Our Team
Name Partners
Antonio Luis de Miranda Ferreira made his career in Shell Brazil (1971/1998) and during his last 10 years in the company acted as the general legal counsel, responsible for oil products, mining, chemicals, aviation, gas & power and E&P sectors, as well as for the tax department. After being an off-counsel at Veirano Advogados for two years, he joined Machado, Meyer, Sendacz e Opice- Advogados as partner from 2000 to 2006. He has been representing domestic and international clients in mining, O&G and corporate transactions. He has a solid practice and has been actively participating in the review and discussion of bills of law related to energy industry. He was nominated "most admired lawyer" by Análise Advocacia, 2006 and 2009, in Commercial Contracts and Infrastructure and Regulatory Law, and listed by the 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers in the Oil and Gas sector. He was nominated as a leading lawyer in "Energy and Natural Resources" by Chambers and Partners 2008, 2009 and 2010 editions. He was listed as one of the leading lawyers by the 2007 – 2008 Guide to the “World's Leading Energy and Natural Resource Lawyers" of Euromoney, and Best Lawyers in 2009.
e-mail: alferreira@svmfa.com.br
Guilherme Guerra D´Arriaga Schmidthas an extensive practice in energy, infrastructure, arbitration, M&A, tax and corporate transactions. From 1990 to 1993, he worked for Shell in Brazil as a tax lawyer. He joined Veirano Advogados in 1993 and worked until 2000, first as a lawyer and then as a partner acting in Commercial Contracts, Infrastructure and Regulatory Law. He was a former visiting associate at O'Melveny & Myers LLP, NY (1998 - 1999). For six years, he was a partner of Machado, Meyer, Sendacz e Opice - Advogados, responsible for matters involving Commercial Contracts, Infrastructure, Regulatory Law and Arbitration. He was nominated as a leading lawyer in "Energy and Natural Resources" by Chambers and Partners in the 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 editions, in “Corporate/M&A”, in 2008, 2009 and 2010, and in “Projects” in 2008 and 2009. He was listed as one of the leading lawyers in Energy and Natural Resources by the Expert Guides in 2007 and 2009. He was also listed in the 2009 and 2010 International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers in the Oil and Gas sector. Graduated at the Universidade Candido Mendes - UCAM in the Post-Graduate course in Tributary Law, under the coordination of the Brazilian Financial Law Association - ABDF course. He is an arbitrator at the Câmara de Arbitragem Empresarial – Brasil, in the State of Minas Gerais.
e-mail: gschmidt@svmfa.com.br
Paulo Valois Pires' practice involves the representation of clients in O&G, energy, shipbuilding, offshore supply, platform and pipeline finance and construction, M&A, infrastructure domestic and international transactions and tax related matters. He started his career in 1989 as in-house counsel for Shell in Brazil. Between 1993 and April 2007, he worked at Ulhôa Canto, Rezende e Guerra - Advogados. He was made partner and head of the O&G practice group of the firm in 2001. He studied at the Université Robert Schuman, Strasbourg, FR, (Certificat des Hautes Études Européennes - 1992) and has a Master Degree in International Law by the University of São Paulo (1999). He is author of the book "The Evolution of the Oil State Monopoly" (2000). He was quoted in "2003 Energy Survey" of Latin Lawyer and nominated as a leading lawyer in "Energy and Natural Resources" by Chambers and Partners 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 editions. He was appointed to the 2007 Energy Arbitrators' List of the International Centre for Dispute Resolution - ICDR of the American Arbitration Association – AAA, and ranked in the 2007-2008 Guide to the “World's Leading Energy and Natural Resource Lawyers” of Euromoney, by “Best Lawyers” in 2009, and by 2009 “Who´s Who Legal” edition.
e-mail: pvalois@svmfa.com.brRogério Sobral de Miranda is a former head of the gas & power and oil products legal practice of Shell in Brazil, when he was extensively exposed to all related legal and contractual matters of the industry. For five and a half years he was a partner at Machado, Meyer, Sendacz e Opice - Advogados and member of the management committee of the firm in 2006. He represents clients in local and international transactions, infrastructure projects (in particular Oil & Gas, Power Generation, Mining, Ports and Terminals), corporate matters, M&A, banking and project finance deals. He was awarded a Certificate of Distinction (2001 LLM Program) by the Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy, University of Dundee, Scotland. Rogério Sobral de Miranda was listed in the 2008, 2009 and 2010 International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers in the Oil and Gas sector. He was nominated as a leading lawyer in "Energy and Natural Resources" by Chambers and Partners in the 2008, 2009 and 2010 editions, and ranked in the 2007-2008 Guide to the “World's Leading Energy and Natural Resource Lawyers" of Euromoney, and Best Lawyers in 2009. He is a member of the Ethical Tribunal of the Rio de Janeiro Bar Association, for 2010/2011/2012.
Sônia Agel has a strong practice in the public sector with more than 25 years of experience. Among other assignments, she was a Federal State Attorney working in different public departments related with energy sector. She is also former General Counsel of the National Oil and Gas Agency (“ANP”) during the first five-year-term of the agency, between 1998 and 2002. She played an outstanding role in the development of the O&G regulatory framework in Brazil, with a relevant contribution to the structuring of the first Bid Rounds of exploratory areas in Brazil. During her career in the public and private sectors, she has acquired an extensive practice in judicial and administrative litigation. For 4 years, she was partner and head of the O&G practice group of Vinhas - Advogados. She was nominated as a leading lawyer in "Energy and Natural Resources" by Chambers and Partners in the 2008, 2009 and 2010 editions, and ranked in the "2007-2008 Guide to the World's Leading Energy and Natural Resource Lawyers" of Euromoney, and by 2009 “Who´s Who Legal” edition.
e-mail: sagel@svmfa.com.brPartners
Ana Lucia Soares practice involves consulting and tax planning, related to direct and indirect taxes. She started her career in 1989 at Pinheiro Neto Advogados, where she stayed for 12 years. Among other experiences she worked as visiting lawyer for the Latin American Department of the International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation (1997), in the Netherlands and as legal counsel for Companhia Siderurgica Nacional - CSN (1998-2002). She graduated in 1989 at Universidade do Rio de Janeiro, has a Post Graduation in Tax Law at Faculdade de Direito da Universidade Cândido Mendes, both at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
e-mail: asoares@svmfa.com.br
e-mail: abpodcameni@svmfa.com.br
Beatriz Marques de Barros (licensed) areas of expertise are mergers and acquisitions transactions, corporate restructurings, joint ventures, private equity investments and general corporate matters. Additionally, Beatriz provides legal advice to the boards of directors and executive officers, fiscal councils and to domestic and foreign shareholders of Brazilian companies and off shore vehicles. She previously worked at Pinheiro Neto Advogados, where she acted as a corporate lawyer rendering legal assistance on mergers and acquisitions transactions and private equity investments. Further, Beatriz participated in the development and implementation of the main corporate guidelines adopted by several Brazilian publicly-held companies acquired by one of the biggest Private Equity Funds in Latin America. She has been involved in high-profile corporate transactions and corporate litigation proceedings in relation to foreign and domestic companies and investment funds. She was also a foreign associate at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, US, where she was involved in Reg. S/144A initial public offerings of Brazilian issuers. She obtained a Master of Laws degree (LL.M.) from New York University School of Law in 2007, a Master of Laws degree (LL.M.) from Instituto Brasileiro de Mercado de Capitais in 2005 and a Bachelor of Laws degree from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro in 2001.
e-mail: bbarros@svmfa.com.br
Bruno Marinho de Vasconcelos (licensed) is experienced in securities, mergers and acquisitions and in corporate governance. From 1999 up to 2005, Bruno worked with corporate law in other renowned law firms such as Ulhôa Canto, Rezende e Guerra Advogados (1999) and Carl Kincaid Law Offices (2000-2005) providing services and developing tailor made solutions for Brazilian and foreigner clients. From 2005 to 2007, Bruno acted as legal counsel of Rechtman & Associados, an asset management company specialized in the private equity segment. While in Rechtman & Associados, Bruno structured funds and deals intended for private equity investments, reviewing corporate governance practices of several mid-cap companies, negotiating shareholders agreements, among others. Bruno holds a bachelor degree in law from Pontifícia Universidade Católica – PUC-Rio and is currently attending to a LLM in corporate law ministered by the Instituto Brasileiro de Mercado de Capitais ? IBMEC.
e-mail: bvasconcelos@svmfa.com.br
Celina Ozorio has extensive experience in infrastructure project development, finance, corporate transactions, mergers and acquisitions. Ms. Ozorio energy project development experience specifically includes structuring and negotiating power purchase agreements, fuel supply, gas transportation and interconnection agreements, EPC, O&M, hydrocarbon sales, land acquisition and other energy related contracts. She has also experience in complex financial and stockholder matters and in cross-border corporate transactions. For over ten years, she worked as in-house counsel for Enron South America, Prisma Energy International and Ashmore Energy International with responsibility for overseeing and managing legal matters for energy assets in the Southern Cone region. Ms. Ozorio served as lead counsel in negotiations with the Bolivian Government for the nationalization of over US$1 billion in privately held energy assets and managed disputes involving bilateral investment treaty matters and arbitration before the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce. Her prior legal experience includes positions with Brazilian investment bank, Banco BBM and the law firms of Castro, Barros, Sobral & Xavier Advogados and Veirano Advogados. She is a graduate of Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RJ) in 1994, and earned an LL.M degree in International Law from Golden Gate University School of Law in San Francisco, California in 1997. Ms. Ozorio is a member of the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators. She is fluent in Portuguese, English and Spanish.
E-mail cozorio@svmfa.com.br
Danielle de Aquino Ludwig Pereira worked at the Public Defense Attorney’s Office with a main focus on Public Finance and, later, at Andrade & Fichtner Advogados Associados law firm, for a year and a half with a main focus on civil litigation. Later on, she was part of the administrative tax litigation team at Ulhôa Canto, Rezende e Guerra Advogados, for one year. She has the Certificate of Advanced English - CAE, University of Cambridge, and the certificate of proficiency in French (DELF - all levels and degree of completion of the course of the Alliance Française). She was approved in ABITOUR - certificate of completion in german high school, has also other degrees of proficiency in the language (KMK I and II). She participated in the exchange program of the University of Law from Paris II – Université Panthéon Assas, getting Le Certificat Elementaire de Droit Français et Européen. She is a graduate of Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro – UERJ.
e-mail: dludwig@svmfa.com.br
Danusa Pereira Fernandes worked in Machado, Meyer, Sendacz e Opice - Advogados for four years, acting, initially, in the litigation area, and then with corporate law, contracts, M&A, Oil &Gas projects. She graduated in the Law School of Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2007, was a student at the Institut d'Étude Politique - Université Robert Schuman, Strasbourg (2004-2005) and is now doing the post-graduation course in corporate law, with an emphasis in contracts, at Fundação Getúlio Vargas. Danusa Pereira Fernandes is fluent in English and French and acts together with foreign clients in developing their investments and projects in Brazil, in the corporate, M&A and Oil & Gas areas.
e-mail: dfernandes@svmfa.com.br
Felipe Kfuri Moreira da Silva dedicates himself to the implementation of infrastructure projects (bids, electricity sector, port terminals, highways, railways, mining, oil, gas and the commercialization of carbon credits). He graduated in Law in 1994 at Universidade do Estado Rio de Janeiro and holds a Master in International Relations at the International Relations Institute of Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro. He was internal legal counsel for Sociedade Michelin de Participações Ind. e Com. Ltda (1994 - 1996) and Sepetiba Tecon S.A., a container terminal formerly held by Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional - CSN and Companhia Vale do Rio Doce - CVRD (1999 - 2003). After that, he joined Machado, Meyer, Sendacz e Opice Advogados, where he worked for three years in the infrastructure department.
e-mail: fkfuri@svmfa.com.br
Isabela Costa de Faria represents and advises international and local clients in connection with direct foreign investments, loan agreements, EPC contracts, cross-boarder lease and charter agreements, foreign exchange transactions in general, Brazilian Central Bank regulations and corporate law. She has been working with project finance transactions for the last 7 years with emphasis on oil and gas and infrastructure projects. She worked as an in-house counsel for the project finance legal department at Petrobras during the years of 2002 and 2003. She graduated in Law in 1994 at Rio de Janeiro State University and has a Master in Law degree for Temple University Philadelphia, PA (1997-1998). She worked in 1999 as a foreign lawyer at Hoffman & Associates, Los Angeles, CA representing clients in the entertainment industry.
e-mail: ifaria@svmfa.com.br
Isabela Prochet worked in Veirano Advogados for two years with a main focus on corporate matters, judicial litigation and civil liability issues. She has a Cambridge Proficiency in English.
e-mail: iprochet@svmfa.com.br
Joana Bione Bousquet´s practice involves the representation of clients in arbitral proceedings, O&G, shipbuilding, offshore supply, platform and pipeline finance and construction, M&A, infrastructure domestic and international transactions. Joana started her career at Ulhôa Canto, Rezende e Guerra – Advogados (2001 – 2006), with a main focus on arbitration and in judicial and administrative litigation. In 2006 she left Ulhôa Canto, Rezende e Guerra – Advogados when she enrolled at the University of Lisbon Law School for her masters in Private Law. She graduates from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica – PUC in 2003, is a post-gratuate in Civil Constitutional Law by the Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro – UERJ, both in Rio de Janeiro, and has a master degree in Private Law before the University of Lisbon Law School.
e-mail: jbousquet@svmfa.com.br
Jorge Antonio Pedroso Júnior (licensed) is a graduate and has a Masters in International Law and Economical Integration from the Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro – UERJ. He is a specialist in Oil & Gas Law by the PRH-33 ANP/UERJ. Since 2004 he has been involved in projects and studies concerning Administrative Law and Regulatory Law in the Oil & Gas industry. He is a post-graduate professor in Oil & Gas Law and is the author and co-author of articles related to the Oil & Gas sector.
e-mail: jpedroso@svmfa.com.br
Juliana Sá de Albuquerque worked at Tauil, Chequer e Mello Advogados, a firm associated with Thompson & Knight LLP, in the analysis of O&G contracts and in the representation of clients before the National Oil, Natural Gas and Biofuels Agency – ANP, and at Mello, Martins Advogados, the analysis and drafting of O&G contracts and in the structuring of joint-ventures. She is fluent in English and is a graduate of the Universidade Estácio de Sá. She is currently studying at the port-graduate course in Corpotate and Business Law at the Universidade Cândido Mendes.
e-mail: jalbuquerque@svmfa.com.br
Marcio Silva Pereira has solid experience in the environmental and sustainability areas, and has been worked on consultancy, litigation and institutional relationships involving the production, governmental and non-governmental sectors. He started his career at Milaré Advogados (between 1997 and 2004), where He had experience in several business areas (farming, energy, industrial, mining, transport, forestry, real state and civil construction). During this time, he was also a professor in post-graduate courses in Environmental Law at the Faculdade de Saúde Pública (Public Health School) at Universidade de São Paulo (São Paulo University), amongst others. Later on he worked at the Legal Department of Vale S.A. (2004 to 2009), a Brazilian mining company, where he was the Social-Environmental Legal Coordinator, working on mining, ports, railways, maritime, energy, forestry, conservation projects, and community conflicts, amongst other issues in Brazil and in specific projects in South America. In 2008, through a program offered by the company, while working for four months at Reed Smith Richards Butler LLP, based in London England, he took part in the development of the UK’s climate change regulation. Throughout his career, he has been participating in proposals for legal issues and rules, having published articles in specialized magazines. He is fluent in English and has a post-graduate in Environmental Management from the Faculdade de Saúde Pública (Public Health School) of Universidade de São Paulo (São Paulo University), and a law degree from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (Catholic University of São Paulo).
e-mail: mpereira@svmfa.com.br
Maria Claudia Barros Carvalho Fugagnoli worked at the Construtora Norberto Odebrecht S/A, in the contracts and bidding area, and at Escritório de Advocacia Sergio Bermudês Law firm, with a main focous on civil litigation. She is graduated from the Universidade Católica de Pernambuco (2006).
e-mail: mcfugagnoli@svmfa.com.br
Pedro Henrique Fonseca Raimundo acted in several international and local transactions including M&A's, corporate and contractual matters, banking, infrastructure projects and project finance deals. He graduated in Law in 2004 at Faculdade de Direito da Universidade Cândido Mendes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, has a LL.M. in Corporate Law (2006) at Instituto Brasileiro de Mercado de Capitais - IBMEC, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and has a specialization in Corporate Law and Stock Market (2007) at Fundação Getúlio Vargas - FGV, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is a member of the Brazilian Bar Association and the Brazilian Branch of the International Chamber of Commerce - ICC
e-mail: phraimundo@svmfa.com.br
Peter Lawrence de Figueiredo Landsberg worked in Walmyr Mattos Advogados & Consultores with a main focus on labor law and litigation. He graduated from the Universidade Candido Mendes' Law School, and has a port-graduate in the LL.M. in Corporate Law from the the Instituto Brasileiro de Mercado de Capitais – IBMEC. He has a Cambridge Proficiency in English diploma.
e-mail: plandsberg@svmfa.com.br
Roger Maier Boing acts mainly in the energy and infrastructure sectors, more specifically with matters related to oil, natural gas and mining, focused in corporate transactions, contracts in general and regulatory matters. His expertise includes assisting foreign and national clients in farm-in and farm-out operations, assignment of mining rights, due diligence, M&A, drafting, revision and negotiation of contracts in general (Charter, Services, Seismic, Lifting, Participation, JOA, JVA, etc.), in addition to RFPs and EPCs, and drafting of legal opinions and memorandums. Through the association with Carneiro e Sesana Advogados and, further, Veirano Advogados, worked for the Canadian firm Macleod Dixon LLP, headquartered in Calgary, acted as associate of the infrastructure department of Bastos-Tigre, Coelho da Rocha e Lopes Advogados and in the M&A team of Machado, Meyer, Sendacz e Opice Advogados, at São Paulo. He graduated in Law in 2006 at Universidade Candido Mendes, Centro. He is taking a post-graduation degree in Oil and Gas in the MBP/COPPE/UFRJ. He is a member of the Technical Commission of Legal and Legislative Matters of the Brazilian Mining Association - IBRAM (Comissão Técnica de Assuntos Jurídicos e Legislativos do Instituto Brasileiro de Mineração - IBRAM).
e-mail: rboing@svmfa.com.br
Roseane Albuquerque Santos, is a specialist in the infrastructure sector, working in both public and private areas, with 15 years experience of legal experience, with a main focus on business/corporate law, regulatory, civil/contractual, commercial/tax, and management of corporate litigation. She started her career at FURNAS CENTRAIS ELÉTRICAS S/A (94-96), where she was involved in contractual and bid matters. She was the Coordinator of the Contracts and Regulatory Department of CERJ – COMPANHIA DE ELETRICIDADE DO RIO DE JANEIRO (96-99), reporting directly to the Manager of the Legal Department, and responsible for the contractual and institutional energy law area, as well as providing support for other areas of the company. Later on, she worked at MAE – MERCADO ATACADISTA DE ENERGIA ELÉTRICA (99-02), where she was a legal adviser reporting directly to the CEO, and was responsible for legal and regulatory support in the creation of market procedures and rules. During 2002, she also worked at GRUPO ENDESA, as a legal adviser, in the analysis of regulatory and institutional issues and in drafting contracts, being responsible for providing background information for the group’s strategic decision-making process. From September 2007, until November 2009, she worked at NEOENERGIA S/A at an executive board level in the legal department, focusing on restructuring, planning and implementation of management systems, and legal department operations, as the person responsible for providing legal advice on issues involving corporate, financial, tax, regulatory, civil and labor litigation. During her career she participated in the Project for the Restructuring of the Electric Power Sector, aiming at adapting the existing legal framework to the new government policy (RE SEB Project – Project for Restructuring the Sector) and in preparing a draft Energy Code, as well as defining institutional responsibilities of the new sectorial entities (SEB II Project). She is a member of legal work groups of ABRADDE – Brazilian Association of Electric Energy Distributors, as well as other associations, as well as a professor at the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) in the MBA course in the “Law Applied to Energy” discipline (coordinator of the legal module). She has a Bachelor of Law degree from the Pontifical Catholic University in Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RJ) and an MBA in Company Law and Economics from the FGV.
e-mail: rsantos@svmfa.com.br
Tácito Ribeiro de Matos started his career in 1992 as tax lawyer of PricewaterhouseCoopers Auditors. During 15 years, besides working for PricewaterhouseCoopers, he worked for Intelig Telecomunicações Ltda. and for Machado, Meyer, Sendacz e Opice Law Office, where he was responsible for the tax consultancy and tax planning area of the Rio de Janeiro branch. His practice involves providing tax consultancy, tax planning and tax litigation to clients from several economic areas, such as, oil & gas, energy, telecommunications, transport, food industry, among others. From 1995 to 1999, he was the Tax Planning Professor in the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. He is a member of the International Fiscal Association (IFA), of the Associação Brasileira de Direito Financeiro (ABDF) and of the Associação Brasileira de Estudos Tributários das Empresas de Telecomunicações (ABETEL).
e-mail: trmatos@svmfa.com.br
Thiago Freitas was a partner at Rodrigues e Freitas Advogados for four years, working in the judicial and administrative litigation area, contracts and public law, for private and public organizations. He concluded Post Graduation in "State Law" at Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro-UERJ (2007) and graduated in 2001 at Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro-PUC/RIO, both at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
e-mail: tfreitas@svmfa.com.br
Of Counsel
Eduardo Briggs has widespread experience in the shipping and reinsurance areas and started his career at J-Potter van Loon (Switzerland) in 1990 and later spent two years as visiting junior counsel at Clyde & CO Solicitors (England), with a main focus on legal research and drafting of legal documents in international public and private Law, Transport Law (Maritime and Aeronautical) and Arbitration. For nine years he worked at the IRB Brasil Re., the governmental entity responsible for reinsurance in Brazil, and which until recently held exclusive rights in this market, and while at IRB Brasil Re., he coordinated the international part of the legal department of the reinsurer, and worked with a main focus on research and consulting on Insurance Law in Brazil and abroad; Technical and Legal operations to obtain reimbursement; as well as in the development of the rules for the reinsurance market in Brazil. Eduardo Briggs is also a consultant for the Brazilian Transportation Law Institutes’ (IBDTrans – Instituto Brasileiro de Direito dos Transportes).He is a law graduate of Universidade Cândido Mendes and has a post-graduate degree in Commercial Operations of Shipping from the Guildhall University (London, England), coordinated Fundação Getúlio Vargas’ MBA in Transportation and Logistic. Eduardo Briggs is a member of the Latin American Maritime Law Institute (ILADM – Instituto Latino-Americano de Direito Marítimo), of the International Association of Insurance Law (AIDA – Association International de Droit d’Assurance) and ABDM (Associação Brasileira de Direito Marítimo).
email: ebriggs@svmfa.com.br
Trainees
Diana Caiado Balassiano worked at the Public Defense Attorney’s Office (Defensoria Pública), at the State Treasury Court (Vara de Fazenda Pública). She is currently studying at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro – PUC/RIO Law school.
e-mail: dbalassiano@svmfa.com.br
Diana Caiado Balassiano worked at the Public Defense Attorney’s Office (Defensoria Pública), at the State Treasury Court (Vara de Fazenda Pública). She is currently studying at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro – PUC/RIO Law school.
e-mail: dbalassiano@svmfa.com.br
Felipe Moretti Laport has worked at Bastos-Tigre Coelho da Rocha e Lopes Advogados, in the Environmental Law area; at Siqueira Castro Advogados, with a main focus in Regulatory/Environmental area, and at the State of Rio de Janeiro Attorney General Office, in GP-6 (Heritage and Environment). He was speaker of IV Latin American University Parliament, held in Buenos Aires, organized by the PUC - Argentina. He took the Environmental Law Course ESA/OAB-RJ. He is currently studying at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) law school.
Gabriela Oliveira Bogossian Roque worked at the Public Defense Attorney’s Office (Defensoria Pública do Estado do Rio de Janeiro), at the 12th Family Court; at the Brazilian Institute of Municipal Administration (IBAM – Instituto Brasileiro de Administração Municipal), with a main focus on legal consultancy, and at the State of Rio de Janeiro Attorney General Office (Procuradoria Geral do Estado), in PG-6 (Heritage and Environment). She is currently studying at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro – PUC-Rio Law school.
e-mail: groque@svmfa.com.br
Kathleen Hoffmann Barley is currently studying at the Instituto Brasileiro de Mercado de Capitais – IBMEC Law School. She is fluent in English, having received certificates from Cultura Inglesa, in Rio de Janeiro, and from the Queensland International Business Academy, in Australia. Kathleen has an advanced French diploma from the Ecole P.E.G., in Switzerland.
e-mail: khoffmann@svmfa.com.br
e-mail: mcvargas@svmfa.com.br
Marlus Newton P. B. V. Oliveira has worked at Rio de Janeiro Public Defense’s Attorney’s Office (Defensoria Pública do Estado do Rio de Janeiro), in criminal matters; at Rio de Janeiro Environmental Licensing Agency Attorney Office (FEEMA) and Rio de Janeiro Environmental Agency Attorney Office (INEA), during the first year after its implementation, working with environmental law matters, with focus on licensing procedures with regard to undertakings. He also took part in Environmental Law courses promoted by the Pontifícia Universidade Católica (PUC-Rio) and by the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB/RJ) and, later on, in a course on Environmental Audit promoted by PUC-Rio. He is currently studying at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica Law School, and is also taking part in an Academic Research Project on Environmental Law, held at Puc-Rio.
e-mail: moliveira@svmfa.com.br
Pedro Rodrigues worked at Wald Advogados e Associados, with a main focus on litigation. He also participated of the summer internship program at the Bichara, Barata, Costa e Rocha Advogados law firm, with a main focus on tax law. He is currently in studying at Fundação Getúlio Vargas – FGV.
e-mail: prodrigues@svmfa.com.br
Pedro Wolff Salles de Oliveira worked at the Public Defense Attorney’s Office (Defensoria Pública do Estado); at the firm Salles de Oliveira Consultoria Ltda., a company specialized in financial and business consulting; and at the law firm Gama Malcher Advogados Associados, with a main focus on civil litigation. He is currently studying at Universidade Cândido Mendes Law School.
e-mail: psalles@svmfa.com.br
Ronaldo Carvas Carraça worked at Motta, Fernandes Rocha Advogados, Siqueira Castro Advogados and Pinheiro Neto Advogados in the tax consulting and litigation areas in all of them. He also participated of the summer internship program at the Public Attorney’s Office in Rio de Janeiro, with a main focus on Consumer Law; and at the Federal Government Attorney’s Office with a main focus on consumer protection. He is currently in studying at Fundação Getúlio Vargas – FGV law school.
e-mail: rcarvas@svmfa.com.br