Henrique Salinas, Partner in charge of CCA's Economic, Criminal & Compliance area, in statements to Iberian Lawyer comments on recent regulatory developments within the scope of data protection and money laundering, which have led to increased compliance awareness among clients in Portugal.
Despite the noticeable growth in demand for compliance services from Portuguese companies, many still fail to recognize the importance of a strong compliance position, especially small and medium-sized enterprises. For Henrique Salinas, "(...) it is harder to exclusively convince Portuguese companies of the need to create a compliance program when this is not a mandatory requirement under Portuguese law".