Attorney at Law

Dra. Paula Porteiro

Ms. Porteiro leads the Corporate Department at Brum Costa Abogados, encompassing Administrative, Civil, Commercial, and Tax Law practices. Her work is primarily focused on advising small, medium, and large-sized companies on a broad range of civil and commercial matters, including corporate structuring and governance, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), shareholders’ agreements, corporate reorganizations, as well as the negotiation and drafting of complex contracts.

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Experience

She also brings experience in intellectual property and environmental law. Her professional background includes comprehensive advisory in M&A transactions, preparation of formal corporate documentation, and representation in proceedings before regulatory authorities. Additionally, she regularly assists clients in the negotiation and drafting of high-complexity civil and commercial agreements, and in matters of particular relevance such as intellectual property and environmental regulation.

Education

• Master’s Degree in Intellectual and Industrial Property and New Technologies, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain.
• Specialist in Civil Law with a major in Contracts, Universidad Católica del Uruguay.
• Doctor of Law, Universidad Católica del Uruguay.

Publications

The following publications are noteworthy:

• “Sobre la necesidad de incorporar a nuestro Ordenamiento Jurídico una cláusula resolutoria implícita” (Private Law Uruguayan Journal – Number 2 – June 2021).
• El “experto en la materia” de patentes de invención y el análisis del TCA en aspectos probatorios (Platform of the Attorney)
• Protección del Formato Televisivo por el Derecho de Autor (Civil Law Doctrine and Case Law, coauthor)