Patricia Peck Pinheiro
CEO and Founding Partner. Lawyer specialized in Digital Law, Intellectual Property, Data Protection and Cybersecurity with over 20 years of experience. Graduated and PhD from the University of São Paulo, PhD in International Law. Senior advisor appointed to the National Data Protection Council (CNPD) of the Brazilian Personal Data Protection Authority (ANPD). Member of the Advisory Committee of the 100% Transparency Movement of the UN Global Compact. Member of the Initiative Board Smart IP Latin America from the Max Planck Institute in Munich.
Professor of Digital Law at ESPM. Guest professor at the University of Coimbra in Portugal and the Central University of Chile. Guest professor of Cybersecurity at the Brazilian Army Intelligence School. Guest Researcher at Columbia University/NYC and the Max Planck Institute/Germany. She was President of the OAB-SP Special Privacy and Data Protection Commission.
Most Admired Lawyer in Intellectual Property, Digital Law and Compliance from 2007 to 2023. Received the award The Chambers Brazil 2023, Best Lawyers 2020 / 2021, Leaders League 2023/2022/2021/2020/2019, Digital Compliance by LEC in 2018, Security Leaders in 2012 and 2015, Top Women in Cybersecurity Americas2023, the Cream of Information Security Professionals in 2006 and 2008, the Academic Excellence award – Best Teacher at FIT Impacta College in 2009 and 2010. Decorated with 6 military medals, including the Medal of the Order of Merit Public Military Ministry in 2019, Order of Merit of Military Justice in 2017, Order of Military Merit Medal for the Army in 2012, the Tamandaré Medal for the Navy in 2011, the Peacemaker Medal for the Army in 2009 and the Marechal Cordeiro de Farias Medal of Merit in 2023. Arbitrator of the Arbitration Council of the State of São Paulo – CAESP. Author/co-author of 44 Digital Law books. President of the Peck Digital Citizenship Institute (IPCD). Programmer since age 13. Certified in Privacy and Data Protection EXIN.