawyer added: “Now I am thrilled to share that I joined Feedzai, an incredible company that is putting our country, Portugal, on the spotlight with groundbreaking technology that helps companies combating fraud and money laundering. I am humbled with the super warm welcome I got from everybody, and I can’t wait for the journey ahead with this great team!”

Before joining OutSystems, Lígia was at VdA for six years and started her career as a trainee at ABBC, which subsequently merged with DLA Piper. While working in private practice, she focused on matters related to Intellectual Property Law. Setubal holds a degree in Law and a post-graduation in Intellectual Property and Information Society from the Universidade de Lisboa. Lígia also holds an LLM. in IP and Competition Law from the Munich Intellectual Property Law Center (MIPLC).