Inês Palma Ramalho

Practice Areas

Banking and Finance. Financial Services Regulation. Fintech.

Career

Inês joined Pérez-Llorca in 2024 as a partner in the context of the international expansion strategy of the firm. Prior to this, she was a partner in the Finance and Governance department and a specialised member of the Fintech, Whistleblowing EU Directive and Compliance teams of the firm where she used to work.

Before that Inês was a legal adviser to the Prudential Supervision Department of the Portuguese Central Bank (Banco de Portugal), after being part of the Portuguese Government team in charge of managing and controlling the implementation of the EU/IMF/ECB financial adjustment program in Portugal. She started her career as a lawyer in another international law firm.

Inês is specialised in legal advice and advising on matters related to the supervision and resolution of banks and financial companies, insurance and reinsurance companies, the acquisition of qualifying shareholdings, authorisation and registration procedures for new entities and fit and proper assessments, corporate governance, payment services, credit intermediation and negotiation of various types of financing transactions. She also has extensive experience in providing legal assistance to clients in corporate compliance matters, such as risk detection and management, auditing, internal control and regulatory compliance for credit, insurance and reinsurance companies. and financial institutions. She has also played an important role in the Portuguese fintech/insurtech ecosystem, especially in the area of credit and payments, as well as in the incorporation of real estate investment funds and private equity funds before the Comissão do Mercado de Valores Mobiliários, and in providing legal advice to investment fund management companies and their unitholders, as well as relations with the insurance regulator, the ASF.