PEDRO VALE GONÇALVES
Strategic advisor at the intersection of AI, regulation and corporate governance.
I only take mandates where technology, regulation and corporate governance meet. This page expands the advisory work I do for founders, boards and investors when the stakes are high and the regulatory landscape is moving fast.
Domains of practice and types of mandates
The mandates I accept sit at the crossing point between advanced technology, complex regulation and board-level decision-making. Below are the three main domains where I advise.
Governance of AI, data and technology
Advisory work for organisations that need AI and data governance frameworks which withstand regulatory, investor and public scrutiny.
- AI Act implementation across several EU Member States.
- AI and data-governance frameworks embedded in board risk and compliance structures.
- Oversight of high-risk and generative AI systems (ethics, accountability, liability and reputational risk).
Cross-border transactions and international expansion
Legal and strategic support for cross-border deals, technology contracts and international growth involving data-intensive businesses.
- Cross-border M&A and post-acquisition integration involving AI and digital assets.
- Global technology, cloud and data-sharing agreements supporting international operations.
- Structuring of international expansion in Europe, the US, Latin America and Israel.
European regulatory and public-policy strategy
Advisory mandates for organisations and industry groups that need a structured, long-term relationship with European institutions.
- Strategies for engagement with EU institutions and regulators.
- Representation of industry alliances, consortia and sector associations.
- Positioning on AI Act, GDPR, DSA and the wider EU digital agenda.
Selected advisory mandates
A sample of the type of work I am asked to do. All client details are anonymised, but the situations reflect real mandates I have taken on.
- Board-level advisor to an AI scale-up aligning product roadmap, AI governance and fundraising strategy with the forthcoming AI Act in multiple EU jurisdictions.
- Lead legal counsel to a multinational group consolidating data-intensive businesses across Europe, including M&A, cloud agreements and regulatory approvals.
- Strategic advisor to an investment team reviewing portfolio exposure to AI, data and digital-regulation risk across several countries.
- Counsel to a European industry association engaging with the European Commission on generative-AI initiatives, codes of conduct and soft-law instruments.
When the legal strategy can’t fail
When a mandate involves AI-driven products, digital transformation of a business group or portfolio-level exposure to EU regulation, the legal strategy cannot be an afterthought. This is where I step in: to turn regulatory complexity into clear, defensible and executable decisions.
Typical response time: one business day.