Education: Mackenzie University School of Law (LL.B), São Paulo, Brazil, ongoing, specialization in Tax Law: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos Tributários – IBET (LL.M).

Areas of Practice: real estate and tax law.

Member of the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB), branch in the State of São Paulo. Admitted in 2006.
Foreign Language: English

Education: Catholic University of São Paulo School of Law - PUC/SP (LL.B), São Paulo, Brazil, specialization (LL.M) in Law of Economics and Corporate Law at the Getulio Vargas Foundation Law School - GVLaw, Brazil.

Former Practice: Tozzini, Freire, Teixeira e Silva – Advogados.

Areas of Practice: commercial and civil law, with emphasis in corporate and banking matters, capital markets, foreign investment in Brazil and customs matters.

Member of the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB), branch in the State of São Paulo. Admitted in 2004.

Foreign Languages: English and Spanish

Education: São Paulo University School of Law (USP). Specialist in Corporate Law at the Catholic University of São Paulo School of Law (PUC/SP) (LL.M).

Former Practice: Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr. e Quiroga Advogados (associate and partner); Bunge & Born Group (in-house counsel).

Areas of Practice: corporate law, with emphasis in corporate matters, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, private equity transactions, venture capital, foreign investment in Brazil and commercial agreements in general.

Member of the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB), Branch in the State of São Paulo. Admitted in 1990

Foreign Languages: English and German

Education: Mackenzie University School of Law (LL.B), São Paulo, Brazil.
Former Practice: Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Junior e Quiroga Advogados.

Education: São Paulo University School of Law (USP) (LL.B), São Paulo, Brazil, specialization (LL.M) in Contractual, Corporate and Bankruptcy Law at Università degli Studi di Firenze (Italy).

Former Practice: Machado, Meyer, Sendacz e Opice Advogados and Souza, Cescon Avedissian, Barrieu e Flesch Advogados.

Areas of Practice: civil and commercial law, with emphasis in corporate matters, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, corporate finance transactions, private equity, venture capital, foreign investment in Brazil and commercial agreements in general.

Member of the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB), branch in the State of São Paulo. Admitted in 1999.

Foreign Languages: English and Italian

Education: São Paulo University School of Law (USP), São Paulo, Brazil.

Former Practice: Partner in Lefosse Advogados (in association with Linklaters) and Duarte Garcia, Caselli Guimarães e Terra Advogados. In Lefosse Advogados (previously called Goulart Penteado, Iervolino & Lefosse Advogados) Fátima Regina M.C. Andrade worked with Maria P.Q. Brandão Teixeira during 12 years.

Areas of practice: real estate property law, with emphasis in purchase and sale transactions, rental and lease agreements, including under "built do suit" structure, real estate developments, co-ownership and condominium structures, real estate sub-divisions, regularization of real estate properties, due diligence of real estate related matters, donation deeds, easements (rights of way), enjoyment and usufructs, will, family and succession planning. Relevant expertise in contract law.

Member of the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB), branch of the State of São Paulo. Admitted in 1983.

Founding member of the Real Estate Law Round Table - MDDI.

Education: Catholic University of São Paulo School of Law - the Catholic University of São Paulo School of Law (LL.B), São Paulo, Brazil, ongoing specialization (LL.M) in Contractual Law at the Catholic University of São Paulo School of Law – PUC/SP (LL.B) São Paulo, Brazil.

Areas of Practice: civil law and commercial, with emphasis in commercial contract, real state matters and corporate law, with emphasis in the negotiation and elaboration of agreements to the acquisition of real estates to real estate incorporations, registration of real estate incorporations and land division, elaboration of real estate agreements in general and structuring of corporate transactions.

Member of the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB), branch in the State of São Paulo. Admitted in 2008.

Foreign Languages: English and French

Education: Catholic University of São Paulo School of Law - the Catholic University of São Paulo School of Law (LL.B), São Paulo, Brazil, specialization (LL.M) in Contractual Law at the Catholic University of São Paulo School of Law – PUC/SP (LL.B) São Paulo, Brazil.

Areas of Practice: consuming, commercial and civil law, with emphasis in commercial contract, real state matters and corporate law, with emphasis in the negotiation and elaboration of agreements to the acquisition of real estates to real estate incorporations, registration of real estate incorporations and land division, elaboration of real estate agreements in general and structuring of corporate transactions.

Member of the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB), branch in the State of São Paulo. Admitted in 2004.

Foreign Language: English

    Flávia Andrade Tramonte

Education: Mackenzie Presbyterian University School of Law (LL.B), São Paulo, Brazil, specialization in Civil Lawsuit Procedure at the Catholic University of São Paulo School of Law – PUC/SP (LL.B), São Paulo, Brazil.

Former Practice: Demarest & Almeida – Advogados and Portugal Gouveia – Advogados

Areas of Practice: civil litigation, civil and commercial law, with emphasis in corporate and contracts in general.

Member of the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB), branch in the State of São Paulo. Admitted in 2002.

Foreign Languages: English and Spanish

Education: Catholic University of São Paulo School of Law - PUC/SP (LL.B), São Paulo, Brazil; master (LL.M degree) in Corporate Law at the University of Chicago Law School, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.

Former Practice: Machado, Meyer, Sendacz e Opice Advogados and Souza, Cescon Avedissian, Barrieu e Flesch Advogados. International associate at Gibson & Behman, PC, in New York.

Areas of Practice: civil and commercial law, with emphasis in corporate matters, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, private equity transactions, venture capital, foreign investment in Brazil and commercial agreements in general.

Member of the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB), branch in the State of São Paulo. Admitted in 2003.

Foreign Languages: English and Spanish

Education: Mackenzie Presbyterian University School of Law (LL.B), São Paulo, Brazil, specialization in Corporate Law at the São Paulo State School of Judges, Brazil (LL.M).

Former Practice: Pinheiro Neto - Advogados, in-house counsel of Peterco S.A. Iluminação e Eletricidade, partner in Goulart Penteado, Iervolino & Lefosse Advogados (currently associated to Linklaters) and partner in Tozzini, Freire, Teixeira e Silva – Advogados.

Areas of Practice: civil, commercial and labor law, with emphasis in corporate matters, mergers & acquisitions, corporate restructurings, real estate transactions, information technology and commercial agreements in general.

Member of the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB), branches in the State of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Brasília, Capital City. Admitted in 1975.

Author of the chapter “Joint Ventures in Brazil” in “Joint Ventures”, Second Edition, coordinated by Ian Hewitt, Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Sweet and Maxwell, 2001. Author of the Brazilian chapter of Getting the Deal Through - Mergers and Acquisitions 2008.

Foreign Languages: English, French and Italian

Education: Catholic University of São Paulo School of Law – PUC/SP (LL.B), São Paulo, Brazil, specialization (LL.M) in Tax Law at the Catholic University of São Paulo School of Law - PUC/SP, São Paulo, Brazil.

Former Practice: Tozzini, Freire, Teixeira e Silva – Advogados.

Areas of Practice: tax litigation, tax consultancy and administrative law.

Member of the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB), branch in the State of São Paulo. Admitted in 2001.

Foreign Languages: English and Spanish

Education: Mackenzie Presbyterian University School of Law (LL.B), São Paulo, Brazil, ongoing Master Degree in International Law at the University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal, with emphasis in International Commercial Law and International Commercial Arbitration, to be concluded in 2009, and ongoing specialization (LL.M) in Tax Law at the Catholic University of São Paulo School of Law - PUC/SP, São Paulo, Brazil.

Areas of practice: civil and commercial litigation.

Member of the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB), branch in the State of São Paulo. Admitted in 2005.

Foreign Languages: English and Spanish

Education: São Paulo University School of Law (USP). Specialist in Corporate Law at the Catholic University of São Paulo School of Law (PUC/SP), Master Degree and ongoing Doctorate in Commercial Law at the São Paulo University School of Law (USP).

Former Practice: Timoner e Novaes Advogados; Duarte Garcia, Caselli Guimarães e Terra Advogados; Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr. e Quiroga Advogados; Andrezani Advocacia; Goulart Penteado, Iervolino e Lefosse Advogados; Terra, Nacle e Terra Advogados.

Areas of Practice: real estate and corporate law, with emphasis in the negotiation and elaboration of agreements to the acquisition of real estates to real estate incorporations, registration of real estate incorporations and land division, elaboration of real estate agreements in general and structuring of corporate transactions.

Member of the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB), Branch of the State of São Paulo. Admitted in 1996.

Foreign Languages: English and Italian