Professional Team

andre.silveiro@silveiro.com.br

Brazilian Bar Association Number (OAB/RS): 16.778

• Citizenship: Brazilian
• LL.B from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS (1983)
• Bank of Boston Incentive Award, 1st prize – from the Entrepreneurial Studies Institute- IEE (1994)
• “Asa Delta” Award From the Entrepreneurial Studies Institute - IEE (1994)
• Basic Negotiation Course – from Harvard Law School
• Arbitration Special Fellowship Course – CIA–NAB/American Association Arbitration/Stanford Law School
• International Commercial Arbitration Training Course – CIA– NAB/American Arbitration Association / Vancouver-CA
• International Agreements and Foreign Commerce Course from Getúlio Vargas Institute - FGV
• Competition and Entrepreneurship Seminar, Foundation for Economic Education – New York – Prof. Israel Kirzner
• Vice-President of INAMA/RS (National Institute of Mediation and Arbitration – Section of the State of Rio Grande do Sul)
• Author of the book “Family Business: Origins and Conflict Resolution”
• Languages: Portuguese and English
• Practice Areas: Corporate Law, Family Business Consultancy, Restructuring and Resolutions for Companies in Financial Crisis, Purchase and Sales of Companies, National and International Investments, Joint Ventures, Private Equity, Shareholders’ Conflicts, Assistance to Public Companies including in relation to the CVM (Securities Commission), Estate and Succession Planning, National and International Transactions and Contracts.

ricardo.ranzolin@silveiro.com.br

Brazilian Bar Association Number (OAB/RS): 22.565

• Citizenship: Brazilian
• LL.B from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS (1986)
• Certified Specialist in Civil Procedural Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul – PUCRS (1995)
• LL.M in Civil Procedural Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul – PUCRS, Thesis on “Legal Control on Arbitration”
• Certified Specialist in Business Administration (OPM Program) – Harvard Business School (2009 - 2011)
• Chairman of the Arbitration Committee for the Brazilian Bar Association in Rio Grande do Sul – OAB-RS
• Chairman of the Liberty Institute – Instituto Liberdade – (2002-2004)
• Chairman of the Corporate Union - União Empresarial
• Chairman of the Legislation Committee for the American Chamber of Commerce – AMCHAM-RS
• Invited Professor for the Corporate Law and the Intellectual Property Law Post-graduation Courses at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul – PUC-RS, Subject: Arbitration
• Member of the Board of Directors for the Entrepreneurial Studies Institute - IEE
• Brazilian Bar Association Counselor – OAB-RS
• Member of the Second Court of Appeals for the Ethics of the Brazilian Bar Association – OAB-RS
• Director of Junior Achievement of Rio Grande do Sul
• Author of "Controle Judicial da Arbitragem" (Judicial Control of Arbitration) and several academic papers in the field of Arbitration, Civil Procedural Law and other Legal Affairs
• Languages: Portuguese, English and Spanish
• Practice Areas: Civil Procedural Law, Civil Law, Corporate and Commercial Law, Succession Law with emphasis in Litigation, Arbitration, Negotiation and Mediation

alberto.brentano@silveiro.com.br

Brazilian Bar Association Number (OAB/RS): 14.599

• Citizenship: Brazilian
• LL.B from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS (1981)
• Director of Legal Affairs of Porto Alegre Grêmio Football Club (1993-1998)
• Member of the Board of Directors of Porto Alegre Grêmio Football Club Deliberative Council (since 1996)
• Chairman of the Statutory Audit Comittee of Porto Alegre Grêmio Football Club (2008-2009)
• Vice-President of Legal Affairs of ADVB/RS - Brazilian Sales and Marketing Directors Association (1995-2001 and 2010)
• Chairman of ADVB/RS - Brazilian Sales and Marketing Directors Association (2002-2003)
• Member of the Advisory Board of ADVB/RS - Brazilian Sales and Marketing Directors Association (since 2004)
• Member of the Board of Directors of the Brazilian North-American Cultural Institute (2008-2010)
• Languages: Portuguese and English
• Practice Areas: Tax, Corporate, Business and Civil Law

manoel.andre@silveiro.com.br

Brazilian Bar Association Number (OAB/RS): 3.741

• Citizenship: Brazilian
• LL.B from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS (1965)
• Certified Specialist in General Theory of Law and Philosophy of Law from the Law School of the University of Saarland, Germany (1969-1971)
• Professor at the Law School of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS (1974 – 2008) on Private International Law and Introduction to the Science of Law
• Professor of the Law School of the University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos, from 1967 to 1987 on Introduction to the Study of Law and Urban Law
• Board Member of the Regional section of the Brazilian Bar Association of the State of Rio Grande do Sul - OAB / RS (1985-2009) for different periods
• Professor of the Post-graduate Course: The New International Law (2000-2010), Municipal Law (2003-2005) and International Environmental Law (2006-2010)
• Attorney for the State of Rio Grande do Sul (1967-1997)
• Attorney General for the State of Rio Grande do Sul (1987-1990 and 1995-1996)
• Chief of Staff of State of Rio Grande do Sul (1990-1991)
• Board of Directors member of the Bank of the State of Rio Grande do Sul (Banrisul) since 2003, and of its Audit Committee from 2004 to 2009
• Director of Legal Affairs of the RBS Group (1998-2002)
• Vice-President of Legal Affairs of the Brazilian Southern Association of Radio and Television Enterprises – AGERT (2001-2003)
• Board Member of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS (1982-1985 – 2008 in different periods), Board of Trustees (1989-1996) and Curator of the Foundation Board for the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (2003-2006)
• University Board Member of the State University of Rio Grande do Sul – UERGS (2003-2006)
• Board Member of the Zoo botanic Foundation of the State of Rio Grande do Sul – FZB (2003-2006)
• Board Member of the Brazil – Germany Cultural Institute (Goethe Institute) since 1996
• Languages: Portuguese, French, German and Spanish
• Practice Areas: Public Law, Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, International Private Law and Urban Law

Brazilian Bar Association Number (OAB/RS): 25.993

• Citizenship: Brazilian
• LL.B from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS (1988)
• Specialization course from the Association of Judges of Rio Grande do Sul – AJURIS (1989)
• Languages: Portuguese and English
• Practice Areas: Civil Law, Family Law, Succession and Litigation Procedures

rodrigo.azevedo@silveiro.com.br

Brazilian Bar Association Number (OAB/RS): 41.724

• Citizenship: Brazilian
• LL.B from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul – PUCRS
• LL.M in Intellectual Property Law, Suma Cum Laude Degree, from the University of Turin and World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Italy
• International Mediator on Intellectual Property, member of the Board of Arbitration Specialized in Internet Domain Names for the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), United Nations Agency (UN) Switzerland
• Head Tutor of Portuguese for the distant learning Copyright Law Course, at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), United Nations Agency (UN) Switzerland
• Certified Specialist in Copyright Law and Related Rights, from the University of Buenos Aires (UBA), Argentina (2003)
• Certified Specialist in International Law from the Federal University of the State of Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS – Thesis on “Copyright Contracts on the Internet”
• Certified Specialist in Corporate Law and Economics from Getúlio Vargas Institute – FGV
• Participation on an Intensive Course on Intellectual Property Law, an Advanced Course on Intellectual Property Licensing at Franklin Pierce Law Center (FPLC), United States of America
• Participation on a workshop on Arbitration and Resolution of Disputes concerning Domain Names from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), United Nations agency (UN), Switzerland
• First Prize winner on the Microsoft National Contest Award for the dissertation “Copyright Contracts and the Internet” – University of São Paulo (USP), in the Law Post-graduate level category (2001)
• Co-author responsible for the Brazilian chapter of the book “Copyright Throughout the World”, West, 2008 published in the USA
• Author of chapter and articles published on the following books: “New Frontiers of the Law in the Digital Era”, Saraiva Publisher, 2002, “Intellectual Property Law – Studies dedicated to Pr. Bruno Hammes”, Juruá Publisher, 2005; and “Intellectual Property in Perspective”, Lúmen Júris, 2008; All of them published in Brazil
• Author of several articles on Intellectual Property Law and Information Technology published in Brazil and abroad
• Worked at the World Intellectual Property Organization Academy (WIPO) in Geneva, Switzerland, 2006
• Judiciary expert witness in Intellectual Property and IT Law
• Member of the Board and Board of Appeals Coordination of the self-regulatory Code for the E-mail Marketing practice (SPAM); Member of the Brazilian Association of Information Technology and Telecommunication Law (ABDI); Member of the intellectual Property commission of the Regional Brazilian Bar Association (OAB/RS); Member of the Brazilian Copyright Association (ABDA); Director of the Federation of Trade Association and Services of Rio Grande do Sul – FEDERASUL; among others
• Languages: Portuguese, English and Spanish
• Practices Areas: Intellectual Property Law, IT Law, Corporate Law, Commercial Law and Civil Litigation

pedro.chagas@silveiro.com.br

OAB/RS n.° 41.881

• Citizenship: Brazilian and Spanish
• LL.B from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS (1996)
• Certified Specialist in Corporate Law and Economics from Getúlio Vargas Institute – FGV (1999)
• First Prize in the IEE-BANKBOSTON Award – Entrepreneurial Studies Institute - IEE (2000)
• President of the Entrepreneurial Studies Institute - IEE (2001-2002)
• Member of the Deliberative Board of Directors for the Entrepreneurial Studies Institute – IEE (2002 – 2003)
• Member of the Academic Council for the Liberty Institute – Rio Grande do Sul – (2004-2006)
• Member of the Corporate Governance Institute – IBGC (since 2005)
• Languages: Portuguese, English and Spanish
• Practice Areas: Corporate and Tax Law (Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate Restructuring, National and Foreign Investments, Joint Ventures, Venture Capital, Property and Succession Planning, Family Businesses, Agreements) Negotiation, Contracts and Tax Law

sergio.lewin@silveiro.com.br

Brazilian Bar Association Number (OAB/RS): 37.894

• Citizenship: Brazilian
• LL.B from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul – PUCRS (1995)
• Certified Specialist in Corporate Law and Economics from Getúlio Vargas Institute - FGV (1999)
• President of the Entrepreneurial Studies Institute – IEE (1999-2000)
• President of the Liberty Institute (Instituto Liberdade) – (2004-2006)
• Vice-President and Coordinator of the Economics Division and News Business Development at the Federation of Trade Associations and Services of Rio Grande do Sul - Federasul
• Judging Councilor at the Administrative Court of Tax Resources in Porto Alegre - TART
• Director for the Tax Studies Institute - IET (2009-2010)
• Member of Americas Tax Academy Institutional Board - ATA
• Languages: Portuguese and English
• Practices Areas: Tax and Constitutional Law

carlos.baumann@silveiro.com.br

Brazilian Bar Association Number (OAB/RS): 107.064

• Citizenship: Brazilian and German
• LL.B from Mackenzie University – São Paulo (1987)
• Certified Specialist in International Property Law – NAR – National Association of Realtors – USA (1999)
• Certified Specialist in Environmental Diagnosis and Planning from the University of Caxias do Sul (2004)
• Legal Advisor of Volkswagen Real Estate S/A (1999/2006)
• Legal Advisor of several companies
• Assistant Chief of the Property Section of the 2nd Military Region (1989/1991)
• President of MARH – Região das Hortênsias Environmentalist Movement (2004/2006)
• Member of the Board of the Master Plan of Integrated Development of the city of Gramado/RS (2005)
• Member of the AASP – Lawyers Association of São Paulo (1991)
• Member of IRIB – Brazilian Institute of Real Estate Registration (2003)
• Languages: Portuguese, English and Italian
• Practice Areas: Real Estate, Administrative and Environmental Law, Corporate and Tax Law related to the Real Estate Sector

guilherme.guimaraes@silveiro.com.br

Brazilian Bar Association Number (OAB/RS) 37.672

• Citizenship: Brazilian
• LL.B from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul – PUCRS (1995)
• Certified Specialist in Corporate Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul – PUCRS (2001/2002)
• Administrative Judge for the 4th Disciplinary Commission of the Football Federation of the state of Rio Grande do Sul
• Languages: Portuguese and English
• Practice Areas: Labor Law

fabio.albuquerque@silveiro.com.br

Brazilian Bar Association Number (OAB/RS): 48.164

• Citizenship: Brazilian
• LL.B from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS (1999)
• Participation on the New Civil Code Course from the Public Ministry Law School - ESMP (2002)
• Certified Specialist in Corporate Law and Economics from Getúlio Vargas Institute – FGV (2003)
• Certified Specialist in Civil Procedural Law from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS (2006)
• Participation on a Negotiation Course from the Getúlio Vargas Institute - FGV (2010)
• Introduction to Legal English and Legal Research and Writing Program at The International Law Institute of Georgetown University - (2011)
• Orientation to the U.S. Legal System  at The International Law Institute of Georgetown University - (2011)
• Certified Specialist in National and International Environmental Law from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS (in progress)
• Languages: Portuguese, English and Spanish
• Practice Areas: Corporate and Civil Law and Litigation

ricardo.fortes@silveiro.com.br

Brazilian Bar Association Number (OAB/RS): 48.093

• Citizenship: Brazilian
• LL.B from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul – PUCRS (1999)
• Certified Specialist in Corporate Law and Economics from Getúlio Vargas Institute – FGV (2003)
• Specialist in Civil Procedural Law from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS (2010)
• Vice-president of Legal Affairs of ADVB/RS - Brazilian Sales and Marketing Directors Association (2004/2005)
• Languages: Portuguese and English
• Practices Areas: Civil Procedural Law, Litigation, Civil and Commercial Law

ricardo.moraes@silveiro.com.br

Brazilian Bar Association Number (OAB/RS): 56.484

• Citizenship: Brazilian
• LL.B from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS (2003), with attributes of Academic Honors
• Certified Specialist in International Law from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul - UFGRS (2007)
• LL.M Course at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS (2010)
• Author of “The Role and Limits of Protection of Competition in the Telecommunications field: analysis of the experience of the European Community and contributions to the Brazilian reality.” Dissertation awarded a prize in the II SEAE Award, 2007, category: professionals
• Languages: Portuguese, English and Spanish
• Practice Areas: Civil, Administrative, Competition and Private International Law

eduardo.zarpelon@silveiro.com.br

Brazilian Bar Association Number (OAB/RS): 56.214

• Citizenships: Brazilian and Italian
• LL.B from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS (2003)
• Certified Specialist in Corporate Law from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS (2009)
• LL.M in Corporate Law from the Brazilian Institute of Capital Market – IBMEC – RJ (in progress)
• Languages: Portuguese and English
• Practices Areas: Civil, Corporate and Capital Market Law

vasco.trindade@silveiro.com.br

Brazilian Bar Association Number (OAB/RS): 56.359

• Citizenship: Brazilian and Italian
• LL.B from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS (2003)
• Hayek Award – Entrepreneurial Studies Institute - IEE – Honor Member – Management periods 2008/2009 and 2009/2010
• Director of the Entrepreneurial Studies Institute - IEE (2010/2011)
• Languages: Portuguese, English, Italian, French and German
• Practice Areas: Civil, Commercial and Corporate Law

fernando.graeff@silveiro.com.br

Brazilian Bar Association Number (OAB/RS): 57.713

• Citizenship: Brazilian
• LL.B from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul - PUCRS (2003)
• Certified Specialist in Family Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul - PUCRS (2009)
• LL. M in Family Law at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS (in progress)
• Languages: Portuguese and English
• Practices Areas: Civil, Family and Succession Law

Brazilian Bar Association Number (OAB/RS): 64.262

• Citizenship: Brazilian
• LL.B from the Pontifical University of Rio Grande do Sul – PUCRS (2005)
• Certified Specialist in Civil Law from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS (2007)
• Advanced course in Corporate Law and Capital Market Structure from São Paulo Law School - Escola Superior de Advocacia de São Paulo (2009)
• Languages: Portuguese and English
• Practices Areas: Corporate Law, Civil Law, Contracts and Litigation

giovani.ceccon@silveiro.com.br

Brazilian Bar Association Number (OAB/RS): 72.929

• Citizenship: Brazilian and Italian
• LL.B from Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul - PUCRS (2007)
• LL.M course from the University of Copenhagen (in progress, completion in 2012)
• Languages: Portuguese, English, French, Italian, German, Spanish and Danish
• Practices Areas: Corporate, Commercial and Civil Law (emphasis in contracts)

caroline.prolo@silveiro.com.br

Brazilian Bar Association Number (OAB/RS): 69.389

• Citizenship: Brazilian
• LL.B from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS (2007)
• Specialization Course in Environmental Law and Strategic Management for Sustainability from Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo - PUC/SP (in progress)
• Languages: Portuguese, English and Spanish
• Practice Areas: Environmental and Urban Law, Climatic Changes, Civil and Civil Procedural Law

laura.pletsch@silveiro.com.br

Brazilian Bar Association Number (OAB/RS): 78.388

• Citizenship: Brazilian
• LL.B from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul – PUCRS (2009), with attributes of Academic  Honors
• Author of the scientific article “Industrial Design: Possibility for Double Protection”
• Specialization Course in Contract Law and Civil Responsibility from the University of Rio dos Sinos - UNISINOS/RS (in progress)
• Languages: Portuguese and English
• Practice Areas: Litigation, Civil, Civil Procedural and Corporate Law

andrea.palmeiro@silveiro.com.br

Brazilian Bar Association Number (OAB/RS): 79.358

• Citizenship: Brazilian
• LL.B from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS (2009)
• Intermediary Course on Trademarks by the Brazilian Association of Industrial Property Agents - ABAPI (2009)
• Participation on a Intellectual Property Course from WIPO Summer School - São Paulo University (2010)
• Certified Specialist in Copyright Law and Related Rights from the University of Buenos Aires (UBA), Argentina (2011)
• Languages: Portuguese, English and Spanish
• Practice Areas: Litigation, Intellectual Property Law, IT Law

daniel.baril@silveiro.com.br

Brazilian Bar Association Number (OAB/RS): 79.476

• Citizenship: Brazilian
• LL.B from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS (2009)
• Legal Affairs Director of ADVB/RS – Brazilian Sales and Marketing Directors Association (2010-2011 e 2012-2013)
• Course: Company Recovery - at ESPM
• Course: Financial Management - at ESPM
• Participation on a Seminar Turnaround - Turnaround Management Association (TMA)
• Participation on a Seminar in The Theory of Law from the University of Edinburgh: School of Law – Scotland
• Languages: Portuguese and English
• Practices Areas: Turnaround, Judicial Recovery, Corporate Law and Paralegal Services

vitor.ramos@silveiro.com.br

Brazilian Bar Association Number (OAB/RS): 81.549

• Citizenship: Brazilian and Italian
• LL.B from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS (2010), with attributes of Academic Honors and university exchange program at the State University of Milan, Italy
• LL.M in Civil Procedural Law at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS (in progress)
• Legal Affairs Director of ADVB/RS – Brazilian Sales and Marketing Directors Association (2012-2013)
• Translator of the book "La Semplice Verità", written by Prof. Michele Taruffo
• Researcher in Civil Procedure and Constitutional Law at UFRGS
• Languages: Portuguese, English, Italian, Spanish and French
• Practices Areas: Civil Procedure and Civil Law