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Ana da Ponte Lopes

Partner | Head of Regulatory Law, Compliance and ESG · Costa Pinto

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About

Ana da Ponte Lopes is a partner at Costa Pinto and Head of Regulatory Law, Compliance and ESG, leading the firm's compliance, regulatory and ESG area since February 2023. She previously served in prudential supervision at Banco de Portugal (2015–2023), including as functional coordinator of the Compliance and Corporate Governance Unit (2018–2023), and has extensive experience in corporate governance, internal control, fit and proper assessments and regulatory matters for banking and financial institutions.

Practice areas

Regulatory LawComplianceESGCorporate GovernanceBanking & FinanceInternal Control

Office

Expertise

Banking & Financial ServicesPrudential SupervisionCorporate GovernanceInternal ControlFit and Proper AssessmentsESG

Education

  • Law Degree (University of Lisbon School of Law, 2004)
  • LL.M. in European Community Law (University of Essex, 2005)
  • Postgraduate Studies in Business Management and Law (Nova School of Business and Economics, 2007)
  • Diploma in Environmental, Social and Governance (The Corporate Governance Institute (Dublin), in partnership with Glasgow Caledonian University, 2024)

Admissions

  • Portuguese Bar Association (admitted in 2008)

Languages

PortugueseEnglishSpanish