News GPA Law Firm appoints Anabela Caetano, Inês Gomes Ferreira and Manuel Gouveia Pereira as new partners 27/05/2024
Gouveia Pereira, Costa Freitas & Associados – Sociedade de Advogados, SP, RL (GPA Law Firm),led by Sofia Gouveia Pereira, announces the appointment of the following lawyers as new partners, effective from June:
- 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.
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. It is with great enthusiasm that GPA Law Firm welcomes these three new partners and wishes them all the best!”
Anabela Caetano, Head of Practice Partner of Tax
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).
“Anabela Caetano has made a remarkable contribution to the development and reputation of the tax practice at GPA Law Firm. Her consolidated experience and the recognition of her expertise by our Clients and Stakeholders were decisive in appointing her as partner” – says Sofia Gouveia Pereira, Managing Partner of GPA Law Firm - adding that “it was also essential to recognise that Anabela shares the common strategic vision for the future of GPA Law Firm, combining all this with excellent personal skills, fully aligned with the values that our Law Firm stands for”.
Inês Gomes Ferreira, Head of Practice Partner of Corporate & Governance
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.
Managing Partner Sofia Gouveia Pereira points out that "Inês Gomes Ferreira's career is remarkable not only by her professionalism and excellent technical preparation, but also by her proactive, entrepreneurial and collaborative profile, which is inevitably reflected in her leadership and team management skills. These characteristics have enabled her to build a solid relationship of trust with Clients and other Stakeholders and were essential to the decision to appoint Inês as partner.”
Manuel Gouveia Pereira, Head of Practice Partner of Environment, Climate Change & ESG and Head of Practice Partner of Public Law
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 on 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.
For the Managing Partner, “GPA Law Firm's commitment to sustainability issues, including the provision of ESG services, has gained renewed momentum with the contribution of this new partner, visible in the reinforcement of expertise in the areas of Environment, Climate Change and ESG for our Clients, but also in the management of the Firm itself, with the implementation of an internal sustainability project. This new partner was also the natural choice to lead the Public Law practice area, given his experience and qualifications. His recognised technical strength and alignment with GPA Law Firm’s values and mission were decisive to appoint him as partner.”