Paulo Coelho da Rocha
Global Guide 2024
Band 3 : Corporate/M&A
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About
Provided by Paulo Coelho da Rocha
Practice Areas
Mergers and Acquisitions and Corporate
Career
Partner of Demarest’s M&A, Private Equity and Venture Capital and Corporate Governance areas, Paulo Frank Coelho da Rocha holds a master's degree (LL.M.) in Corporation Law from New York University, after which he worked for two years as foreign associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore. He is the author of several articles in the field and co-author of the books "Business Laws of Brazil", West Thompson, (2015), and "Brazil M&A", Donnelley Financial Solutions (2018). Paulo has been nominated for many consecutive years as a leading lawyer in his field by the main legal directories.
Professional Memberships
Officer of the Latin American Regional Forum of the International Bar Association;
Former Chair of Lex Mundi;
Member of the Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce;
Member of the Advisory Board of the Working Group on Legal Opinions of the American Bar Association.
Publications
Author of numerous articles on Corporate Law and Corporate Governance, such as:
''A new dawn for compliance in Brazil in the wake of the Petrobras scandal", IBA;
Co-author the book "Business laws of Brazil", Thomson Reuters, 3rd Ed.
Among various others.
Chambers Review
Global
Partner Paulo Coelho da Rocha represents private and publicly held companies from the construction, financial and aluminium sectors, as well as private equity firms, in transactions and cross-border mandates.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Paulo is very knowledgeable in venture capital and corporate/M&A matters."
"His technical capacity is uncommon, as well as his business awareness."
"Paulo is very knowledgeable in venture capital and corporate/M&A matters."
"His technical capacity is uncommon, as well as his business awareness."