Tiago Silva Abade
Legal Director – Head of Public Law & Data Protection
PwC Portugal
Tiago Abade is a Legal Director at PwC Portugal and responsible for the Public Law and Data Protection area. He has been dedicating his career to Public & Administrative Law, Regulatory and Data Protection, working with private companies and public entities.
In previous professional positions, Tiago Silva Abade has participated in the amendments to a wide number of laws related to his core competences, including the Portuguese Procurement Law, the Portuguese Judiciary Reform, the Administrative Process Law, the Code of Procedure of the Administrative Courts and the EU Data Protection Package where it is included the proposed law regarding GDPR.
At a glance
Areas of focus
- Public Law
- Administrative Law
- Public Procurement
- Regulatory
- Data Protection
Professional background
Before joining PwC’s Legal services (previously CCR Legal), from 2015 to 2018 he worked as Chief of Staff for the Secretary State of Justice.
Before 2015 he was a Manager at PwC Portugal.
Education
- Law Degree, Lusíada University (2001)
- Post-graduation in International Tax Planning Westfälische Wilhelms Universität Münster (2001)
- Post-graduation in Corporate and Tax Law, Lisbon School of Economics & Management (2004)
- Post-graduation in Public law, Law Faculty of Catholic University of Lisbon (2011)
- Scholar phase of the Master’s Degree in Public Law, Law Faculty of Catholic University of Lisbon (2012)
- Member of the Portuguese Bar Association
