Leonardo Cotta Pereira

Senior Partner at “A. Lopes Muniz Advogados Associados in São Paulo, Brazil, since 2004, with more than 40 years of experience working as a lawyer, both in-house and as a legal consultant. Author of several articles on Life Sciences Regulatory, Business Ethics, and Intellectual Property, published in different media with copies maintained at www.marcoslevy.blogspot.com.br Director of Legal and Corporate Affairs of MSD Brazil (Merck & Co, Inc.) from 1991 to 2002, Legal Directo...

With a highly specialized profile, in the indirect taxes area, Mauri serves domestic and multinational companies, taking part in several tax and corporate restructuring transactions and following up on new structures.

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BRUNO LANNA PEIXOTO Partner Office: São Paulo Email: bpeixoto@araujopolicastro.com.br Dir. phone: (55) (11) 3049-5789 Areas of Practice Antitrust and Competition Education • Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Law School - UFMG (2001); • Master’s Degree in Economic Law from Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG (2005); • Master of Laws (LL.M.) from the University of Chicago (2005). Research paper: “Horizontal Mergers and T...

Mariana Negri Logiodice holds a bachelor’s degree from the Mackenzie Presbyterian University and a graduate degree in Civil Procedural Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP), with additional training in financial accounting from the Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV). Mariana is an associate attorney at Wald, Antunes, Vita e Blattner Advogados with over 15 years of experience in restructuring, insolvency and civil litigation. She worked in several s...

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Ms. Renata Araujo has over 25 years of experience, with her career consistently focused on Labor Law. She leads the defense in labor litigation for major national and multinational companies across the energy, infrastructure, civil construction, aviation, textile, food, and paper and pulp sectors, among others. Ms. Araujo conducts strategic and preventive approaches for clients. She possesses vast expertise in monitoring corporate restructurings and judicial reorganizations, acting in the res...

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