New York Bar · OAB-SP
Cross-border counsel for U.S. companies operating in Latin America.
Dual-licensed attorney with sixteen years of in-house experience at global technology companies. Trilingual. Based in São Paulo.
Dual-licensed attorney with sixteen years of in-house experience at global technology companies. Trilingual. Based in São Paulo.
I am an attorney admitted to the New York State Bar and the Brazilian Bar (OAB-SP), with sixteen years of in-house legal experience at global technology companies — most recently as Associate General Counsel for Latin America at VMware, and previously as Latin America Counsel at Red Hat.
My practice focuses on the legal, contractual, and regulatory questions that arise when U.S. technology and enterprise businesses operate, expand, or transact across Latin America. I work alongside General Counsel, founders, and operations leaders who need senior cross-border judgment without the overhead of a regional firm.
I am trilingual in English, Portuguese, and Spanish — a combination that allows me to operate fluently across the jurisdictions that matter most to my clients.
Each engagement is shaped by the client's operating reality — not by a fixed service catalogue. The following are the areas in which I work most often.
Establishing local entities, joint ventures, and operational structures across Brazil and other Latin American jurisdictions. Choice-of-entity analysis, governance, and intercompany arrangements.
Software licensing, SaaS, cloud, professional services, channel agreements, and complex commercial deals — adapted for enforceability under local law.
LGPD compliance for Brazilian operations, GDPR alignment, international data transfers, and the practical mechanics of running a privacy program across jurisdictions.
The full menu — direct employment, contractor relationships, EOR/PEO arrangements, and the trade-offs each carries under Brazilian labor law. Senior compensation and equity considerations.
Compliance programs, third-party due diligence, and internal controls calibrated to the elevated exposure of U.S. companies operating across Latin America.
Negotiation, contract management, and ongoing counsel for transactions involving public entities and government procurement processes across Latin America — including public tenders, public-sector contracting, and the regulatory considerations these engagements require.
Engagements outside these areas are evaluated case by case.
Led the legal function across Latin America for the global cloud and virtualization business: commercial transactions, regulatory matters, employment, M&A integration, and the day-to-day work of supporting commercial and operations leaders in a high-velocity enterprise software environment. Worked through the company's transitions, including the Broadcom acquisition.
Supported Red Hat's expansion and operations across Latin America during a formative period for enterprise open-source software. Built the legal function for the region, including commercial contracts, channel relationships, compliance, and cross-border matters.
Advising U.S. technology and enterprise clients on legal, contractual, and regulatory matters across Latin America. Associated with Novais Neto Advogado in São Paulo for matters requiring Brazilian counsel of record.
For a substantive first call, the most efficient path is to schedule directly. For shorter inquiries, email reaches me promptly.