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Carlos Affonso Pereira de Souza
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Carlos Affonso Pereira de Souza
Ranked in 2 Practice Areas
3

Band 3

Technology

Brazil

2 Years Ranked

4

Band 4

Data Protection

Brazil

1 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Carlos Affonso Pereira de Souza

Brazil: Industries & Sectors

Practice Areas

Cryptoactives, Startups and Technology and Intellectual Property

Career

Carlos was involved in the creation and coordination of one of the first research centers on Law and Internet in Brazil. He participated in the coordination of the team of researchers that helped the Department of Justice in the public consultation for the creation of the Brazilian Internet Bill of Rights and the General Law of Data Protection. He is also the Director of the Institute for Technology and Society of Rio de Janeiro (ITS) and a professor at UERJ and PUC-Rio.

Professional Memberships

Member of the Copyright Committee of the Brazilian Bar Association, Rio de Janeiro State Chapter. Visiting Professor at the University of Ottawa Law School (Canada) and affiliated researcher of the Information Society Project at Yale Law School (USA).

Personal

PhD and Master’s in civil law from Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ)

Bachelor’s Degree in law from Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RIO)

Chambers Review

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Chambers Brazil: Industries & Sectors

Technology - Brazil

3
Band 3
Individual Editorial

Carlos Affonso Pereira de Souza showcases longstanding experience drafting bills of law in the field, as well as dealing with regulatory work and administrative proceedings.

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Data Protection - Brazil

4
Band 4
Individual Editorial

Carlos Affonso Pereira de Souza boasts a longstanding experience in the data protection field. He is well-regarded in the market for his expertise in dealing with regulatory work and administrative proceedings.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Carlos Affonso is an exceptional partner. He works on significant projects, speaks at public hearings and provides legal opinions to tech companies.

Technology respondent
Chambers Brazil: Industries & Sectors

Carlos Affonso is an exceptionally sophisticated lawyer who not only knows AI and technology regulation in depth, but is also very clever in connecting these regulations with other areas of law.

Technology respondent
Chambers Brazil: Industries & Sectors

Carlos Affonso is a lawyer who possesses high academic experience plus legal and technological knowledge, complemented by a strong strategic vision.

Technology respondent
Chambers Brazil: Industries & Sectors

Carlos Affonso is an excellent professional who is widely recognized in the data protection market.

Data Protection respondent
Chambers Brazil: Industries & Sectors

Carlos Affonso is an exceptionally sophisticated lawyer that not only knows privacy regulation in depth, but is also capable to connect regulations from this field with other practice areas.

Data Protection respondent
Chambers Brazil: Industries & Sectors

Carlos Affonso is the most all-round privacy and data protection professional I know. He combines his experience with impeccable technical knowledge.

Data Protection respondent
Chambers Brazil: Industries & Sectors

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