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Igor Garbois Fernandes Ribeiro is an associate attorney at Wald, Antunes, Vita e Blattner Advogados with over 13 years of experience in litigation and insolvency. Igor is a lawyer graduated from the Universidade Cândido Mendes (Ucam), a postgraduate degree in Corporate Finance and Capital Markets from the Institute of Postgraduate Studies and Research in Administration at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), and a specialty in Judicial Administration from the School of Judic...

Juliana Villas Boas is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Energy Law. Juliana Villas practices law in Brasília, Brazil Best Lawyers has recognized Juliana Villas Boas since 2026. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Juliana Villas Boas is held by other lawyers.

Thiago Ramos Barbosa is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Labor and Employment Law. Thiago practices law in São Paulo, Brazil Best Lawyers has recognized Thiago Ramos Barbosa since 2024. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Thiago Ramos Barbosa is held by other lawyers.

CAMILA DA MOTTA PACHECO ALVES DE ARAÚJO Partner Office: São Paulo Email: caraujo@araujopolicastro.com.br Dir. phone: (55) (11) 3049-5745 Areas of Practice Corporate, Infrastructure, Regulatory and Administrative Law, Energy, Intellectual Property and IT and International Trade. Languages Portuguese and English. Education Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) at Universidade de São Paulo Law School – USP (1987); Master of Comparative Jurisprudence (MCJ) from New York University S...

Alex Costa Pereira is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Litigation. Alex Costa practices law in São Paulo, Brazil Best Lawyers has recognized Alex Costa Pereira since 2024. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Alex Costa Pereira is held by other lawyers.

Zilma Aparecida S. Ribeiro, is responsible for the labour department of the firm, both in the litigation and in the advisory areas. She graduated in law from the Law School of the University of São Paulo from which she holds a Masters Degree. Ms. Ribeiro has over 30 years of experience working as a lawyer, both in-house and as a legal consultant. Ms. Ribeiro also completed a Specialization Course in Civil Procedure at the Law School of the University of São Paulo. She has been r...

Leonardo Martins Wykrota is a partner of Vilas Boas, Lopes e Frattari Advogados with large experience in strategic counselling and litigation involving Corporate, Consumer, Regulatory and Civil Law. He stands out for his dealings with concession holder companies and enterprises on the mining, steel industry, automotive, industrial, and heavy construction fields. Leonardo Wykrota is an Economic and Corporate Law specialist from Fundação Getúlio Vargas – FGV (2004) an...

Adriana Campos Conrado Zamponi is a partner at Wald, Antunes, Vita e Blattner Advogados, has an LLM in Business Law from Ibmec and has completed mediation courses offered by the France-Brazil Chamber of Commerce (CCFB) in cooperation with the Centre de Médiation et d’Arbitrage Paris (CMAP) and the Brazilian Center for Mediation and Arbitration (CBMA). She is also a member of the Brazilian Arbitration Commission (CBAR).

Marcus Vinicius Vita Ferreira holds a post-graduate degree in Consumer Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP) and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Constitutional Law at the Public Law Institute (IDP). He was a guest consultant to the Constitutional Affairs Committee and the Mediation and Arbitration Committee of the Federal Council of the Brazilian Bar Association.

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...