Paxlegal expands into start-ups & tech practice

Paxlegal has announced the addition of Francisco Arga e Lima as consultant, tasked with developing and leading the new practice area start-ups & tech. This move represents another step in the firm’s strategy to support the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem in Portugal and beyond.

Bárbara Pestana, founding partner of Paxlegal, explains the reasons behind the firm’s focus on this area of law: “We want to be the legal partner for start-ups and technology companies in Portugal. For this reason, we are also preparing a new project dedicated to entrepreneurship, which will foster the connection between legal advice and business development, an initiative we believe will be transformative.”

Before joining Paxlegal, Francisco Arga e Lima interned at the Court of Justice of the European Union and collaborated with the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union. In his consultancy work, he has been advising European start-ups and technology companies, with a particular focus on Switzerland, Germany, and Portugal. He is also a Guest Lecturer and Co-Coordinator of the Postgraduate Program in Data Protection at NOVA School of Law, and teaches in several other postgraduate and advanced courses. He is a member of the NOVA Consumer Lab, the Data Protection Observatory at NOVA School of Law, and the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).