Mr Leonardo Baptista Rodrigues Cruz > Pinheiro Neto Advogados > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile

Mr Leonardo Baptista Rodrigues Cruz

+55 11 3247-8656 lcruz@pn.com.br

Work Department

Banking and Financial Regulation, Corporate, M&A and Capital Markets.

Position

Partner.

Career

Leonardo Cruz became a partner in 2019. He worked at Dechert’s NY office between 2011 and 2012.

Leonardo Baptista Rodrigues Cruz advises financial institutions, payment companies, investment funds and fintechs on regulatory issues and structured finance, M&A and capital market transactions. Leonardo concentrates his practice in banking, corporate, project finance and capital markets, with expertise in setting up financial institutions and payment institutions, negotiating M&A contracts and operating agreements, joint ventures, project finance and securities placement.

Languages

Portuguese, English and Spanish.

Memberships

New York State Bar Association: member since 2012.

Education

LLB from Mackenzie Presbyterian University – 2003. 
Specialization degree – Corporate Law from Insper – Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa (2005). 
LLM (Master of Laws) from University of Virginia School of Law (2011).