Gustavo de Freitas Morais is a partner at Dannemann Siemsen and a member of the firm's executive committee, having been with the firm since 1999. He is an electrical engineer and attorney, with specialisation in Intellectual Property at the Franklin Pierce Law Center (USA) and on Artificial Intelligence: Implication for Business Strategy at MIT Sloan School of Management. He is a professor on the Lato Sensu Postgraduate Program at the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) and at the Superior School of Law (ESA) at Brazilian Bar Association (OAB/SP). He has extensive experience in litigation, intellectual property negotiations, patents, industrial designs, technology transfer, trademarks, access to genetic resources, regulatory and life sciences issues in general. He has a diversified international practice, representing a number of global companies. He serves clients from diverse industries including pharmaceuticals, pesticides, automotive,biotechnology, chemical and petrochemical, electronics and technology, food, beverage and tobacco, among others.