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She advises both national and multinational companies, including on cross-border projects involving international posting of employees, hiring of employees and termination of employment contracts, organization of work schedules, salary structures and fringe benefits, companies’ restructuring and collective bargaining.

Prior to joining Gama Glória, Elisa was associate at MC Jurist – Lisbon Liaison Office, where she was involved in private investment projects in Angola, advising multinational companies, including in the energy and industry sectors, on both labor and tax law matters. She was also associate at Alves Pereira e Teixeira de Sousa.

Elisa holds a JD (University of Lisbon ‘06), a postgraduate degree in Labor Law (University of Lisbon ’12), and has attended the postgraduate course in Environmental Law, Spatial Planning, Urban Development and Tourism.

Daniel holds a JD (University of Lisbon '19), a Post-graduate degree in Insolvency Law (University of Lisbon '19) and  is a Master in Law and Technology candidate at Nova Law School (class of 2020).

Prior to Gama Gloria, Daniel worked as a consultant in IP and in Public Procurement in the health sector.

Prior to Gama Glória, Leonardo was a senior associate at PLMJ, and an associate at Abreu Advogados, where he represented both private and public entities in a full range of taxation and tax policy issues.

Leonardo also served as a legal advisor to the Minister for the Presidency and for Parliamentary Affairs and to the Secretary of State for the Presidency of the Council of Ministers (2013-2014).

Leonardo holds a JD (Portuguese Catholic University '04), a postgraduate course in Tax Law (Higher Institute of Management '06), and an Adv. LLM in International Tax Law (International Tax Center Leiden '09).

leonardo.santos@gamagloria.com

Sofia has international experience advising on private investment projects in emerging markets, as well as on a wide variety of corporate, foreign exchange and customs matters, both to national and international clients operating in the energy, construction industry, and transports and logistics sectors.

Prior to joining Gama Glória, Sofia was a legal advisor in the Legal Enforcement Department of the Central Bank of Portugal.

Past experience includes being an associate at Morais Leitão (MLGTS) and a trainee lawyer at Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira.

Sofia holds a JD (New University of Lisbon '10) and a Masters in Corporate Law (New University of Lisbon '13).

Adolfo served as Secretary of State for Tourism from 2013 and 2015.

Prior to this, Adolfo was a senior attorney at Morais Leitão (MLGTS).

Past experience in the public service include being an elected Member of Parliament, Chief of Staff of the Minister for Environment and Urban Planning, and advisor to the Secretary of State for Social Affairs.

Adolfo holds a JD (Catholic University '00) and a Masters in Public Law (University of Lisbon '08).

adolfo.nunes@gamagloria.com

Teresa holds a JD (Catholic University '15) and is a Masters in Tax Law candidate with a research focus on VAT and health care (Catholic University).

teresa.lopes@gamagloria.com

João combines his private practice with academic activity and civic participation. He served as Secretary of State for Local Government in 2015, and as a political advisor to the President of Portugal from 2011 to 2013. In 2017, he was appointed by the Parliament as a member of the board of the Superior Council of the Tax and Administrative Courts.

João is a member of the Business Ethics Committee of the Portuguese Association of the Pharmaceutical Industry (APIFARMA), and a senior advisor of the Albright Stonebridge Group.

João serves as Director of the Taxation postgraduate program at the Catholic University.

Sofia holds a JD (Catholic University, Lisbon School ’20),  where she completed the Transnational Law Curriculum and a Brief Introduction to Accounting course. 

During her degree, she collaborated with the European Law Students Association (ELSA-UCP), and was an active member of the Catolica Law School Students Association. 

Débora advises public and private clients in highly regulated sectors such as mobility, cities and telecoms, and in complex matters of public procurement and public contracts. She represents public and private entities in highly complex disputes.

Prior to joining Gama Glória, Débora was a senior associate at Sérvulo and an associate at Morais Leitão. She also served as a legal advisor to the Minister for the Administrative Modernization in 2015. She is a lecturer on public procurement, and the author of several scientific articles in her areas of expertise.

Débora holds a JD (University of Lisbon ’07) and a postgraduate course in Public Procurement (Catholic University ’09), and is a Master in Public Law candidate at the Catholic University.

Prior to Gama Glória, Carla was Chief Financial Officer and HR Manager in several entities, from Nova SBE Executive Education to Knot Kids. She started his professional activity at Deloitte.

She holds a degree in Audit from Instituto Superior de Contabilidade e Administração de Lisboa.

Prior to joining Gama Glória, she was a legal secretary at Morais Leitão law firm, where she provided support to Corporate Finance and Capital Markets areas for 4 years.

Over 28 years, Helena also worked as secretary and office manager in the real estate and architectural services sectors.

Helena holds secretarial training.

helena.carvalho@gamagloria.com

Inês holds a JD (University of Lisbon '17), an LLM in International Business Law (Tilburg University '18), and an advanced postgraduate course in Commercial Litigation (University of Lisbon '17).

ines.almendra@gamagloria.com

He advises on finance and M&A transactions involving assets in heavily regulated sectors, notably banks, insurance companies, other financial institutions, energy companies, and transport and infrastructure projects. André also advises corporations in operational and strategic challenges in the media and transportation sectors.

Prior to launching Gama Glória, he served as a managing associate at Linklaters.

André holds a JD (University of Lisbon '00), an LLM in Banking and Financial Law (Boston University '02) and an MBA (MIT Sloan '13).

andre.gloria@gamagloria.com