Sérvulo launches Space Law area

The area of Space Law is gaining prominence in law firms around the world and Portugal is no exception. Sérvulo has launched a new area dedicated to this topic, led by partner Ana Rita Paínho. The aim is to respond to the needs of clients in advising on regulatory, commercial and intellectual property issues associated with this sector.

Sérvulo has been acting with emphasis in the area of technological and space development, through a transversal and multidisciplinary legal assistance, including matters ranging from the regulatory dynamics of access to the activity, licensing and relationship with the Regulator, as well as in the negotiation of the associated business structures, including in terms of public and private financing and also in the defense of Intellectual Property rights inherent in software programs and other associated technological resources.

The firm’s new area will be integrated by a team of lawyers with experience team of lawyers is with experience in supporting various players involved in the space industry, such as companies developing and launching telecommunications satellites, products with space applications and manufacturers of space modules, as well as a wide range of other players and industries that gravitate around the development of the space industry, with particular emphasis on regulatory advice.

The team also includes the senior associates Ana Mira Cordeiro and Inês Sá, the associate Paulo Meireles de Oliveira and Anna Uskova, a foreign lawyer.