Professionals with multidisciplinary education

Current Managing Partner

• Member of the Federal Board of the Brazilian Bar Association – OAB (2019/2022)
• General Secretary of OAB/RS (2016/2018)
• Rector of the Escola Superior de Advocacia of OAB/RS (2013/2015)
• Member of the OAB/RS Section Board (2010/2012 and 2013/2015)
• National Coordinator of Criminal Law at the CFOAB Escola Superior de Advocacia Nacional (2020/2022)
• President of the First Appeals Chamber of the OAB/RS Board (2016/2018)
• Member of the Second Appeals Chamber of the OAB/RS Board (2010/2012)
• Member of the Third Appeals Chamber of the OAB/RS Section Board (2010/2012)
• Regional Coordinator (Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina) of Instituto Brasileiro de Ciências Criminais – IBCCRIM (2007/2008, 2009/2010, and 2011/2012)
• Administrative-Finance Officer of Escola Superior de Advocacia of OAB/RS (2007/2009 and 2010/2012)
• Legal Vice-President of Federação Israelita do Rio Grande do Sul (FIRS)
• Former Member of the Executive Board (Rio Grande do Sul) of Associação Brasileira dos Professores de Ciência Penais – ABPCP Member of Instituto Transdisciplinar de Estudos Criminais – !TEC
• Member of Instituto dos Advogados do Rio Grande do Sul – IARGS Member of the International Association of Penal Law – IAPL Acted as representative of the Federal Board of the Brazilian Bar Association in the Bar Admission Board Master’s Degree in Criminal Sciences (PUCRS, 2006) Specialist in Criminal Science (PUCRS, 2003)
• Specialist in Criminal Law and Compliance (IDPEE – Instituto de Direito Penal Econômico e Europeu of the University of Coimbra’s Law School)
• Professor of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law of 2004 a 2009 (PUCRS and UniRitter)
• Speaker at national and regional events
• Author of a book, book chapters and articles in national journals
• Citizenship: Brazilian
• Languages: Portuguese, English, and Spanish.

rafael.canterji@silveiro.com.br   |   (51) 99828.1232

Coordinator of the Compliance department at Silveiro Advogados.

• Bachelor of Laws from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul – PUC/RS (1994) – ranked first;
• scholarship at Escola Superior do Ministério Público do Sul (1995);
• Master’s Degree in Public Law from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS (2001);
• PhD in Public Law from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS (2007).
• Deputy Director of ESA – Escola Superior de Advocacia of OAB/RS in management (2013/2015).
• Holder of Certificate in Compliance by Fundação Getulio Vargas in São Paulo (2018).
• Master’s Degree in Global Rule of Law from Universitá degli Studi di Genova – Italy (2019).
• Holder of a Certificate in Crisis Management & Business Continuity by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology – MIT (2020).
• Guest professor at the Master’s and PhD Programs at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, at the postgraduate courses at Escola Superior de Advocacia – ESA/RS, and at Fundação do Ministério Público.
• Deputy Chairperson of the Special Committee on Data Protection and Privacy of OAB/RS. Member of the OAB/RS Special Committee on Compliance. Author of the following works: A Modulação de Efeitos Temporais pelo STF no Controle de Constitucionalidade. Porto Alegre: Livraria do Advogado Editora, 2008, v.1.182p. O Princípio da Impessoalidade da Administração Pública. Rio de Janeiro: Renovar, 2004, v.I. p.210.

Other works can be found at http://lattes.cnpq.br/1742278366517517

anapaula.avila@silveiro.com.br

Coordinator of the M&A and Corporate Law Practice Group, in São Paulo

Graduated in law from the University  of São Paulo (USP); Master in German Law, European Union Law and legal practice (M.LL.P.) at the Juristische Fakultät der Humboldt-Universität zur Berlin.

She has extensive experience in M&A operations, project management and high-performance teams; risk analysis; and proposed structures for mitigation. Bia advises Brazilian and foreign companies in corporate, complex mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and corporate reorganizations.

Bia has also significant experience in corporate governance; she advises family groups, non-profit organizations (health, education and social assistance), financial institutions and public companies; in addition to being a member of the Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance (IBGC).

She speaks German, Spanish and English fluently.

bia.kowalewski@silveiro.com.br  |  (11) 97546.0357

Coordinating partner of the Tax department.

Cassiano has worked for over 20 years in strategic, judicial and administrative tax litigation, as well as in the field of tax advisory.

Graduated from PUCRS, he holds a PhD and Master’s Degree in Tax Law from UFRGS, and specializes in Tax Law from IBET/SP. Cassiano is a member of the Special Committee on Tax Law of OAB/RS, FESDT (Fundação Escola Superior de Direito Tributário) and IET (Instituto de Estudos Tributários), and a tax advisor at FGV/RJ (Fundação Getulio Vargas).

He is also a professor in the Tax Law postgraduate program at PUCRS/IET, as well as a professor of tax discipline at AJURIS (Associação dos Juízes do Rio Grande do Sul), FMP (Fundação do Ministério Público), and ESMAFE (Escola dos Juízes Federais do Rio Grande do Sul).

He works as a speaker at some of the largest tax law congresses in Brazil, which is held by institutions such as FESDT, IET, IBET, ABDT, IARGS and OAB, as well as public authorities such as CARF, DRJs of the Federal Revenue Service of Brazil, TRF, etc.

He is the author of the books “Irretroatividade Tributária Material” and “A Proibição dos Efeitos de Confisco no Direito Tributário“, both published by Editora Malheiros/SP, and of several legal articles on Tax Law, which are published in Brazilian journals and books, such as “Tributação e Cidadania”, published in March 2020, in Brasília, to honor the 30th anniversary of the Brazilian Superior Court of Justice.

cassiano.menke@silveiro.com.br |  (51) 98159.9818

Coordinator of the Insolvency and Restructuring department.

Bachelor of Laws from the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS (2009), Daniel has national and international professional and academic training, such as “Court-Supervised Reorganization” and “Business and Community Leadership” from Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa – INSPER/SP, and “The Art of Persuasive Writing and Public Speaking” from Harvard University.

He is an active member of the “Turnaround Management Association – TMA BRASIL” and the “Committee on Bankruptcy and Court-Supervised Reorganization” of OAB/RS.

He was Legal Vice-President and Officer at Associação dos Dirigentes de Marketing e Vendas do Brasil – ADVB/RS in the 2010-2011 and 2012-2013 biennia.

He is co-editor for the work “Recuperação Judicial de Empresas: Temais Atuais” and co-author of the book “Turnaround: Revigorando Empresas Familiares”.

Daniel Báril is coordinator and professor of the Court-Supervised Reorganization Program at Escola Superior da Advocacia (ESA-RS), having been invited several times to teach and lecture at important educational schools, such as PUC, UCS, UPF, and Unisc.

He is the author of several articles in major newspapers, such as Estadão, Valor Econômico, and Folha de São Paulo.

daniel.baril@silveiro.com.br  |  (51) 99256.4666

Coordinator of the Probate and Family department.

He has professional and academic training with an emphasis on topics related to probate and family law (Bachelor’s Degree from PUC-RS, and Master’s Degree and PhD from the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS), as well as topics related to the family-company relationship.

• Daniel is author of articles and works related to his area of expertise, such as “Uniões paralelas e direito das sucessões” (2012);
• “União estável: aspectos controvertidos no Direito de Família. novas posturas jurídicas em prol da família, a partir da codificação civil de 2002” (2013); “Enriquecimento sem causa no Direito de Família e a questão envolvendo a irrepetibilidade dos alimentos” (2016);
• “Direito Sucessório e Alimentos: A Questão da Transmissibilidade da Obrigação Alimentar” (2016);
• “O empresário e a necessidade de autorização do cônjuge/companheiro para a prática de atos jurídicos” (2018);
• “Filiação Biológica, Filiação Socioafetiva e Multiparentalidade: Diretrizes para a Definição dos Direitos Sucessórios nos Casos de Adoção Regular e de Adoção de Fato” (2019);
• “Inventário e partilha: limites dos poderes do inventariante na prática de atos relacionados às participações societárias do espólio” (2019);
• and “As empresas familiares e a justiça brasileira” (2019);
• “Direito de família e das sucessões e o papel do texto normativo no processo de interpretação jurídica” (2020).

He works as a professor of the disciplines Family Law, Probate Law, and Business Law, and is also member of Undergraduate, Master’s Degree and PhD assessment boards on the same subject. He is a coordinator of committees and study groups on the family-company relationship, being a member of the Editorial Board for the evaluation Probate and Family Law works. With almost 20 years of experience, he has expertise in the prevention and resolution of family and business conflicts, as well as in the structuring of estate planning.

fernando.graeff@silveiro.com.br   |   (51) 99278.8132

Lawyer with 25 years of experience in Labor Law;

• Lawyer acting both in the scope of individual and collective labor law;
• He advises large Brazilian companies, as well as Employers’ Unions;
• Bachelor of Laws (1995) from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul – PUCRS;
• Postgraduate Degree in Business Law from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul – PUCRS;
• Former Auditor of the 4th Disciplinary Committee of the Court of Justice for Sports of the Federação Gaúcha de Futebol (Football Association of Rio Grande do Sul);
• Former Alternate Auditor at the Full Court of Justice for Sports – Soccer;
• Former Member of the National Chamber of Dispute Resolution of the Brazilian Football Confederation;
• Member of the Sports Law Committee of OAB/RS;
• Recognized by the Análise de Advocacia journal as one of the most admired lawyers in Brazil in Labor Law.

guilherme.guimaraes@silveiro.com.br  |   (51) 99965.8195

José Leça is graduated from PUC-SP and obtained his LLM (Master of Laws) degree from the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School with emphasis on economic law. He has extensive experience with regulatory issues, mainly in the areas of telecommunications, media and technology. He worked for 15 years in telecommunications companies dealing with complex issues of public law and regulation, sanctions law, antitrust and relations between operators. He is currently the president of the Brazilian Association of Information and Communications Technology Law (ABDTIC) and coordinator of the IBRAC Regulatory Committee. He is the author of several articles on TMT (telecommunication, media and technology) topics.

jose.leca@silveiro.com.br

Coordinator of the Capital Markets, Investment Funds, and Securitization departments.

Bachelor of Laws from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo – PUC-SP (2009) LL.M. Master of Laws from University College London – UK (2018-2019) – With Honors

Citizenship: Brazilian and Italian

Languages: Portuguese and English

jose.meirelles@silveiro.com.br   |   (11) 98373.9997

Coordinator of the Corporate and Contracts department.

Graduated from UFRGS and is a Specialist in Economics and Company Law from FGV, Pedro has almost 25 years of experience in corporate and business law, including acting as a member of the boards of companies in a number of economic sectors. His activities include permanent advisor to companies of different sizes, restructuring and reorganization of businesses in a financial crisis, purchase and sale of companies, joint ventures, private equity, shareholder disputes, estate planning and advising publicly-held companies, including before the Brazilian Securities Commission (CVM).

Pedro was president of the Instituto de Estudos Empresarias – IEE and a member of its Decision-Making Board, as well as member of the Academic Council of Instituto Liberdade. He is also a member of the Instituto Brasileiro de Governança Corporativa – IBGC since 2005.

Pedro has been repeatedly recognized as a reference professional in his practice area by publications such as Chambers & Partners, Legal 500, Leaders League, IFLR1000 and Análise Advocacia.

pedro.chagas@silveiro.com.br   |   (51) 99991.8137

Partner since 1986 and Coordinator of the Dispute Resolution department.

Lawyer in São Paulo and Porto Alegre, with outstanding performance in litigation and commercial law, recognized in the Chambers & Partners, The Legal 500 and Leaders League rankings.

Since 2008, he has been acting as an arbitrator and lawyer in national and international arbitration proceedings.

Ricardo holds a Postgraduate and Master’s Degree in Civil Procedure from PUC/RS, and a Postgraduate Degree in Business Administration from Harvard Business School (2009-2011).

• He is the Chairman of the following institutions: National OAB Arbitration Committee;
• Câmara de Mediação e Arbitragem do CIERGS-FIERGS (CAMERS);
• Legislation Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce – AMCHAM-RS;
• Instituto Liberdade e União Empresarial.
• Former Member of the Committee on Alternative Means of Conflict Resolution of CNJ.
• Lecturer and guest professor in several postgraduate programs.
• Author of the website “Arbipedia.com”, as well as the work “Controle Judicial da Arbitragem”, and editor and/or co-author of 11 collective works and 21 academic journals on Arbitration, Civil Procedure and Business Law.

ricardo.ranzolin@silveiro.com.br    |   (51) 99967.1930

Partner since 2003, Coordinator of the Public Law department, and Co-Coordinator of the Dispute Resolution department.

PhD in Law from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS (2018) – thesis in Competition and Regulatory Law with highest mark awarded. Master of Laws, Specialist in International Law, and Bachelor’s Degree with honors from UFRGS as well.

Author of a monograph awarded by the Secretariat for Economic Monitoring (SEAE) of the Brazilian Competition Defense System (SBDC).

Lawyer recognized and recommended by Legal500 and Leaders League, among other international rankings.

ricardo.moraes@silveiro.com.br   |   (51) 99256.2626

Coordinator of the Intellectual Property and Digital Law department.

Rodrigo Azevedo has an international professional and academic background, with an emphasis on topics such as Intellectual Property (LL.M with honors from the University of Turin; specializations from the University of New Hampshire and Universidad de Buenos Aires), Data Protection (first lawyer acting in Brazil certified – with honors – by the European Institute of Public Administration – EIPA), Crisis Management (Massachusetts Institute of Technology – MIT), International Law (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS), and Business Law (Fundação Getulio Vargas – FGV).

He acts as head tutor and is part of the list of arbitrators of the World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO, in addition to being a member of the Board of Directors and a Deputy Director of the Mediation Chamber of Associação Brasileira da Propriedade Intelectual – ABPI.

With almost 25 years of experience, Azevedo has been repeatedly recognized as a reference in Brazil and Latin America in rankings such as Chambers & Partners, Legal 500, Leaders League, and Análise Advocacia.

rodrigo.azevedo@silveiro.com.br   |  (51) 9916.8868

Coordinator of the Real Estate Law department.

Rodrigo Mutti is recognized by Chambers and Partners (2021) and Análise Advocacia (2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021) as one of the most admired lawyers in Brazil, as well as recommended for Real Estate practice area by Legal 500 (2019, 2020, and 2021) and Leaders League (2021 and 2022).

Former Firm’s Managing Director (2017-2019), he is a member of Ibradim (Instituto Brasileiro de Direito Imobiliário) and the Special Committee on Real Estate Law of the Federal Board of OAB.

His ability to handle complex cases and multidisciplinary projects is often recognized by clients.

Mutti has solid knowledge in corporate, agribusiness and litigation matters.

He also delivers effective results for clients due to his ability as a negotiator.

His background includes working as an in-company lawyer for a large telecommunications company. He was also a pioneer in the firm’s expansion project to São Paulo.

Mutti holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (2005), is a specialist in Civil Law from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (2007), and holds complex negotiations certification from Insper (2013) and CMI Interser (2018).

rodrigo.mutti@silveiro.com.br   |   (11) 99934.2340

• Judicial and extrajudicial litigation, as well as advisory services, in highly complex cases involving Public and Administrative Law, and Civil Law;
• Bachelor of Laws from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS (2023);
• Member of the UFRGS Arbitration Team for the XII Brazilian Arbitration Competition and the 28th Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot.

● Bachelor of Laws from Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS (2023), with honors;
● Exchange Program at Università degli Studi Roma Tre, Italy (2022);
● Bachelor of Accountancy from Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (2023), with honors and entitled as Outstanding Student from the Regional Accounting Council of Rio Grande do Sul;
● Specialization in Brazilian Tax Law from Brazilian Institute of Tax Law (ongoing);
● President of Academic League of Tax Law at UFRGS (2023);
● Member of UFRGS Tax Law Team Champion of the V Brazilian Moot of Tax Law (2023);
● Member of UFRGS Tax Law Team runner-up of the IV Tax Moot Competition Brazil (2020);
● Member of UFRGS Tax Law Team for the V and VI Tax Moot Competition Brazil, with the award of Best Memorials;
● Citizenship: Brazilian;
● Languages: Portuguese, English and Italian.

• Ana Maria is a Master’s student in Economic Criminal Law at the São Paulo Law School of Fundação Getulio Vargas – FGV/SP (current);
• Specialist in Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure from Unisinos (2019);
• Bachelor of Laws from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS (2017/1);
• Member of the Center for International and Comparative Law (CICL) – UFRGS (2017/2018);
• Member of the Research Center in Criminal Law and Criminology – UFRGS (2015/2016);
• Member of the Legal Advisory of the Group of Studies and Intervention Criminal Matters in (GEIP) – UFRGS (2012/2014);
• Citizenship: Brazilian and Italian;
• Languages: Portuguese and English.

ana.colombo@silveiro.com.br   |   (51) 99541.5919

• Bachelor of Laws from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul – PUCRS (2023/2);
• Exchange Program at Université Grenoble Alpes, France (2020);
• Member of the PUCRS Arbitration Team (2021);
• Citizenship: Brazilian;
• Languages: Portuguese and English.

E-mail: ana.dummel@silveiro.com.br

• Bachelor of Laws from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul – PUCRS (2016), with Academic Laurel
• Academic Exchange at Università di Bologna (2015/2016)
• She participated in the first Brazilian Mediation Moot Competition – Petrônio Muniz, representing the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul’s team – awarded for the best negotiation team
• Master’s in Private Law at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (2020)
• Member of the Executive Group of FEDERASUL Arbitration Chamber (CAF)
• Member of the Brazilian Arbitration Committee (CBAr)
• Member of the Special Arbitration Commission of the Brazilian Bar Association – Rio Grande do Sul (OAB/RS)
• Member of Turnaround Management Association (TMA) – BRASIL
• Citizenship: Brazilian
• Languages: Portuguese, English and Italian

andressa.garcia@silveiro.com.br |  (51) 99402.7729

• Practice Area: Labor Law
• Bachelor of Laws from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS (2017)
• Postgraduate’s student in Labor and Labor Procedural Law at Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul – PUCRS (2018-present)
• Bachelor’s student in Accounting Science at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS (2017-present)
• Citizenship: Brazilian
• Languages: Portuguese and English

anna.leite@silveiro.com.br |  (51) 98108.3832

• Bachelor of Laws from UFRGS (2019), with exchange program at Università degli Studi Roma TRE, Italy (2017/2018)
• Specialist in Tax Law from Cedin (2021)
• Member of the UFRGS/PUCRS Team at the III Corporate Arbitration Competition (2017)
• Best Speaker Award and Champion Award at the III Corporate Arbitration Competition (2017)
• Member of the UFRGS Arbitration Team at IX Brazilian Business Mediation and Arbitration Competition (2018)
• Member of the UFRGS Arbitration Team at the 26th Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot (2018/2019)
• Award Eric E. Bergsten for Team Orals at the 26th Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot (2018/2019)
• Coach of UFRGS Arbitration Team for the XII Brazilian Competition of Business Mediation and Arbitration (2021)
• Citizenship: Brazilian
• Languages: Portuguese, English and Italian.

beatriz.alves@silveiro.com.br | (51) 98142.5877

• Practice Areas: Civil and Civil Procedural Law, Contracts, Business Law, Advisory and Litigation;
• Bachelor of Laws from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul – PUC/RS (2014);
• Specialist in Civil and Civil Procedural Law from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul – PUCRS (2016);
• Specialist in Real Estate Law from Instituto Nemesis (2018);
• MBA in Management and Business Law from Fundação Getulio Vargas (2020-present);
• Mediation and Arbitration Program from Instituto Brasileiro de Direito Imobiliário – IBRADIM (2020);
• Member of Women in Law Mentoring;
• Citizenship: Brazilian;
• Languages: Portuguese, English, and Spanish;

bruna.quintana@silveiro.com.br  |  (51) 98102.9559

• Graduated in Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul – PUCRS (2021);
• Graduate degree in Civil Law and Civil Procedure – FMP (2024);
• Graduate degree in Tax Law – PUCRS (in progress);
• Citizenship: brazilian;
• Languages: portuguese and english.

• Lawyer at the Civil Litigation department.
• He has experience in claims involving Consumer Law focused on telecommunications matters.
• He has worked at Silveiro Advogados since 2016, at its headquarters in Porto Alegre/RS.
• Bachelor of Laws from Centro Universitário Metodista – IPA

bruno.amaral@silveiro.com.br   |   (51) 99652.3841

• Graduated in Law from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul – Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (2018);
• Cultural Exchange in Dublin, Ireland (2019);
• Master of Business Administration in Accounting and Finance from the Foundation Institute of Accounting, Actuarial, and Financial Research – Fundação Instituto de Pesquisas Contábeis, Atuariais e Financeiras (completion in 2024/1);
• Postgraduate in Tax Law at the Brazilian Institute of Tax Studies – Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos Tributários (completion in 2024/1);
• Certified in Intellectual Property from the World Intellectual Property Organization (2017);
• Certified in Corporate Law from the Getulio Vargas Foundation – Fundação Getúlio Vargas (2020);
• Certified in Contract Law from the Getulio Vargas Foundation – Fundação Getúlio Vargas (2020);
• Nationality: brazilian;
• Languages: portuguese and english.

• Practice Areas: Civil Procedural Law, Civil Law and Litigation
• Bachelor of Laws from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS (2019)
• Master’s student in Law with emphasis in Civil and Business Law from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS (2020-present)
• Awarded Outstanding Prize of the XXI Research Mentorship Exhibition of the Law School of UFRGS (2019)
• Citizenship: Brazilian Languages:
• Portuguese, English, and Spanish.

carolina.roncatto@silveiro.com.br    | (51) 99911.4472

• Graduated in Law from the Pontifícia Católica Universidade do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS) – 2023/2;
• Citizenship: Brazilian;
• Languages: Portuguese and English.

• Bachelor of Laws from Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie (2023/2);
• Citizenship: Brazilian;
• Languages: Portuguese and English.

carolina.melo@silveiro.com.br  / (11) 992358961

• Practice Areas: Probate and Family Law.
• Bachelor of Laws from the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS (2017/2), with honors.
• Master’s Degree in Private Law from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS (2020), with summa cum laude and nomination for publication.
• PhD student in Civil Procedural Law at Universidade de São Paulo – USP (2022/2).
• Author of the book “O Direito de Família no Processo: um estudo sobre a aplicação do princípio dispositivo em sentido material e do princípio da congruência em ações de família”, Londrina: Editora Thoth, 2022, as well as articles published in specialized journals and in collections, available at http://lattes.cnpq.br/6826629981011106.
• Ranked first in the I Award of Instituto Brasileiro de Direito Processual – IBDP (2016) and ranked second, in the professional category, in the III Clóvis Beviláqua Award, promoted by Instituto Brasileiro de Direito Civil (2019).
• Member of Instituto Brasileiro de Direito de Família (IBDFAM).
• Citizenship: Brazilian.
• Languages: Portuguese, English, and Italian.

caroline.pomje@silveiro.com.br

• Practice Areas: Civil Law, Civil Procedural Law, Consumer Law
• Bachelor of Laws from Universidade do Vale dos Sinos – UNISINOS (2022/2)
• Postgraduate student in Civil Procedural Law from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul – PUC (2023)
• Citizenship: brazilian
• Languages: portuguese and English

clarice.matte@silveiro.com.br

• Graduated in Legal and Social Sciences from the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS (2019).
• Graduated in business management from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul – PUCRS (2014).
• Postgraduate in Business Law from Fundação Getúlio Vargas – FGV-Rio (2021).
• Citizenship: Brazilian.

• Graduated in Law from Mackenzie Presbyterian University (2020);
• MBA in Law and Regulation of the Electric Power Sector at the Brazilian Institute of Education, Development, and Research – IDP (in progress);
• Extension and Update in Tax Law at the Brazilian Institute of Tax Law – IBDT (2019);
• Online Course on Taxation of Electric Energy at the Brazilian Institute of Finance Executives – IBEF Rio de Janeiro (2021);
• Citizenship: Brazilian;
• Languages: Portuguese and English.

Felipe is a lawyer that has been part of the Dispute Resolution department since 2012, working in judicial and arbitration proceedings, in business law disputes, notably in the telecommunications, franchising, stock market and service provision sectors and industries.

In addition to being a Bachelor of Laws from PUCRS, his academic background is focused on Business Law (UNISINOS), Private International Law (The Hague Academy of International Law), and Negotiation (The Negotiation Academy), and he is the author of publications in Brazilian newspapers, law portals, and scientific journals.

Currently, he coordinates a team dedicated to meeting the demands brought by corporate consumers in the telecommunications sector, as well as acts in dispute arbitration and negotiations.

felipe.lima@silveiro.com.br   |   (51) 99311.8689

Lawyer with 15 years of experience in Labor Law focused on dispute resolution and business consulting.

She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Legal and Social Sciences from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), a postgraduate degree in Labor and Procedural Labor Law from Universidade Anhanguera – LFG, and is specialist in Business Law from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)..

fernanda.daros@silveiro.com.br   |  (51) 99239.9697

• Bachelor of Laws from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS (2022/2), with honors;
• Postgraduate degree in Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law at Unisinos (currently attending);
• Member of the Research Center in Criminal Law and Criminology – UFRGS (2020/2021);
• Distinction award at the XXIII Research Mentorship Exhibition of the Law School of the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS;
• Citizenship: brazilian;
• Languages: Portuguese, Spanish and English.

Bachelor’s Degree in Legal and Social Sciences with Academic Honors from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS. Lawyer at Silveiro Advogados, in the Intellectual Property and Digital Law teams. Participant in the 1st Intellectual Property Arbitration Competition of the Brazilian Intellectual Property Association (2021). Course on Open Banking: Innovations and Opportunities at Propague Institute (2020). Distance Course on Intellectual Property (DL 101P) from the World Intellectual Property Organization (2021). Experience in Privacy and Data Protection, Intellectual Property and Civil Litigation. Languages: Portuguese, English and Spanish.

francesca.balestrin@silveiro.com.br

• Bachelor of Laws from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS (2022/2);
• Postgraduate’s student in Labor and Labor Procedural Law at Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul – PUCRS (2023 – present);
• Citizenship: Brazilian;
• Languages: Portuguese and English.

• Practice Area: Labor Law
• Bachelor of Laws from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul – PUCRS (2014)
• Specialist in Labor and Labor Procedural Law from CERS/Estácio de Sá (2018)
• Specialist in Social Security Law from CERS/Estácio de Sá (2018)
• Citizenship: Brazilian
• Languages: Portuguese and English

gabriela.carvalho@silveiro.com.br | (51) 99173.6573

• Bachelor of Laws from UFRGS (2019/2)
• Specialization in Public Law from UCS/ESMAFE (2021)
• Specialization in Tax Law from PUCRS (current)
• Citizenship: Brazilian
• Languages: Portuguese and English

• Practice Areas: Civil Law, Real Estate Law, and Contracts
• Bachelor of Laws from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS (2019)
• Specialization in Agrarian Law and Agribusiness from Fundação Escola Superior do Ministério Público – FMP (2020)
• Specialization in Business Law from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS
• Advanced Corporate Law Program from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul – PUCRS (2019)
• Effective Member of the Agribusiness Law Committee of IBRADEMP (Brazilian Institute of Business Law).
• Citizenship: Brazilian
• Languages: Portuguese and English

giovanni.pallaoro@silveiro.com.br  | (51) 99766.1516

• Bachelor of Laws from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (2022/2), with honors;
• Academic exchange at Universidade do Porto, Portugal (2022/1);
• Citizenship: brazilian and italian;
• Languages: portuguese, english and italian.

gizela.busatto@silveiro.com.br  | (51) 98413-5135

• Graduated in Law from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (2022/2);
• Citizenship: brazilian;
• Languages: portuguese and english.

Member of the Dispute Resolution and Insolvency and Restructuring departments.

Guilherme has experience in judicial and arbitration proceedings involving business, corporate, contractual and civil liability disputes.

He represents and advises companies, creditors, and investors in restructuring operations, court-supervised reorganization processes, and investments in distressed assets.

He has provided advisory and litigation support in proceedings related to the shopping mall industry, advised startups on issues related to the admission of strategic partners and receiving capital contributions.

He holds a Master’s Degree of Private Law and Bachelor’s Degree from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Specialist (LL.M) in Business Law from Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS), with certification in Court-Supervised Reorganization from INSPER/SP, and in Corporate Strategies, Tax and Estate Planning from FGV/SP.

He is author of academic articles and publications in Brazilian journals about business law, company crisis and arbitration.

He is a member of the Bankruptcy and Corporate Recovery Commission of the OAB-RS, member of the Turnaround Management Association (TMA Brazil), and member of the Brazilian Arbitration Committee (CBAR)..

guilherme.feijo@silveiro.com.br   |   (51) 99836.7900

• Bachelor of Laws from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS (2020/2)
• Postgraduate student in Civil and Civil Procedural Law from Fundação Escola Superior do Ministério Público – FMP/RS (since 2021)
• Specialization Program in “Bases del Razonamiento Probatorio” from the University of Girona (UdG), Spain (present)
• Citizenship: Brazilian L
• anguages: Portuguese, English, Italian, and Spanish

gustavo.ledur@silveiro.com.br

• Bachelor of Laws from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS (2021/1), with honors.
• Awarded an honorable mention in the “Commercial Law” session of the XXXI Undergraduate Research Exhibition from UFRGS.
• Member of the UFRGS Arbitration Team, which was the winner of the X Brazilian Arbitration Moot (CAMARB).
• Member and speaker of the UFRGS Arbitration Team at the V Commercial Arbitration Moot (CAEMP).
• Citizenship: Brazilian.
• Languages: Portuguese and English.

igor.gaspar@silveiro.com.br | (51) 98588.6728

• Bachelor of Laws from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS (2018);
• Postgraduate student in Business Law at PUC-Minas – Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais (ongoing);
• Member of Woman in Law Mentoring (WLM);
• Nationality: Brazilian;
• Languages: Portuguese and English.

(51) 99548-0578

• Compliance, Data Protection and Digital Law;
• Bachelor of Laws from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS (2023), with honors;
• Exchange program at Université du Québec à Montréal;
• Winner of the Mediation Writing Competition in Brazil 2023;
• Participant of the ICC Mediation Competition, the IBA-VIAC CDRC Vienna Negotiation Competition, and the Brazilian Mediation Competition CAMARB;
• Citizenship: Brazilian;
• Languages: Portuguese, English, and French.

• Graduated in Law at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS (2022);
• Extension Course on Intellectual Property, offered by Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS (2019);
• Citizenship: Brazilian;
• Languages: Portuguese, English and German.

joao.raupp@silveiro.com.br

• Bachelor of Laws from UFRGS (2023/1);
• Citizenship: brazilian;
• Languages: Portuguese, English and Spanish.

• Experience in Taxes, Corporate Law, and Business Consulting, developing tax advisory activities, offering services to agribusiness companies, family companies, national and foreign investors and multinational companies;
• Experience in the administration of the tax burden;
• Advisory of Mergers and Acquisition;
• Idealized of significant corporate restructuring projects;
  Development of succession plans, tax planning, international taxation and projects involving transfer pricing;
• Experience in different segments of industries as agribusiness, family companies, pharmaceuticals, consumer markets, industrial manufacturing, media, private equity, and holding companies;
• Tax assessments of foreign jurisdictions for multinational companies;
• Experience in the adoption of international accounting standards in Brazil, including for tax and corporate purposes;
• Development and leadership of relevant Tax Compliance projects;
• Experience in conducting business expansion strategy, acting in the identification and evaluation of opportunities and new projects;
• Training, development, and management of teams, customers and administrative activities related to budget, deliveries, and deadlines;
• Co-founder of a social impact project in entrepreneurship and financial education directed to young people at risk situation.

• Law School – Centro Universitário Ritter dos Reis (2010);
• Specialization – Social Security – Centro Universitário Ritter dos Reis (2010);
• Specialization – Labourer rights pelo Centro Universitário Ritter dos Reis (2012);
• Specialization – Labourer rights compliance (2021);
• Citizenship: Brazilian;
• Speaks: Portuguese and Spanish.

• Practice Areas: Corporate Law, Business Contracts, and Judicial and Arbitral Litigation
• Bachelor’s Degree from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (2019), with exchange program at Université Paris 1 – Panthéon Sorbonne (2018)
• Specialist in Comparative and European Contract and Consumer Law from Université Savoie Mont Blanc (2017)
• Summer School in International Commercial Arbitration from the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce of Paris (2018)
• Member of the UFRGS Arbitration Team for the 26th Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot (2018/2019) Eric E. Bergsten
• Award for Team Orals as Speaker at the 26th Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot (2019) Best Speaker Award at the III CAM-CBBC Hanseatic Pre-Moot (2019)
• Citizenship: Brazilian Languages:
• Portuguese, English, and French

julie.griebler@silveiro.com.br

• Graduated in Law from Unicuritiba (2018/2);
• Postgraduate student in Contract Law;
• Citizenship: Brazilian;
• Languages: Portuguese, English, and Spanish.

• Practice Area: Labor Law
• Bachelor of Laws from UNIRITTER, Canoas/RS (2006)
• Postgraduate Degree in State Law – merit scholarship by UNIRITTER, Canoas/RS (2008)
• Postgraduate Degree in Labor and Labor Procedural Law – IDC- Instituto de Desenvolvimento Cultural, Porto Alegre/RS (2012)
• Citizenship: Brazilian

larissa.salgado@silveiro.com.br  | (51) 99195.3170

• Graduated in Law from Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie (2020);
• Postgraduate degree in Civil Procedural Law from Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie (2023);
• Study group on Civil Procedural Law and Civil Law (2018);
• Citizenship: Brazilian;
• Languages: Portuguese and English.

• Bachelor of Laws from Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie (2023/2);
• Citizenship: Brazilian;
• Languages: Portuguese and English.

laura.depaula@silveiro.com.br    / (19) 98398-1114

• Practice Areas: Business Law, Intellectual Property, Digital Law, Data Protection, Startups, Sports, Media and Entertainment,
• Bachelor’s Degree from the Law School of Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)
• Master’s Degree in Intellectual Property Law from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Spain
• Specialist in Business Law from Universidade do Vale dos Sinos (UNISINOS), Rio Grande do Sul
• Entrepreneurship Executive Education Program from Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa – INSPER, São Paulo CopyrightX from Harvard Law School, USA
• General Data Protection Law (LGPD) from Instituto de Tecnologia e Sociedade do Rio de Janeiro (ITSRio)
• Entrepreneurship and Innovation from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
• Worked in the Culture and Creative Industries Sector of the Copyright Division of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) – United Nations (UN)
• Specialized Agency – Geneva, Switzerland WIPO
• Advanced Workshop on Domain Name Dispute Resolution, Geneva, Switzerland
• WIPO Summer School in Intellectual Property, Geneva, Switzerland.
• Tutor in the WIPO Academy Distance Learning Program Distance Learning Courses on Intellectual Property,
• Arbitration and Mediation at the WIPO Academy, Switzerland
• Court-Appointed Expert on Intellectual Property Lecturer, Author and Professor (in undergraduate and postgraduate courses) in Brazil, Spain, Switzerland, and the United States.
• Co-author of “Releitura dos Acordos da OMC: como interpretados pelo Órgão de Apelação”.
• Center for Global Trade and Investment (CCGI) and Center for Studies in Law and International Relations (ORBIS) – São Paulo School of Economics, Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV), São Paulo, 2013
• Recognized by the Leaders League International Legal Ranking (2018) among the most outstanding lawyers in Brazil in the areas of Technology, Data Protection and Media, Sports & Entertainment)
• Member of the Committee on Technology and Innovation Intellectual Property and Contracts of the Center for Arbitration and Mediation of the Chamber of Commerce Brazil-Canada (CAM-CCB) Sociedades de Advogados (CESA)
• Member of Associação Brasileira da Propriedade Intelectual (ABPI)
• Member of the International Trademark Association (INTA)
• Member of Associação Paulista da Propriedade Intelectual (ASPI)
• Citizenship: Brazilian
• Languages: Portuguese, English, Spanish, and French

leonardo.moura@silveiro.com.br

• Bachelor’s Degree from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul – PUCRS (2015);
• Specialist in Business Law from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul – PUCRS (2017);
• Member of the Special Comission on the Right to Health of the Brazilian Bar Association – Rio Grande do Sul (OAB/RS);
• Co-coordinator of the Supplementary Health WG of the Special Comission on the Right to Health of the Brazilian Bar Association – Rio Grande do Sul (OAB/RS);
• Citizenship: brazilian and Italian;
• Languages: portuguese and english.

• Practice Areas: Civil Procedural Law and Civil Law
• Bachelor of Laws from Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie (2018)
• Specialist in Civil Procedural Law from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo – PUC-SP (2021)
• Citizenship: Brazilian
• Languages: Portuguese and English

leonardo.castro@silveiro.com.br | (11) 97545.5576

• Bachelor of Laws from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS (2023);
• Exchange Program at Università di Bologna (2020);
• Head of the Tax Area at Hernani Estrella Legal Advisory (AJHE – UFRGS) (2022);
• Citizenship: Brazilian;
• Languages: portuguese, english, and italian.

(51) 99359.4041

• Graduated in Law at Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS).
• Experience in negotiation, litigation law and business strategic management, focusing on preventive mitigation of risks involved in business practices.
• Practical and academic participation in conflict resolution, through the use of alternative dispute resolution methods and techniques.
• The professional serves companies from different segments.
• History of conducting defenses, within the scope of legal proceedings, as well as with the Public Labour Prosecution Office, in Administrative Procedures and Inquiries.
• Citizenship: Brazilian.
• Languages: Portuguese, English and Spanish.

• Practice Areas: Strategic Litigation and Environmental Law
• Bachelor of Laws from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS (2019/2), with honors
• Master’s Degree in Private Law with emphasis on Civil and Business Law from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS
• Specialist in Environmental Law and Strategic Sustainability Management from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo – PUC/SP
• Citizenship: Brazilian
• Languages: Portuguese, English, French, and Italian

luisa.dresch@silveiro.com.br  |  (51) 99605.1638

• Practice Areas: Civil Procedural Law, Civil Law, Consumer Law, and Civil Litigation
• Bachelor of Laws from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS (2020/1), with honors
• Member and speaker of the Investment Arbitration Team of Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS at the Foreign Direct Investment Moot 2019, having received an Honorable Mention for her performance as a speaker Member and speaker of the Investment Arbitration Team of Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS,
• winner of the São Paulo Foreign Direct Investment Premoot 2019
• Nominated for Young Researcher Award at the XXXI Research Mentorship Exhibition of Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS
• Co-author of the article “Artificial intelligence in arbitration: should we consider the possibility of decision-rendering AI?”, published in the 36th edition of Young Arbitration Review Mentee in the I Mentoring Programme of Brazil Very Young Arbitration Practitioners – BRVYAP (2020 – present)
• Citizenship: Brazilian Languages:
• Portuguese, English, and Italian

lukas.irion@silveiro.com.br | (51) 99705.9909

• Practice Areas: Civil Procedural Law, Civil Law, Business Law, Litigation,
• Court-Supervised Reorganization and Arbitration
• Bachelor of Laws from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS (2014) with Honors
• Postgraduate Degree in Civil Procedural Law from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS – Process and Organization
• Citizenship: Brazilian
• Languages: Portuguese and English

marcelo.tosin@silveiro.com.br | (51) 99919.5652

• Bachelor of Laws from Mackenzie Presbyterian University (Mackenzie-SP);
• Postgraduate student in Civil Procedural Law at the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP);
• Languages: Portuguese, English and Spanish;
• Citizenship: Brazilian.

• Practice Areas: Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law
• Bachelor of Laws from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS (2014)
• Specialization in Compliance from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul – PUCRS (2018)
• Citizenship: Brazilian
• Languages: Portuguese, English, Spanish, and French

maria.arnt@silveiro.com.br | (51) 99114.4010

• Bachelor of Laws from Escola Superior do Ministério Público do Rio Grande do Sul – FMP/RS (2019);
• Specialist in Civil Law and Civil Procedural Law from Fundação Escola Superior do Ministério Público do Rio Grande do Sul (FMP/RS (2020-2021);
• Postgraduate student in Tax Law from Instituto Brasileiro de Direito Tributário – IBET/RS (2022-present);
• Citizenship: Brazilian e Portuguese;
• Languages: portuguese, english and italian.

• Practice Areas: Civil Law, Consumer Law and Civil Litigation;
• Bachelor of Laws from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (2021), with honors;
• Exchange Program at Università Alma Mater di Bologna, Italy (2019);
• Specialization in Data Protection from Fundação do Ministério Público and Universidade de Lisboa (2022);
• Distance Course on Intellectual Property from the World Intellectual Property Organization (2020);
• Distance Course on Digital Law from Instituto Brasiliense de Direito Público (2020);
• Associated on Woman in Law Mentoring (WLM);
• Citizenship: Brazilian and Italian;
• Languages: Portuguese, English, Italian and Spanish.

• Graduated from Presbyterian Mackenzie University – São Paulo (2019)
• Citizenship: Brazilian
• Languages: Portuguese and English

• LLB | Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (2022/1);
• “Legal English: Contracts and Litigation” course by Getúlio Vargas Foundation (2019);
• Citizenship: Brazilian;
• Languages: Portuguese and English.

• Practice Areas: Civil Procedural Law, Civil Law, and Corporate Law
• Bachelor of Laws from Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie (2015)
• LL. M in Corporate Law from Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa – INSPER (since 2017)
• Citizenship: Brazilian
• Languages: Portuguese and English

• Practice Areas: Consumer Relations and Strategic Negotiation
• Bachelor of Laws from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo – PUCSP (2018)
• Postgraduate Degree in Negotiation and Dispute Resolution – PUCSP
• Certification in Negotiation and Dispute Resolution from PUCSP (2019)
• Master’s Degree from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo – PUCSP (2022)
• Citizenship: Brazilian
• Languages: Portuguese and English

rafael.machado@silveiro.com.br | (11) 99495.9616

Ricardo leads a team specialized in strategic litigation focused in corporate, contractual, shopping mall, and civil liability matters, with recognized quality and delivery in highly complex cases.

Bachelor of Laws from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul – PUCRS (1999), he is a specialist in Economics and Company Law from Fundação Getulio Vargas and in Court-Supervised Reorganization from INSPER.

Former Legal Vice-President of ADVB/RS (2004-2005), Ricardo has been recognized among outstanding lawyers in his area of expertise by the Leaders League ranking.

ricardo.fortes@silveiro.com.br   |   (51) 99123.3223

• Practice Areas: Corporate Law, M&A, Contracts, Corporate Law Practice Group;
• Bachelor of Laws from Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie (2014);
• Specialist in People Management from Fundação Getúlio Vargas – FGV (2015);
• Specialist in Corporate Law from Fundação Getúlio Vargas – FGV (2018);
• Masters of Law in Financial and Capital Market Law from INSPER (2023-present);
• Citizenship: Brazilian;
• Languages: Portuguese, English, and Spanish;

• Practice Areas: Civil Law, Civil Procedure, and Consumer Law
• Bachelor of Laws from Centro Universitário Franciscano (2016)
• Specializing in Civil Procedural Law from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul – PUC RS (since 2019)
• Citizenship: Brazilian
• Languages: Portuguese

• Graduated in Law from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS (2021/2), with an academic exchange at Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Germany (2019-2021);
• Winner of the II Contest of Monographs for Young Latin American Researchers – Jean Monnet Award, an initiative of the BRIDGE Project, co-financed by the Erasmus+ Program of the European Union (2022);
• Legal Assistant (studentische Hilfskraft) in International Public Law at Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Germany (2019-2021);
• Completed with distinction the “U.S.-German Summer Law School” course in International Intellectual Property Law, hosted by the Law Faculty of Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Marquette University Law School, and University of Wisconsin Law (2021);
• Representative of Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen at Siegen Model United Nations (2020) and Harvard World Model United Nations (2021);
• Completed the course “Data Protection in Times of COVID-19”, organized by the University of Coimbra, Portugal (2020);
• Winner of the Best Poster Award at the XXVII National Congress of CONPEDI: technology, communication, and innovation in Law (2018);
• Highlighted in the XIX Extension Hall of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS (2018);
• Author of the article “Law and policies related to works generated by artificial intelligence in Brazil and the European Union”, published in the Latin American Journal of European Studies (vol. 2, no. 2, 2022);
• Citizenship: Brazilian;
• Languages: Portuguese, English, German, and Italian.

• She focuses on preventing and resolving labor disputes, in addition to providing advice, consultancy and strategic business planning.
• Bachelor of Laws from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul – PUCRS (2013)
• Specialist in Labor Law from the Damásio Educacional/Ibmec (2016)
• Postgraduate Degree in Public Law from Escola Superior da Magistratura Federal (ESMAFE-RS) (2014)
• Specialization student in Tax Law at LFG (since 2019)
• Citizenship: Brazilian
• Languages: Portuguese and English

taina.franck@silveiro.com.br  |  (51) 98148.7088

• Graduated in Legal and Social Sciences from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (2023), with Academic Honors;
• Presentation of the research “Regulation related to artificial intelligence: a comparative perspective between Brazilian law and the European Union” at the Scientific Initiation Salon of UFRGS, under the guidance of Prof. Lisiane Feiten Wingert Ody (2022);
• Researcher in the CNPQ Research Group “Comparative Law Research Center,” coordinated by Prof. Lisiane (2022);
• Presentation of the research “Comparative analysis of the movement of Individual Microentrepreneurs (MEIs) in relation to other types of companies amid the current Brazilian economy” at the Scientific Initiation Salon of the UFRGS Law School, under the guidance of Prof. Gerson Branco (2021);
• Researcher in the CNPQ Research Group “Center for Studies on Business Law and Obligations” (NEF UFRGS), coordinated by Prof. Gerson Branco (2021);
• Secretary of the Academic Center André da Rocha UFRGS (2020-2021);
• Monitor at G4, in the University Legal Assistance Service (SAJU/UFRGS), working in Civil Law and Family Law (2020-2021);
• Online Course on Contracts and Preliminary Negotiations at the Getúlio Vargas Foundation (2020);
• Citizenship: Brazilian;
• Languages: Portuguese, English, French, and Spanish.

• Graduated in Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul – PUCRS (2023);
• Citizenship: Brazilian.

• Practice Areas: Intellectual Property, Digital Law, and Data Protection
• Bachelor’s Degree in Legal and Social Sciences from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
• Member of Silveiro Advogados’ team in the 1st Intellectual Property Arbitration Competition of the Brazilian Intellectual Property Association (2021)
• Coordinator of Hernani Estrella Legal Advisory (AJHE – UFRGS) (2018-2022)
• World Intellectual Property Organization Distance Course on Intellectual Property (2019)
• General Law of Personal Data Protection course by Instituto Tecnologia e Sociedade of Rio de Janeiro (2020)
• Course on Open Banking: Innovations and Opportunities by Propague Institute (2020)
• Course on Lawsuits on the General Law of Personal Data Protection (2021)
• Citizenship: Brazilian
• Languages: Portuguese and English

• Bachelor’s Degree from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), with exchange program at Science Po Rennes (2019);
• Member of UFRGS’s “Themes of Applied Contractual Law” research group (2020);
• Citizenship: Brazilian
• Languages: portuguese, english, french and italian.