Senior Associate
Avocat à la Cour, Member of the Luxembourg Bar, 2016
| 2023 |
Premier Certificate in FinTech, Harvard University |
| 2016 |
Complementary Course in Luxembourg Law, Ministry of Justice |
| 2015 |
Certificate in Intellectual Property, WIPO – Université de Genève, Geneva |
| 2013 |
LL.M. in European Economic Law, University of Luxembourg – Centre Européen Universitaire of Nancy, Luxembourg |
| 2012 |
Postgraduate Degree in CJEU Case Law, European Institute of Lisbon, Portugal |
| 2012 |
Master’s Degree in Legal Political Sciences, Autonomous University of Lisbon, Portugal |
French, English, Portuguese, Italian and German
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Ruben Mendes is member of the Luxembourg Bar, since 2016. Prior to joining MOLITOR Avocats, Ruben worked as senior associate at boutique and major law firms in Luxembourg.
Ruben has solid expertise across a wide array of sectors including information technology, software, virtual and crypto-assets, data protection, copyright, music and media, and trademarks.
He assists clients from various industries in navigating complex legal challenges, providing both contentious and advisory legal services. His clients include software developers, technology-oriented and FinTech businesses, collective management organisations, artists working in multiple disciplines, and Support PSFs.
Ruben contributes to write articles to reputable journals and stays abreast of the most recent developments within his areas of expertise.
The Paris Olympics are just around the corner which give us a great opportunity to explore artificial intelligence used by connected devices in sport to highlight underlying legal issues. Already during the Rugby World Cup in 2023, connected devices embedded in players’ jerseys revolutionised performance monitoring and injury prevention. Such technologies, and others like GPS […]
Join us as we uncover the latest insights into the European Union’s (the ‘EU’) ground-breaking Artificial Intelligence Act, in the wake of the leak of its most recent consolidated version on 26 January 2024 [i]. We delve herein into the core objectives, risk-based categorisation, and key provisions of this text, originally proposed by the European […]
While glitter may be perfect for festive make-up and adds a bit of shine to our lives, these sparkles are extremely harmful to the environment. Regulations governing cosmetics in the European Union are set to evolve, bringing new compliance obligations. Our team recognizes the challenges this transition poses for the cosmetic industry and is ready […]
Les paillettes, idéales pour un make-up festif, voient leur éclat s’obscurcir dans l’Union Européenne. Si les paillettes ajoutent un peu d’éclat à notre vie, ces pépites scintillantes sont extrêmement néfastes pour l’environnement. La réglementation cosmétique à vocation à évoluer et occasionnera de nouvelles obligations de mise en conformité. Notre équipe reconnaît les défis que cette […]
Article published with INPLP. Contrary to some persisting beliefs that the AI Act and GDPR are inherently incompatible, GDPR may in fact be interpreted in a way that concords with the purposes of the AI Act. Processing personal data through an artificial intelligence (AI) system’s algorithm triggers the application of GDPR. I systems are designed […]
En vacances, vous vous sentez plutôt : a) Hyperconnecté ? b) Déconnecté ? c) Sans avis ? La loi du 28 juin 2023 portant modification du Code du travail et introduisant un dispositif relatif au droit à la déconnexion a été adoptée et son entrée en vigueur en date du 4 juillet 2023 coïncide avec les premiers départs en […]