Daniela Fonseca Puggina

Practice Areas

Daniela serves as a trusted legal advisor to public and private multinational corporations, supporting their entry into new markets with emphasis in the Americas, assessment and mitigation of risks, cross border internal investigations, resolution of multijurisdictional regulatory enforcement matters and complex cross-border disputes, regulatory registrations, acquisition and surrender of licenses, joint ventures, business acquisitions, antitrust filings, spin off, and restructure of global operations. Daniela offers notable expertise and is a speaker on matters of relevance to the highly regulated financial services sector. She also provides support to companies in diverse industries including aviation, entertainment, technology, energy, and retail. She serves as the Chair of Baker McKenzie’s BakerWomen initiative for the Miami office, which is tasked with driving forward the Firm’s inclusion and diversity strategy. Daniela was named among the Top 50 Women Leaders in Law of 2022 by Women We Admire which recognizes the trailblazers who are being celebrated for their excellence in and commitment to the legal sector. "As minorities in their field, this group of women work relentlessly to make strides and are inspiring the next generation of women lawyers."

Daniela has been recognized by Chambers where clients noted that: "She is very quick in analyzing problems and providing answers." "She is an excellent litigator who is determined, creative and always has time for her clients."

She was also the exclusive recipient of the 2022 Client Choice Banking Award for USA by Lexology, where clients expressed that: "Daniela has a great level of expertise in the banking areas of the law and was detailed-oriented", "experienced and clever practitioner" and "has a business-minded approach and has a wide-ranging experience to provide great solutions". Further, "provides very fast feedback that is practical, raises questions but focuses quickly on the key issue", "has the ability of making things move forward through the good solutions/compromises she provides", and "[i]f you need sensible advice, then Daniela is always there to provide it."

Daniela's practice focuses on resolving disputes for US and non-US companies, including financial institutions in civil litigation, corporate internal investigations, and related regulatory enforcement matters. She has successfully represented clients under investigation by the US Department of Justice, the US Securities and Exchange Commission, FINRA, OFR, and state attorneys general.

Her practice also covers complex cross border commercial disputes, and disputes concerning wills, trusts and estates involving assets located in several jurisdictions. Daniela also has considerable experience representing corporate clients in contract and partnership disputes before US state and federal courts.

Professional Memberships

• Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce, Inc. - NY, Director (2022-present)

• Brazil Foundation - Advisory Board Member (2022-present)

• Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce of Florida - Advisory Board Member(2016-present)

• Financial & International Business Association - Director (2016-2023)

• Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce of Florida - Director (2012-2016)

• Brazil Foundation - Director (2013-2016)