Diogo Mendes Peixoto
Legal Senior Associate – NewLaw
PwC Portugal
Diogo Mendes Peixoto is a Legal Senior Associate at PwC Portugal in the NewLaw practice area (Legal Transformation and Managed Legal Services).
He develops projects focused on clients’ digital transformation, collaborating on the design, implementation, and adoption of technological solutions applied to the legal sector. His work includes optimizing legal departments, simplifying and automating contracting processes (including Contract Lifecycle Management—CLM), as well as promoting and supporting the adoption of Legal AI solutions.
In parallel, he has developed his professional career supporting startups, scaleups, and technology-based companies, advising on corporate law, venture capital, intellectual property, and international expansion.
At a glance
Areas of focus
- Legal AI
- LegalTech
- Legal Department Consulting
- NewLaw
- Legal Transformation
- Legal Operations
- Venture Capital
- Commercial Contracts
Professional background
Before joining PwC’s Legal practice, he was part of NOVA Legal’s Business Law and LegalTech team from 2022 to 2025.
Education
- Bachelor’s Degree in Law, Faculty of Law, University of Coimbra (2018)
- Master’s Degree in Law (Business Law), Faculty of Law, University of Coimbra (2020)
- Postgraduate Diploma in M&A and Corporate Litigation, Faculty of Law, University of Lisbon (2021)
- Xponential Business Administration (xBA), Nova School of Business & Economics (2023)
- Member of the Portuguese Bar Association
