About the IAPP

Marco has a Law Degree from the University of Lisbon Law School (2004) and an Intellectual Property Master Degree from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (2007). Currently he is an associate lawyer at PRA - Raposo, Sá Miranda & Associados where he develops his practice in the fields of privacy and data protection, IT, cyberlaw and intellectual property, and is a lecturer on the postgraduate course on Protection of Personal Data, Privacy and Cybersecurity in the EU, at the Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa. He is a regular participant to numerous conferences, seminars and discussions on data protection, privacy, information security and cybersecurity, both as a speaker and attendee. He has authored the article "Unlawful acquisition of trade secrets by cyber theft: between the Proposed Directive on Trade Secrets and the Directive on Cyber Attacks", published in the Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice (2014). Is a member of the IAPP; Association for the Promotion and Development of the Information Society, where is a Security in the Information Society Group member; and, ISOC - Portugal Chapter.