Graduated in 1994 from the Faculty of Law of the
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. Has a degree on Advanced
Studies on Corporate and Business Law from the Getúlio
Vargas Foundation (1996). Master of
Laws - LL.M. from the University
of Chicago,
Law School (1997). Took a specialization
course on International Trade Law at the University of the State of Rio
de Janeiro, UERJ - CEPED (2006). Attended the Training Program at the
Permanent Mission
of Brazil
in Geneva, Switzerland, on WTO Law
(May - August, 2006). Foreign Associate at the North-American law firm
Milbank, Tweed,
Hadley & McCloy (1997-1998). Member of the
Brazilian Bar Association and Portuguese Bar Association. His main areas
of expertise are Corporate Law, Securities Regulation, Contracts, Arbitration
and International Trade Law.
MICHAEL ALTIT
Graduated in 1991 from the Faculty of Law of the University of São Paulo.
Has a L.L.M. degree from Harvard
University (1994). Has
worked at the Corporate Finance Division of Citibank N.A., in São Paulo (1991-1993) and at the stock market and
structured products area of Clifford Chance Lawyers, in London (1994-1995). In 1995, he returned to
Citibank N.A., where he became in charge of the structured products to
financial markets area. Has worked at the Bozano Simonsen Bank, in the stock market and corporate finances
area. He was in charge of the structured products area of the Santander
Brasil Bank, after the acquisition of the Bozano Simonsen Bank, until March 2001. Registered member of the
National Association of Securities Dealers - NASD. His main areas of
expertise are Corporate Law, Banking and Securities Regulation. E-mail: maltit@mfra.com.br
VIVIANE
PALADINO
Graduated in 1995 from the Faculty of Law of the Paulista University. Has a specialization
degree on Tax Laws from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo
(1997). Participated of the North American Law and Legal Institutions summer
program, at the Wisconsin
Law University
- UW Madison (2000). Has worked at the tax advisors team of Arthur Andersen
(1994-1997). Member of Tozzini, Freire, Teixeira e
Silva Lawyers in São Paulo (1997-2001). Partner of Simões e Paladino Lawyers (2001-2002).
Her main area of expertise is Tax Law. E-mail: vpaladino@mfra.com.br
OTTO EDUARDO FONSECA DE ALBUQUERQUE LOBO
Graduated in 1995 from the Catholic University of
Rio de Janeiro Law School (1995). Has a L.L.M.
degree from the University of Miami School of Law (1999) and a MBA in Oil
& Gas from COPPE / UFRJ (2003). Professor of Corporate Law at
the FGV Direito Rio Law School. Partner at Stroeter
& Royster Advogados, associated with Steel
Hector & Davis LLP (1997-2005) where he conducted taxpayer litigation;
general client representation before administrative and judicial courts,
advice on oil and gas, Corporate Law and Project Finance. His main areas of
expertise are
Corporate Law and Project Finance, Bankruptcy and Reorganization (including
advice to debtors, creditors and trustees); Commercial and General Litigation; and, Oil &
Gas.
GUSTAVO
GOIABEIRA DE OLIVEIRA
Graduated in law from the Rio
de Janeiro State University (UERJ), LL.B., in 2000. MBA
in Corporate and Economic Law from Getúlio Vargas
Foundation in 2002. Post graduation course (MBP) in Energy, Oil & Gas
from COPPE / Rio de Janeiro
Federal University
(UFRJ), 2003. Master in Tax Law (LL.M) from Candido Mendes
University (UCAM),
2006. Author of several articles related to Tax Law, in Brazil and abroad. Member of the
Brazilian Association of Fiscal Law (ABDF), Brazilian Academy
of Tax Law (ABDT) and International Fiscal Association. Professor of Tax Law
at Gama Filho University
(2005-2006), professor of Tax Law at UERJ, postgraduate program (2006).
Associate at Castro, Barros, Sobral, Gomes Advogados (1997-2002). Associate
at Stroeter, Royster e Ohno Advogados, associated with Steel Hector & Davis
LLP (USA) (2002-2005).
JOSÉ HUGO CAMPBELL ALQUÉRES
Graduated in 1995 from the Faculty of Administration and in 1999 from the
Faculty of Law of the University Cândido Mendes - Rio de Janeiro. Has a
post graduate degree on economics and corporate law from the Getúlio Vargas Foundation of Rio de Janeiro (1997). Has
worked as in-house lawyer of Fundação Roberto Marinho (1999-2000) and partner at Rennó,
Rennó e Lopes da Costa Advogados (2000-2005). His
main area of expertise is Corporate Law.
FLAVIO ALDRED
RAMACCIOTTI
Graduated in 1996 from the Faculty of Law of the University of São Paulo.
His main areas of expertise are Labor Law and Social Security Law.
ANDRÉ LUIZ DE LIMA DAIBES
Graduated in 1996 from Faculty of Law of University
of São Paulo - Largo São Francisco (USP). Attends to litigation master
degrees at Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC/SP). Bachelor for Statistics
from University
of São Paulo (IME/USP).
Post-graduated for Marketing from ESPM/SP. His main areas of expertise are
Civil and Commercial Litigation and Tax Law.
LUÍS WIELEWICKI
Graduated cum
laude from the Faculty of Law of the State University of
Londrina (1999). Has a L.L.M. degree from Columbia University
(2006). Has a doctorate in International Law by the Faculty of Law of the University of Sao Paulo (2006). Worked at Chadbourne & Park in New York (2006-2007). Teacher at the
Brazilian Society of Public Law (SBDP) and Fundação
Getúlio Vargas of São Paulo. His main areas of expertise are
Corporate Law, Project Finance, Capital Markets and Securities Regulation.
E-mail: lwielewicki@mfra.com.br
RODRIGO PIVA
MENEGAT
Law degree from the Faculty of Law of the University Candido Mendes - Rio de Janeiro (1998).
Post graduate degree in economics and corporate law from the Getúlio Vargas Foundation - Rio de Janeiro (2002). Partner of Luiz Carlos Piva Sociedade de Advogados (2007/2008). Lawyer at Bulhões Pedreira,
Bulhões Carvalho, Piva, Rosman e Souza Leão
Advogados (1998/2008). Attended to
the 15th Annual NASPP Conference (2007) with Orrick, Herrington &
Sutcliffe, LLP and advised their clients on equity
compensation issues. His main areas of expertise are Corporate Law and Tax
Law.
RENATO SANTOS DE ARAUJO
Graduated in 1999 from the Faculty of Law of the University Bandeirante of São Paulo, post graduate course in
Corporate Law at the Faculdades Metropolitanas
Unidas Uni-FMU, graduated
in science accounting of the University São Francisco In 1992. Has worked at Banco Noroeste, BBA, Inter
American Express and Bradesco. His main areas of
expertise are Corporate and Tax Laws.
RENATA WEINGRILL LANCELLOTTI
Graduated in 1993 from Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas. Master of Laws – LLM from INSPER
Business School
(IBMEC São Paulo) and MBA in General
Management from INSPER Business School
(IBMEC São Paulo).
She worked at Bertin S.A., and prior to that, was
responsible for investor relations and corporate governance at Stratus Group
and Darby Stratus (private equity and
venture capital). She was also a Legal and Corporate Governance Advisor at
the Secretariat of Finance of the state of São Paulo at the Capital Defense Council
(CODEC). Partner at Lancellotti, Ângelo and Chaves.
She is writing a book about Corporate Governance and Judicial Reorganization.
Coordinator of the Committee for Brazilian Congress of Corporate Governance
of the Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance – IBGC. Her main areas of
expertise are Corporate Law and Securities Regulations.
DANIEL KALANSKY
Graduated from São Paulo Catholic University
School of Law - PUC/SP.
He has worked in the areas of Corporate, M&A and Capital Market at
Trench, Rossi e Watanabe Attorneys at Law Associated with Baker &
McKenzie (1999-2004). International Associate at Holland
& Knight LLP, New York,
U.S.
(2005/2006). International associate at Covington
& Burling,
New York, U.S.
(2006). Founding member and vice-president of the Brazilian Institute of
Business Law – IBRADEMP. He was assistant professor of Commercial Law at
PUC/SP. He has participated in several presentations and seminars on
Corporate Law. He is the author of several articles published in periodicals
and law journals. He is also the author and the coordinator of the book: “Direito Empresarial: Aspectos Atuais de Direito Empresarial Brasileiro e Comparado”. His
main areas of expertise are Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions and
Capital Market. E-mail: dkalansky@mfra.com.br
LEONARDO DI
COLA
Graduated (2001) and obtained a masters degree (2008) from Pontificia Universidade
Católica de São Paulo. Has an LL.M. degree from University of Pennsylvania
(2009) “with honors” and obtained a Business Certificate from Wharton. Worked as an international associate at Proskauer Rose LLP in New York (2007/2008). His main areas of expertise are Banking
Law, Capital Markets and Corporate Law.
CECÍLIA
MIGNONE MODESTO
LEAL
Graduated in 2002 from the Faculty of Law of University Cândido
Mendes. Has a specialization degree on the changes in obligations law under
the rule of the new Brazilian Civil Code from the University of the state of Rio de Janeiro (2003),
on Civil Responsibility and Personal Law from the University Cândido Mendes (2004) and on principles of the
Contemporary Civil Law From the University Cândido
Mendes (2004). Her main areas of expertise are Real Estate Law and Civil and
Commercial Litigation.
ISABEL CANTIDIANO
Graduated in 2002 from the Faculty of Law of the Pontifical
Catholic University
of Rio de Janeiro. Have
specialization degrees on Civil Law (2003) and on Arbitration, Negotiation
and Mediation (2003), both from the Getúlio Vargas Foundation
of Rio de Janeiro. Master
of Laws - LL.M. from the University
of Cambridge,
UK
(2006). Is presently having a work experience abroad in the European Capital
Markets area. Member of the Brazilian Arbitration Committee (Cbar) and of the YIAG - Young International Arbitrators
Group. Her main areas of expertise are Corporate Law, Securities Regulation
and Arbitration.
JULIO MAIA VIDAL
Graduated in 2003 from the Faculty of Law of the
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. Has a post graduate degree on Finances
from Instituto Brasileiro de Mercado de
Capitais - IBMEC (2005). Has worked as the assistant to the President of the
Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission - CVM (2008-2009). His main areas of expertise are Corporate Law and
Securities Regulation.
PEDRO MARCOS AMUD BULCÃO
Graduated in 2004 from the Faculty of Law of the Pontifical Catholic
University of Rio de Janeiro. His main areas of expertise are Civil and
Commercial Litigation.
CARLA CID VARELA MADEIRA
Graduated in 2004 from the Faculty of Law of the Pontifical Catholic
University of Rio de Janeiro. Has a
post graduate degree on Corporate Law and Securities Regulation from the Getúlio
Vargas Foundation of Rio de Janeiro (FGV/RJ) (2007). Her main
areas of expertise are Corporate Law and Securities Regulation.
RODRIGO DE CAMPOS MAIA
Graduated in 2004 from the Faculty of Law of the Pontifical
Catholic University
of São Paulo.
His main areas of expertise are Corporate Law and Tax Law. E-mail: rmaia@mfra.com.br
BEATRIZ VILLAS BOAS P. TROVO
Graduated in 2004 from the Faculty of Law of the University of São Paulo. Has specialization degree
on business economics in the São Paulo School of Economics of the Getúlio Vargas Foundation (EESP-FGV) (2007-2008).
Her main areas of expertise are Corporate Law, Banking and Securities
Regulation. E-mail: btrovo@mfra.com.br
CAIO MACHADO FILHO
Graduated in 2002 from the Faculty of Law of the Pontifical Catholic
University of Rio de Janeiro. Has specialization degree on Public Law from
the Rio de Janeiro
State University
(2004). Has worked at Schlumberger Oilfield Services (2002) and Bocater, Camargo, Costa e Silva
Advogados (2002-2005). His main areas of expertise are Corporate Law,
Securities Regulation, Oil & Gas and Antitrust.
RENATO
DE GÓES RIBEIRO
Graduated in 2004 from the Faculty of Law
of the University Paulista. Has a post
graduate degree on Corporate Law from the Getúlio
Vargas Foundation of São Paulo (FGV/SP) (2009). His main areas of
expertise are Corporate Law and Securities Regulation. E-mail: rribeiro@mfra.com.br
BRUNO
PIERIN FURIATI
Bachelor of Laws from the Faculty of Law of Curitiba. Has a
specialization degree on Economic Law and Corporate Law from the Getúlio Vargas Foundation of São Paulo (FGV/SP) (2006).
Has a master degree in Commercial Law from the Catholic University of São
Paulo (PUC/SP) (2009). Member of the Banking Law Commission of the Brazilian
Bar Association. His main areas of expertise are Banking and Corporate Law,
Corporate Financing, Capital and Financial Markets, M&A and Project
Finance.
JULIANA ALVES DO NASCIMENTO
Associate. Education: Rio de Janeiro State
University (Bachelor of
Laws, 2005).
Languages: Portuguese, English and French. Practice
Areas: Civil Law; Business Law; Commercial Law; Company Law; Contracts;
Corporate Law; Investments; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Oil &
Gas; Energy; Economic Law (Antitrust and Trade Regulation); Litigation; and
Alternative Dispute Resolution.
ISABEL GODOY
SEIDL
Graduated in 2006 from
Faculty of Law of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Has
specialization degree on Real State Law from the Rio de Janeiro State
University (2008). Her main areas of expertise are Real State Law and Civil Law.
FERNANDA
PINI
Graduated in Law from Paulista University in 2001 - coursed the
Faculty of Law of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUC/RS) until the 4th year. Has worked in the areas
of Union Negotiations, Patronal Union Defense and
other Companies. At Gerdau Company, worked in the
areas of Labor and Union Relations, being responsible, also, for the
management of the Labor Litigation for the units in Brazil. Her main areas of
expertise are Labor Law and Social Security Law.
GUILHERME HENRIQUE TRAUB
Graduated in 2004 from the Faculty of Law of Curitiba. Has a post graduate degree on
Civil Procedures from the Romeu Felipe Bacellar Institute (2006). His main areas of expertise
are Corporate Financing, Capital and Financial Markets and Project Finance.
MONICA MARIA MENDES SOUZA
TAVARES
Graduated in 2007 from the Faculty of Law of
University Cândido Mendes. Her main areas of
expertise are Corporate Law, Securities Regulation, Antitrust and
Arbitration.
LIDICE MARQUES DA SILVA
XAVIER
Graduated in 2002 from the Faculty of Law of
the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. Has specialization
degree on Civil-Constitutional Law from the Rio de Janeiro state University (2004). Has worked at Veirano & Advogados
(2000-2002) and Barbosa, Mussnich
e Aragão Advogados (2002-2007). Her main areas of
expertise are Corporate Law and Securities Regulation.
MARCELO TOURINHO
Graduated in 2008 from the Faculty of Law of
the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. His main areas of
expertise are Corporate Law and Securities Regulation.
JULIA DAMAZIO
DE BARROSO FRANCO
Graduated in 2008 from the Faculty of Law of
the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. Her main areas of
expertise are Corporate Law and Securities Regulation. E-mail: jfranco@mfra.com.br
MARCELO MOURA GUEDES
Graduated in 2008 from Faculty of Law of the Pontifical Catholic
University of Rio de Janeiro. His main area of expertise is civil litigation.
FERNANDA LOPEZ MARQUES
Graduated in 2008 from the Faculty of Law of the University of the
State of Rio
de Janeiro (LL.B). Has specialization degree on Tax Law from
the University Candido Mendes (2007). Her main area of
expertise is Tax Law.
ISABELA NUNES MAURÍCIO
Graduated in 2008 from the Faculty of Law of the University of the
State of Rio
de Janeiro. Her main areas of expertise are Corporate Law and Securities
Regulation.
DEBORAH VALCAZARA
Graduated in 2007 from the Faculty of
Law of the University
of São Paulo. Attended
the 2006 Private
International Law summer course at the
Hague Academy
of International Law. Co-principal of the article “The New York
Convention Takes Hold in Brazil”,
published in the newsletter “Arbitration - International Bar Association
(IBA), Legal Practice Division", in September 2008.
Her main areas of expertise are Arbitration, Real
Estate Law and Civil and Commercial Litigation. E-mail: dvalcazara@mfra.com.br
GABRIELLE SANTOS CORDEIRO
Graduated in 2009 from the Faculty of Law of the Pontifical Catholic
University of Rio de Janeiro. Her main areas of expertise are Corporate Law and
Securities Regulation.
BRUNO VALLADÃO GUIMARÃES FERREIRA
Graduated in 2009 from the Faculty of Law of the
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. His main areas of expertise
are Civil and Commercial Litigation.
CAROLINA CANAL GONÇALVES
Graduated in 2009 from the Faculty of Law of the University of the
State of Rio
de Janeiro. Her main areas of expertise are Corporate Law and Securities
Regulation.
ADVISORS
JOSÉ
BOTAFOGO GONÇALVES
Graduated in 1957 from the Faculty of Law of the Pontifical
Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. Also graduated in social sciences from
the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. Initiated the
diplomatic career in 1960, as Consul. In that same year, he attended a
training course on economical development issues held by CEPAL. Since 1969 he
was successively hoisted to the higher echelons of the diplomatic career,
reaching in 1982 the rank of first class Minister (Ambassador). Head of
several divisions at the foreign affairs ministry. Coordinator of
international agricultural affairs in the Ministry of Agriculture (1979).
Secretary for international economical and technical cooperation of the
secretariat of the presidency of the Republic of Brazil
(1979-1985). General sub-secretary of economical and foreign trade
integration (1995-1998). Minister of industry, trade and tourism (1998).
Executive secretary of the foreign trade Chamber of the Presidency of the Republic of Brazil (2000). Brazilian ambassador
for the Mercosul (2001). Brazilian ambassador in Argentina
(2002/2004). His main area of expertise is International Trade, notably The
World Trade Organization (WTO).
SEBASTIÃO DE REGO BARROS
Graduated in law at the Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (1964);
graduated as diplomat at the Diplomatic Academy Instituto
Rio Branco (1963); course of coffee and commodities
economics at the Brazilian Institute of Coffee (1965); course of
International Economics at the Georgetown University in Washington D.C.
(1972). Secretary at the Brazilian mission to the European
Economic Community, later the European Union (Brussels). Secretary at the
Brazilian mission to the Organization of American States (Washington).
Counselor for economic and trade affairs to the Minister of External
Relations. Chief of staff of the General Secretary for External Relations.
Representative of Brazil
at the International Economic Cooperation Conference (Paris). Chairman of the International
Plutonium Storage Regime at the International Atomic Energy Agency (Vienna). Head of the
scientific, technical and technological cooperation department of the
Ministry of External Relations. Head of the economic department of the
Ministry of External Relations. Undersecretary-general for trade and economic
affairs at the Ministry of External Relations. Ambassador to the Soviet Union
and after the collapse of USSR
ambassador to the Russian Federation,
Ukraine, Belarus, Armenia
and Georgia (Moscow). Secretary
general of foreign affairs. Ambassador to Argentina. Director General of
the National Petroleum Agency. Chairman of the board of the Brazilian
Institute of Economy of FGV.