Rui Patrício and Duarte Santana Lopes participate in the 2nd Conference on Combating Corruption

Rui Patrício and Duarte Santana Lopes, partners at Morais Leitão, are participating in the 2nd Conference on Combating Corruption, taking place on 13 October 2026 at Torre do Tombo in Lisbon. The event is organised by the Observatório Português de Compliance e Regulatório (OPCR).

The conference brings together experts from different fields to discuss the challenges of combating corruption, with a particular focus on the anti-corruption agenda, corporate governance, compliance and the effectiveness of mechanisms to prevent and combat corruption.

Rui Patrício, partner at Morais Leitão and member of the OPCR Strategic Council, will participate in the roundtable discussion “The Anti-Corruption Agenda” at 10:30 am, alongside Bruno Azevedo Rodrigues, from EY Law, and Carlos Lobo, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon. The session will be moderated by Sara Barbot, Legal Director and Company Secretary at BA Glass.

At 3:00 pm, Duarte Santana Lopes, partner at Morais Leitão and member of the OPCR Executive Board, will take part in the roundtable discussion “Law Enforcement, Incentives and State Capacity: What Makes Anti-Corruption Efforts Effective?”, alongside José Mouraz Lopes, President of the Portuguese National Anti-Corruption Mechanism (MENAC), and Mariana Raimundo, from stinma. The session will be moderated by Ana da Ponte Lopes, partner at Costa Pinto.

The programme also includes a session dedicated to corporate governance, compliance and combating corruption, addressing the transition from formal rules to effective practice.

See the full programme in the attachment below.