Ana Sofia Silva
Counsel
Portuguese
English
Spanish
French
Specialist in advising insurance and reinsurance companies, and pension funds on commercial and regulatory matters.
Ana Sofia Silva advises Portuguese and international clients from the insurance and reinsurance sectors. She advises on joint ventures and strategic collaboration agreements between companies in the finance sector for the joint use of commercial distribution networks for insurance products (bancassurance), transfers and assignments of insurance portfolios, and procedures with the Financial Supervisory Authority (ASF); she has participated in most of the main M&A transactions carried out on the Portuguese market involving insurance companies and insurance brokers.
In the area of regulatory law, she advises on structuring and implementing life and non-life insurance products, on interpreting contracts and on matters relating to pension plans and funds.
She also advises on structured finance transactions and debt issues.
She is a member of the Portuguese Bar Association.
Specialties
Education
Postgraduate studies in Banking, Stock Exchange and Insurance Law
Universidade de Coimbra, 2002Bachelor of Laws
Universidade de Lisboa, 2000
Directory Mentions
Recommended lawyer
Chambers Europe, IFLR1000 and Best Lawyers in Insurance, Capital Markets, Banking & Finance and Financial Institutions
Publications and News
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January 29, 2024Legal Update Banking, Finance and Capital Markets Newsletter – 4th Quarter 2023
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November 10, 2023Central register of life insurance, personal accident contracts and capitalization transactions
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April 5, 2023New CMVM communication platform - Electronic One Stop Shop
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April 16, 2020Cuatrecasas appoints 10 new partners and strengthens market position
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April 16, 2020Cuatrecasas achieves gender equality in its appointments of partners in Spain