Tomás Gomes da Silva

Associate Lawyer

Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal

About

First of all, I named my dog Mica after the Regulation. Secondly, I focus on the intersection of law and technology, which is where the future of finance is being built, and where most founders get lost. I'm a lawyer at Cuatrecasas focused on banking, financial regulation, and crypto-assets. I help fintech companies, Web3 projects, and financial institutions understand and comply with EU regulatory frameworks. From MiCA to PSD2, from AML obligations to tokenisation structures, here's what I actually do: 📌 Regulatory strategy for crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) 📌 Licensing and compliance under MiCA and payment services law 📌 DeFi projects legal analysis 📌 M&A and investment in the financial sector 📌 Token regulatory structuring and DLT-based financial instruments If you're building something at the edge of finance and regulation, and you need someone who understands both worlds, let's talk.

Experience

  • Cuatrecasas (1 yr 11 mos)
    • Principal Associate
      Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

    • Associate Lawyer
      Aug 2024 - Present · 1 yr 11 mos

      Banking, Finance & Capital Markets lawyer

  • Associate Lawyer at Garrigues
    Jan 2023 - Jul 2024 · 1 yr 7 mos

    Banking & Finance Lawyer

  • Advogado at BiG - Banco de Investimento Global
    Jul 2020 - Dec 2022 · 2 yrs 6 mos

  • Macedo Vitorino & Associados (2 yrs 11 mos)
    • Advogado Associado
      Sep 2019 - Jul 2020 · 11 mos

    • Advogado Estagiário
      Sep 2017 - Sep 2019 · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • Vogal da Produção e Formação Jurídica e do Apoio Editorial at AAFDL - Associação Académica da Faculdade de Direito de Lisboa
    Mar 2017 - Apr 2018 · 1 yr 2 mos