Rafael Dias Almeida
About Rafael Dias Almeida
Rafael Dias Almeida is a Commercial Legal Counsel at Feedzai, specializing in legal and regulatory matters related to AI and privacy. He has extensive experience in TMT, cybersecurity, and privacy law, with a strong educational background in law and technology.
Work at Feedzai
Rafael Dias Almeida currently serves as Commercial Legal Counsel at Feedzai, a role he has held since 2020. In this position, he focuses on advising the company on complex legal and regulatory matters, particularly those related to artificial intelligence and privacy. He is responsible for managing intricate negotiation processes that involve various internal and external stakeholders. Additionally, he specializes in negotiating contracts with major customers and partners in the banking and payment services sector.
Previous Legal Experience
Prior to his current role at Feedzai, Rafael Dias Almeida worked at several prestigious law firms. He was an Associate Lawyer at Cuatrecasas from 2018 to 2019, focusing on TMT, cybersecurity, intellectual property, privacy, and technology. Before that, he served as a Secondment Legal Advisor for Samsung PT at BROSETA Portugal from 2019 to 2020. His legal career began at Vieira de Almeida & Associados, where he worked as a Junior Associate in TMT, ICT, and cybersecurity from 2016 to 2018. He also gained experience as an International Corporate Tax Consultant at KPMG Portugal from 2015 to 2016.
Education and Expertise
Rafael Dias Almeida has a comprehensive educational background in law and technology. He earned his Juris Doctor (JD) from Universidade de Coimbra, specializing in law from 2010 to 2014. He furthered his studies with a Master of Laws in Tax Law from Universidade Católica Portuguesa from 2014 to 2016. He also completed a Postgraduate Degree in E-Commerce at Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Lisboa in 2018. Additionally, he is a Master’s candidate in Information Assurance and Cybersecurity at Instituto Superior Técnico, studying from 2020 to 2022.
Specialized Training in Data Privacy and Cybersecurity
Rafael has pursued specialized training in data privacy and cybersecurity. He completed a Crash Course in Data Privacy in 2018, which lasted 11 months. He also studied Data Protection in the 21st Century at Universidade Nova de Lisboa in 2017. His interest in cybersecurity is further demonstrated by his ongoing studies at Princeton University, where he is specializing in Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies since 2017. His training reflects a strong commitment to understanding the evolving landscape of legal issues in technology.
Academic Background
Rafael Dias Almeida's academic journey includes a diverse range of studies. He attended Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Lisboa, where he studied E-Commerce and achieved a Postgraduate Degree in 2018. He also completed an online course on Rethinking International Tax Law at Leiden University from 2015 to 2016. His foundational education includes a focus on economics at Faculdade de Economia da Universidade de Coimbra and a secondary education at Escola Secundária Frei Rosa Viterbo de Sátão.