GPA Law Firm announces three new partners
Gouveia Pereira, Costa Freitas & Associados – Sociedade de Advogados, SP, RL (GPA Law Firm),led by Sofia Gouveia Pereira, has announced the appointment of Anabela Caetano, Head of Practice Partner of Tax; Inês Gomes Ferreira, Head of Practice Partner of Corporate & Governance; and Manuel Gouveia Pereira, Head of Practice Partner of Environment, Climate Change & ESG and Head of Practice Partner of Public Law; effective from June.
For GPA Law Firm’s Managing Partner, “These recent appointments are a reflection of GPA Law Firm’s ongoing commitment to the areas it considers strategic for its Clients and are aimed at the growth and strengthening of the firm’s skills. They are also a clear sign of the recognition of the professional path and leadership qualities of these lawyers, all of whom have consolidated careers and more than 20 years’ experience in their respective practice areas: Tax, Corporate & Governance, Public Law, Environment, Climate Change and ESG.”
Anabela Caetano
Anabela Caetano joined GPA law firm, in February 2018, as managing associate. In addition to being a lawyer, with a post-graduation in taxation by ISG, she is an arbitrator for the Administrative Arbitration Centre (CAAD) in tax matters. She has over 25 years of experience in tax consulting, including 16 years as Tax Manager at PwC Portugal.
She advises national and international Clients on a wide range of tax issues, including tax litigation and, in particular, supervises various investment structuring operations in transactions with investors, namely institutional investors, involving different business sectors and jurisdictions (including mergers, acquisitions, financial operations and foreign investments).
Inês Gomes Ferreira
Inês Gomes Ferreira joined GPA law firm, in June 2023, as Of Counsel and Head of the Corporate & Governance practice. Lawyer, with an LL.M. in International Business Law and a postgraduate qualification in Forensic Practice and Corporate Legal Advice, both from the Faculty of Law of Universidade Católica Portuguesa. She has over 20 years of experience in prestigious law firms, 18 of which were at Vieira de Almeida (VdA) immediately prior to joining GPA Law Firm.
Inês Gomes Ferreira advises national and international Clients (listed, large and medium-sized, family-owned and state-owned companies) from a wide range of business sectors, on corporate law, commercial and corporate governance related issues. She also focuses on mergers, spin-offs, acquisitions, sales and restructuring of corporate groups, structuring of partnerships and international investments, as well as venture capital and private equity investments.
Manuel Gouveia Pereira
Manuel Gouveia Pereira joined GPA Law Firm, in June 2023, as Of Counsel. He has since been Head of the Environment, Climate Change & ESG practice areas and shaped the internal sustainability project “GPA Sustainable Impact”, which he leads. He is a lawyer with a Master degree in Administrative Law by the Faculty of Law, Universidade de Lisboa and has a postgraduate qualification in Planning, Urban Planning and Environmental Law by CEDOUA, Faculty of Law, Universidade de Coimbra.
Over the last 20 years he has developed expertise in the areas of Public Law, Environment, Climate Change, ESG, Sustainability, Carbon, Energy Transition, Environmental Litigation, Compliance and Environmental Licensing. He also assists several ESG’s operations and projects, sustainability reporting, climate, carbon, sustainable development goals and energy transition. He has practised law at renowned law firms (most notably for 16 years at VdA, immediately before joining GPA Law Firm) and was Legal Advisor to two Environment Ministers in the 17th and 18th Portuguese Constitutional Governments.
