Read the latest news from our members
in alphabetical order by company name
DMJPS named a Family Forward NC Certified Employer
GPA Law Firm appoints Anabela Caetano, Inês Gomes Ferreira and Manuel Gouveia Pereira as new partners
MH&H welcomes 2024 class of summer associates and legal interns
Attorney Ryan P. Barlow joins Moss & Barnett
Recent news from Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie
GREENSBORO, NC, 05 June 2024 — DMJPS PLLC has been named a Family Forward NC Certified Employer by the North Carolina Early Childhood Foundation’s Family Forward NC initiative. DMJPS is a tax, assurance, and business advisory firm that routinely solves complex matters for privately-held businesses, organisations, and corporations with a wide range of specialised solutions.
As a US Top 200 firm, DMJPS employs 165 + employees and has 7 office locations from the North Carolina mountains to the coast. A Family Forward NC Employer Certification designates employers that offer policies and practices that support the health and well-being of working families and children.
Launched in 2018, Family Forward NC is an innovative initiative to improve children’s health and well-being and keep North Carolina’s businesses competitive. It is employer-led change to increase access to research-based, family-friendly practices – big and small – that improve workplace productivity, recruitment and retention; grow a strong economy; and support children’s healthy development. To date, Family Forward NC has engaged with more than 6,900 employers across North Carolina.
“We are so proud that DMJPS not only offers the support and benefits of a family-first organisation but also actively participates in the larger movement of forward-thinking employers,” said Mike Gillis, DMJPS CEO. “By becoming a Family Forward NC Certified Employer, we join an innovative initiative. Our commitment to providing family-friendly workplace benefits reflects our core values and our dedication to fostering a supportive and inclusive work environment.”
“Employers want to attract and retain the best employees, and they want those employees to be happy and healthy,” said Muffy Grant, Executive Director of the North Carolina Early Childhood Foundation.
Read here for more information about Family Forward NC and the Family Forward NC Employer Certification.
DMJPS PLLC is a tax, assurance, and business advisory firm that provides a wide range of specialised solutions and routinely solves complex matters for individuals, privately-held businesses, non-profit organisations, and corporations. With North Carolina offices from the mountains to the coast in Greensboro, Asheville, Boone, Durham, Marion, Sanford, and Wilmington, DMJPS provides solutions from one reliable firm.
GGI member firm DMJPS PLLCGreensboro, Sanford, Asheville, Boone, Marion, Durham, Wilmington, NC, USAT: +1 336 275 9886
Auditing & Accounting, Tax, Advisory, Corporate Finance, Fiduciary & Estate Planning
LISBON, PORTUGAL, 28 May 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 June 2024:
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.
Sofia Gouveia Pereira, GPA Law Firm’s Founding Partner, said, “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).
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. She is a lawyer with an LLM 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, 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’s 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, and compliance and environmental licensing. He also assists with several ESG 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.
GGI member firmGPA Law FirmLisbon, PortugalT: +351 213 121 550
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Anabela CaetanoContact AnabelaInês Gomes Ferreira Contact Inês
Manuel Gouveia PereiraContact Manuel
GARDEN CITY, NY, 03 June 2024 — Moritt Hock & Hamroff is pleased to welcome Julia DeFazio, Douglas Notaris and Pacika Guerra to its 2024 Summer Associates & Legal Interns Program. Julia and Douglas join the firm as summer associates while Pacika joins as a legal intern.
“We are excited to welcome this year's summer associate class to the firm,” said Michael Cardello III, Managing Partner at Moritt Hock & Hamroff. “Collaborating with our attorneys, the group will gain real work life experience and comprehensive training to the practice of law across a multitude of the firm's practice areas. We look forward to mentoring these talented law students in the advancement of their legal careers."
Julia DeFazio is a rising 3L at the Maurice A. Dean School of Law at Hofstra University where she is a member of the Student Bar Association. She earned her BA in Law in Society, with a minor in Business Management from Quinnipiac University.
Douglas Notaris, CPA is a rising 3L at Benjamin J. Cardozo School of Law and is the staff editor of Cardozo's International & Comparative Law Review. He earned his MS in Accounting and his BS in Science of Accounting and Concentration in Finance from Binghamton University. Douglas previously worked for the New York State Department of Financial Services and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Pacika Guerra is a rising 2L at the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University where she is a member of the Women of Colour Collective. She earned her BA in Political Science and Criminal Justice from the University of Albany.
GGI member firmMoritt Hock & Hamroff LLPGarden City (NY), New York (NY), USAT: +1 516 873 2000Law Firm Services
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Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP is a 90-attorney full service commercial law firm, founded in 1980, that provides a wide range of legal services to businesses, corporations, and individuals worldwide from its offices in New York City, on Long Island, and in Florida.
Moss & Barnett is pleased to announce that attorney Ryan P. Barlow has joined the firm’s Energy and Public Utilities and Communications Law teams.
Ryan is in a unique position to assist clients in dealing with the ongoing transitions in the energy and communications sectors, having served as General Counsel to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission and Assistant Attorney General in the Office of the Minnesota Attorney General, Residential Utilities and Antitrust Division before joining the firm. Building on more than a decade of public service, including responsibility for providing advice on all aspects of legal management, strategy, and regulatory matters, he has a deep understanding of how utilities operate in the regulatory system, and how to achieve positive outcomes that satisfy both clients and regulators.
Ryan also has experience in administrative law and contested case proceedings, working with state agencies, drafting and reviewing legislation, handling high stakes appellate matters and environmental review requirements under state and federal law, and in advising clients on matters related to data practices and Open Meeting laws.
Ryan received his JD, magna cum laude, from the University of Minnesota Law School, where he served as managing editor of the Minnesota Law Review. After receiving his JD, Ryan clerked for the Honourable Kathleen D. Sheehy, Minnesota District Court, Fourth Judicial District, for two years. He received his BA in Economics and Political Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
“Ryan’s talent and experience will greatly benefit our clients,” said Pat Zomer, Chair of Moss & Barnett’s Energy and Public Utilities team. “He is one of the top regulatory lawyers in Minnesota, having advised the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission on all aspects of utility regulation. Ryan is a highly technical, yet practical attorney, and will help clients achieve positive regulatory outcomes. We are extremely pleased to have Ryan join the team.”
GGI member firmMoss & Barnett Minneapolis (MN), USA T: +1 612 877 5373Law Firm Services
Moss & Barnett provides a full range of legal services to business and private clients in Minnesota, the Upper Midwest, and beyond. Our goal is to be a strategic and critical partner to our clients and provide value that extends far beyond the practice of law. Moss & Barnett has been named a “Best Law Firm” by U.S. News – Best Lawyers since 2010. The firm has offices in downtown Minneapolis and St. Cloud, Minnesota, and features 100+ attorneys and paralegals representing clients as advisors and advocates.
It has been an exciting few months for everyone at Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP as we continue to provide the highest quality of advice and assistance following our combination with Irwin Mitchell.
We were delighted to welcome the new IM Scotland team to our Glasgow and Edinburgh offices as part of efforts to integrate our teams together.
It was a huge step in the process of the strategic investment, allowing us to better envisage and create our new future together.
Back in March, we demonstrated the strength of our partnership to clients as we held a British athletics event in the wake of the World Athletics Indoor Championships.
It was a superb way for us to celebrate the investment from IM, while enjoying the company of top Scottish athletes Callum Hawkins, Jemma Reekie and Maria Lyle.
Elsewhere, there were high-profile staff promotions, as Stephen Grant became a partner and Beth Fleming was promoted to Legal Director. We would like congratulate them both on their new roles.
Partner Alison Marshall also earned the Chartered Tax Advisor (CTA) qualification from the Chartered Institute of Taxation. Congratulations to Alison on attaining this prestigious tax qualification, passing the arduous process with flying colours.
Focusing on our communities, we are also delighted to have made various donations to local causes. We hope Refuweegee, the Edinburgh Food Project, Trussell Trust in Glasgow, Start-up Stirling, Dunfermline Food Bank, and Blythswood Care in Inverness feel the benefits.
GGI member firmWright Johnston & MackenzieGlasgow, Edinburgh, Inverness, Dunfermline, Dunblane/Perthshire, Scotland, UKT: +44 141 248 3434
Law Firm ServicesFraser GilliesContact Fraser
Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP is an independent Scottish Law firm offering the full range of corporate, dispute resolution, and private client services. They are GGI's sole Scottish member.
