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Nuno Soares da Veiga LL.M.

Associate Lawyer
About

Nuno Soares da Veiga advises multinational clients on regulatory compliance and financial crime matters, with a particular focus on AML/CFT, Sanctions, Anti-bribery and Corruption, and internal investigations. His practice spans risk assessments in M&A due diligences, the design and implementation of compliance programmes, and advisory work on Portuguese and EU regulatory requirements.

Nuno holds two ICA Specialist Certificates — in Managing Sanctions Risk and in AI for Compliance Professionals — reflecting his commitment to staying ahead of emerging regulatory challenges, including those arising from the intersection of artificial intelligence and compliance.

He is also a member of the Board of Directors of JALP – Associação Internacional de Jovens Advogados de Língua Portuguesa, an international network of young lawyers across the Portuguese-speaking world, covering Angola, Brazil, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, and Timor-Leste.

Professional QualificationsAdvogado admitted with the Ordem dos Advogados (Portuguese Bar Association)

EXPERIENCE

  • Compliance advisory to multinational clients on AML/CFT and sanctions matters, including risk assessments and gap analyses in the context of M&A due diligences.
  • Design and implementation of internal compliance programmes for companies operating in regulated sectors under Portuguese and EU law.
  • Anti-bribery and corruption advisory, including the development of ABC policies and training frameworks for corporate clients.
  • Cross-departmental collaboration on compliance matters arising from Corporate, Employment, and Real Estate transactions.
  • Co-authorship of legal alerts and client publications on AML/CFT and Sanctions regulatory developments in Portugal.
  • Legal assistance to a multinational pharmaceutical company in a complex criminal case against a former employee, involving compliance matters.
  • Legal defense of the former CFO of one of the largest banks in Portugal in a complex criminal case, involving money laundering.
  • Legal defense of the former President of one of the biggest football clubs in Portugal in a complex criminal case, involving corruption.
  • Legal defense of a public servant with direct access to the Presidents of the Republic in a complex criminal case, involving embezzlement.
  • Legal assistance to a Public Authority in a set of more than a dozen criminal cases against former employees, one involving cybercrime.
Languages
  • Portuguese
  • English
  • German
Education
  • Lisbon University, School of Law, Post-Graduation degree in Law Enforcement, Compliance and Corporate Responsibility, 2024
  • Católica Global School of Law, LL.M. (Law in a European and Global Context), 2011
  • NOVA School of Law, LL.B., 2010

Prior Experience

  • 2024-present, Associate Lawyer, DLA Piper ABBC
  • 2016-2024, Associate Lawyer, Lisbon based Law Firm
  • 2015, Associate Lawyer, Macau Based Law Firm
  • 2012-2014, Trainee Lawyer, Macau based Law Firm
  • 2010-2012, Trainee Lawyer, Lisbon based Law Firm

Memberships and Affiliations

  • Member of the Macau Lawyer Association