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Rui Costa Pereira is Lawyer of the Year in White-Collar Crime at the Forty under 40 Awards - Iberian Lawyer

23/09/2026 in Forty under 40 Awards 2026 - Iberian Lawyer
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Rui Costa Pereira, Professional Partner at MFA Legal & Tech, was named Lawyer of the Year in the White-Collar Crime category at the Iberian Lawyer Forty under 40 Awards, held yesterday evening in Madrid.

MFA Legal & Tech was recognised with a total of 9 nominations across 7 categories:

  • Team Of The Year IP & TMT

  • Team Of The Year Tax

  • Team Of The Year White Collar Crime

  • Lawyer Of The Year IP & TMT – João Carminho

  • Professional Of The Year Tax – Catarina Gomes Correia and Bárbara Miragaia

  • Lawyer Of The Year White Collar Crime – Inês Almeida Costa and Rui Costa Pereira

  • Lawyer Of The Year Life Sciences & Pharma – Francisco Marques Azevedo

These awards celebrate the achievements of the next generation of lawyers under 40 who are shaping the future of the legal profession and sector in Portugal and Spain. We would like to thank Iberian Lawyer for this recognition and for promoting excellence, innovation, and talent in the Iberian legal market.

A special thank you to our clients for their continued trust, and to our entire team for their talent and dedication.

See the full list of winners below.