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Ana Luísa Guimarães joins Gómez-Acebo & Pombo Portugal as new Public and Regulatory Law partner
2 of February, 2024
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo announces the incorporation of Ana Luísa Guimarães as a Public Law and Regulated Sectors partner in its Lisbon office.
Ana Luísa Guimarães has extensive experience in public procurement, particularly in terms of concessions and projects, and in the regulation of public services, such as water and waste. She is currently a member of the Portuguese Association of European Law (APDE) and actively participates as a speaker in conferences and seminars related to her areas of expertise.
The incorporation of Ana Luísa in Portugal will help to strengthen the positioning of the area at Iberian level, extending the recognition she already has in Spain, as highlighted by the main legal directories, Chambers & Partners and Legal500, which have awarded her the highest category in Spain.
Mafalda Barreto, managing partner of Gómez-Acebo & Pombo Portugal, “We are very pleased with the incorporation of Ana Luísa in our project to help us position ourselves as the benchmark firm in Public Law in the Iberian Peninsula”. She adds: “Her experience, knowledge and positioning in the market will allow us to expand our capacity to serve our clients in the regulated sectors and in the large projects that will be developed in the coming years”.
“I join GA_P with great enthusiasm and firmly committed to actively contribute to the growth and reaffirmation of the Public Law area in Portugal”, reinforces Ana Luísa Guimarães.
Ana Luísa Guimarães completed an Executive MBA from AESE Business School / IESE, in 2018. She holds a Master’s degree in Public Law from the Portuguese Catholic University Law School. She works as a lecturer in postgraduate courses at the University of Lisbon Law School, covering topics related to public procurement and water and waste law. She has played the role of academic co-coordinator in postgraduate courses in Water Law and Waste Law, promoted by the Institute of Legal and Political Sciences (ICJP) of the University of Lisbon Law School, since 2012.
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Ana Luísa Guimarães has extensive experience in public procurement, particularly in terms of concessions and projects, and in the regulation of public services, such as water and waste. She is currently a member of the Portuguese Association of European Law (APDE) and actively participates as a speaker in conferences and seminars related to her areas of expertise.
The incorporation of Ana Luísa in Portugal will help to strengthen the positioning of the area at Iberian level, extending the recognition she already has in Spain, as highlighted by the main legal directories, Chambers & Partners and Legal500, which have awarded her the highest category in Spain.
Mafalda Barreto, managing partner of Gómez-Acebo & Pombo Portugal, “We are very pleased with the incorporation of Ana Luísa in our project to help us position ourselves as the benchmark firm in Public Law in the Iberian Peninsula”. She adds: “Her experience, knowledge and positioning in the market will allow us to expand our capacity to serve our clients in the regulated sectors and in the large projects that will be developed in the coming years”.
“I join GA_P with great enthusiasm and firmly committed to actively contribute to the growth and reaffirmation of the Public Law area in Portugal”, reinforces Ana Luísa Guimarães.
Ana Luísa Guimarães completed an Executive MBA from AESE Business School / IESE, in 2018. She holds a Master’s degree in Public Law from the Portuguese Catholic University Law School. She works as a lecturer in postgraduate courses at the University of Lisbon Law School, covering topics related to public procurement and water and waste law. She has played the role of academic co-coordinator in postgraduate courses in Water Law and Waste Law, promoted by the Institute of Legal and Political Sciences (ICJP) of the University of Lisbon Law School, since 2012.
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