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Veirano Advogados Offices

Veirano Advogados
Av. Dr. Nilo Peçanha 2900
15º andar - Bela Vista
91330-001 - Porto Alegre - RS
Brazil
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Mr Diego Fraga Lerner

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+55 51 2121-7500 diego.lerner@veirano.com.br View profile View profile

Work Department

Commercial Contracts and Corporate & Mergers and Acquisitions

Position

Partner

Career

Diego is a partner with a successful track record of providing guidance on M&A transactions, infrastructure projects, commercial agreements and real estate transactions.

He has advised clients on a variety of acquisitions and investments in industries such as agribusiness, auto parts, banking, education, fintech, healthcare, logistics, plastics, renewable energy, technology, and telecom.

Diego also has experience on infrastructure projects and is currently advising a Brazilian client in the structuring, financing and development of a USD 800 million renewable diesel plant in Paraguay, one of the largest infrastructure projects in the history of the country. He is used to drafting and negotiating complex commercial documents such as engineering, procurement and construction agreements.

In real estate, he advises foreign clients on the acquisition of rural properties for forestry purposes and on the management of these assets. He also advises on the acquisition of urban properties and related matters such as the drafting of lease and mortgage agreements.

A Brazilian national with strong international background, Diego has already worked both in Asia and in the United States. He has recently worked for Duane Morris & Selvam LLP in Singapore for the period of one year (2018), where he was involved in transactions with clients from Singapore, China, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines and Myanmar. Upon his return from Asia, Diego is now an active member of the firm’s China Desk. Earlier in his career, Diego also worked at the legal department of the International Monetary Fund, in Washington, D.C. (2010-2011).

Since 2019, Diego is a Judge at the Rio Grande do Sul State Bar Association’s Ethics Tribunal. He is also a member of the Rio Grande do Sul State Bar Association’s Arbitration Committee.

Languages

English, Portuguese, Spanish

Memberships

  • American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM ), Porto Alegre
  • American Bar Association (ABA), International Law Section
  • World Services Group (WSG)

Education

  • LL.M, Corporate Law, New York University School of Law, 2010
  • LL.M, International Law, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, 2009
  • LL.B, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, 2005
  • Exchange Student, The University of Texas at Austin School of Law, CAPES/FIPSE Scholar, Austin, TX, 2005

Lawyer Rankings

Brazil > Corporate and M&A: High-end

Boasting an extensive geographical footprint in Brazil, Veirano Advogados attracts instructions from clients operating in a variety of industries (including energy, technology, telecoms, mining, life sciences and agribusiness), who turn to the team for its ‘excellent support in corporate matters and M&A deals’. With an impressive track record in sophisticated M&A involving publicly-held companies, the group is also well versed in private equity and venture capital investments, asset deals and consolidations. Demonstrating extensive experience in all types of M&A transactions, including buy and sell-side mandates, Augusto Cesar Barbosa De Souza steers the São Paulo-based team in domestic and cross-border share and asset acquisitions and divestments. In the same office, Lior Pinsky acts for funds, companies and state-owned enterprises in corporate and financing deals. Daniel Augusto Malatesta is a name to note for emerging growth companies and investors, while Vanessa Felício is a popular choice for clients from the life sciences, consumer products, IT, and oil and gas sectors. Other noteworthy practitioners in São Paulo include Vitor Rozenthal, who focuses on public M&A and private equity, and Diego Yago Rodrigues. Splitting her time between São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, managing partner Paula Surerus specialises in matters involving regulated sectors. Also located in Rio, Robson Barreto and Maria Cecilia Vieira are singled out for their deep expertise in the telecoms sector, while Fernando Verzoni heads up the corporate and M&A group in Porto Alegre, where Diego Lerner is also based. The group was strengthened by the arrival of Mauricio Negri Paschoal, Clarissa Yokomizo and Giedre Brajato from Souto Correa Advogados in October 2023.

Brazil > City focus - Porto Alegre > Commercial, corporate and M&A

(Next Generation Partners)

Diego Fraga Lerner – Veirano Advogados

Clients in the education, agribusiness, renewable energy, and financial services sectors routinely turn to Veirano Advogados‘ Porto Alegre office for advice on complex M&A transactions, with a particular emphasis on buy-side instructions. The practice also offers assistance to clients in the negotiation of commercial agreements and the drafting of domestic and international commercial contracts. Corporate and transactional specialist Fernando Verzoni, who is dual qualified in Brazil and New York, is the regional head of the corporate and M&A practice in Southern Brazil. Verzoni is supported by the ‘calm, competent, and always supportive‘ Diego Fraga Lerner, whose areas of expertise cover M&A, infrastructure projects, commercial contracts, and real estate transactions.

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