Marcelo Viveiros de Moura
Global Guide 2024
Band 3 : Corporate/M&A
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About
Provided by Marcelo Viveiros de Moura
Practice Areas
Corporate M&A, Investment Funds and Structured Finance, Oil, Natural Gas and Biofuels.
Career
Marcelo Viveiros de Moura has been a corporate/M&A partner since 1996. With over 35 years’ experience in general corporate practice, Marcelo has steered some of the country’s most important transactions, having recently represented TIM S.A. in the acquisition of Oi S.A.’s mobile business (together with Telefonica Brasil and Claro S.A.) and Mubadala Capital in the acquisitions of Refinaria Landulpho Alves – RLAM from Petrobras and an equity stake in Atvos Industrial S.A. (formerly, Odebrecht Agroindustrial S.A) from Odebrecht and Lonestar. Marcelo was a professor of corporate law at the Fundação Getúlio Vargas Law School, and has authored several articles on corporate law, project finance and oil and gas regulatory matters. Marcelo was a member of the board of the Rio de Janeiro Chapter of the Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance. Marcelo chaired the British Chamber of Commerce in Brazil, where he now holds a life honorary Board seat, and also served as president of the Rio de Janeiro Branch of the Chamber. He is the chairman and president of the Association of Friends of the Parque Lage Visual Arts School, and a member of the board of Parceiros da Educação, an NGO that focuses on improving public education in Rio de Janeiro.
Professional Memberships
British Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Brazil (Britcham): Former Chair, Honorary Boardmember.
Parceiros da Educação (RJ): Boardmember.
Parque Lage Visual Arts School Friends Association: Chairman.
Instituto Cultural Vale: Boardmember.
Personal
LL.M. in Corporate Law from the Cambridge University.
Bachelor's Degree in Law from the University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ).
International experience: Slaughter & May, England.
Chambers Review
Global
Marcelo Viveiros de Moura is well regarded in the market for his long-standing practice representing clients from various sectors, such as telecommunications and oil and gas, in sophisticated M&A mandates involving complex transactions, high-value joint acquisitions and judicial reorganisations.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Marcelo is a very competent and thorough professional. He is always available to help out proposing ideas that are valuable to solve the problems we face."
"He is a good negotiator. He has leadership capabilities."
"Marcelo is a very competent and thorough professional. He is always available to help out proposing ideas that are valuable to solve the problems we face."
"He is a good negotiator. He has leadership capabilities."