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João Paulo Ferraz Vasconcellos
Brazil Guide 2024
Up and Coming : Corporate/Commercial: Rio de Janeiro
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About
Provided by João Paulo Ferraz Vasconcellos
Practice Areas
João Paulo Ferraz Vasconcellos specialises in corporate transactions, particularly M&A, general contracts, and real estate transactions.
Career
A member of law firms specialising in Corporate Law since 2003, he joined Leoni Siqueira Advogados as a trainee in 2006 and is currently a partner.
Publications
"Public Offering of Shares and Tag-Along Rights," published in the Antithesis section of Capital Aberto Magazine (July 2010 edition – available only in Portuguese).
"How Brazil Broke Loose/O sucesso do Brasil," published by Project Syndicate (April 17, 2012) and O Estado de São Paulo (May 1, 2012 edition) – co-authored with Professor Mark J. Roe from Harvard Law School.
Education
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio)
Bachelor of Law
2007
Harvard Law School
Master of Laws (LL.M.)
2012
Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)
Certificate in Corporate Law and Capital Markets
2008
Languages Spoken
Portuguese and English.