Named experts · Practitioner profile
Filipe Vaz Pinto
Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados ↗ · Portugal, European Union
★ Editor's Watch — MiCA CASP, Token classification
About Filipe
Filipe Vaz Pinto is a Partner at Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados (MLGTS) in Lisbon, co-head of the firm's dispute resolution team and a member of the board. He joined MLGTS in 2002 and became partner in 2014. He is the recognised Portugal author for crypto-asset regulation in Global Legal Insights and Chambers — covering MiCA implementation under Law 27/2024, the Banco de Portugal pre-MiCA register transition, and the CMVM's supervisory framework.
Editor's note
Portugal's most consistently cited crypto-asset regulation author — the GLI Blockchain & Cryptocurrency chapter for Portugal each year carries his name.
Practice fields
Credentials
- Partner, MLGTS Lisbon — Dispute Resolution + Financial Regulation
- Chambers Europe and Chambers Global ranked
- Author, Global Legal Insights — Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Laws 2026 (Portugal)
Jurisdictions
Sources
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