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Trends and Developments Contributed by: Francisco Rodrigues Rocha Gouveia Pereira & Associados – Sociedade de Advogados, SP, RL
Lisbon
Gouveia Pereira & Associados – Sociedade de Ad- vogados, SP, RL (GPA) is a full-service Portuguese law firm, founded in 2005. It provides legal assistance anchored on technical rigour and professional excel - lence, focusing predominantly on providing corpo - rate legal advice to entities across various economic sectors. With the support of GPA Academy, GPA de - velops the potential of its lawyers through constant training. GPA Network extends its field of action to all district capitals of Portugal and beyond, thanks to in -
ternational partnerships and desks (Angola, Mozam - bique, Cape Verde, Sao Tome and Principe and Ger - many). GPA is also a member of GGI Global Alliance. Sustainability and corporate social responsibility have always been at the core of the firm’s manage - ment and policies. GPA regularly co-operates with the Faculty of Law (University of Lisbon) and other executive training institutions. The firm would like to acknowledge the collaboration of Clara Nolasco La - mas. He possesses advanced expertise in transport law, particularly in disputes arising from complex multimodal operations, and in maritime law, including matters involving shipping agents, freight forwarders, customs brokers, cargo handling and port operations. Francisco frequently lectures at academic and corporate institutions, and is a regular contributor to specialised scholarly and professional publications.
Author
Francisco Rodrigues Rocha is a professor at the University of Lisbon as well as in the Lusíada Universities
of Lisbon (Portugal), Luanda and Benguela (Angola), and a partner at GPA, where he heads the transportation, maritime and insurance practices, and serves as co-head of compliance. His professional trajectory spans over 15 years, with a sustained focus on insurance, banking and finance.
Gouveia Pereira & Associados – Sociedade de Advogados, SP, RL Edifício Amoreiras Square Rua Carlos Alberto da Mota Pinto, n.º 17, 3.º B 1070-313 Lisboa Portugal
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