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Mariana is the Managing Partner and Head of Corporate and M&A at Leite, Tosto e Barros Advogados, bringing over two decades of experience in Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Governance, Compliance, and Data Protection. As Managing Partner, she leads the firm’s strategic direction and ensures operational excellence across finance, IT, marketing, and administration—combining leadership vision with technical and business precision. As Head of Corporate and M&A, Mari...

JOSÉ THEODORO ALVES DE ARAÚJO Partner Office: São Paulo E-mail: taraujo@araujopolicastro.com.br Dir. phone: (55) (11) 3049-5705 Areas of Practice Corporate, Banking and Capital Markets, Infrastructure, Regulatory and Administrative Law. Education • Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from Universidade de São Paulo Law School – USP (1962); • Career improvement course on Financial System at Getulio Vargas Business School (1963); • Career improvement course ...

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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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Mariana Tavares Antunes holds a bachelor’s degree in law from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP) and is a member of the São Paulo Lawyers Institute (IASP). She attended the Advanced Mediation Workshop: Mediating Complex Disputes, of the Harvard Negotiation Institute (HNI), in 2017.