Paula Gomes Freire joined VdA in 1996. She is VdA’s Managing Partner, in which capacity she chairs the Executive Committee and is member of the Board of Directors.
Partner of the Banking & Finance practice, Paula has led several transactions, both in Portugal and abroad, mainly focused on the issue and placement of debt instruments, namely Euro Medium Term Notes, commercial paper, preferential shares and hybrids.
She also works in securitisation and other types of asset-backed transactions.
In recent years, Paula has also participated in the recapitalisation of the Portuguese banking sector and on the inaugural application of a resolution measure under the Banking Recovery and Resolution Directive”.
Author of a number of publications and specialised articles in the remit of her legal practice, Paula also published the book "Sustainable success, the future of technology, leadership and culture", through which she shares her insights on the main challenges of the future with an impact on the sustainability of organisations, a reflection carried out with the contribution of a panel of prestigious academics and renowned specialists from various sectors.