{"id":56626,"date":"2026-05-22T11:32:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T11:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/?post_type=press_releases&#038;p=56626"},"modified":"2026-05-22T11:32:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T11:32:49","slug":"b-luz-appoints-fernando-bousso-as-new-ceo","status":"publish","type":"press_releases","link":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/press-releases\/b-luz-appoints-fernando-bousso-as-new-ceo\/","title":{"rendered":"b\/luz Appoints Fernando Bousso as New CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Luis Felipe Baptista Luz transitions from executive leadership to Chairman of the Board; transition to be completed in July<\/em><\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>b\/luz has announced a change in its executive leadership. Effective July 1, 2026, Fernando Bousso will assume the role of Chief Executive Officer, while Luis Felipe Baptista Luz will transition to Chairman of the Board.<\/p>\n<p>The transition will begin to be communicated to the market on March 31 and will take place over the coming months, with completion expected in July. According to the firm, the process has been carefully structured to ensure operational continuity and strategic alignment throughout the transition.<\/p>\n<p>This succession marks a new chapter for b\/luz, which has been led by Luis Felipe for more than two decades. The change also reflects an advancement in the firm\u2019s governance structure.<\/p>\n<p>With a well-established track record within the firm, Fernando Bousso steps into the role with responsibility for leading operations and guiding the next phase of growth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI take on the role of CEO with a strong sense of responsibility and commitment to the continuity of the project built over more than two decades. Our focus is to build on this foundation and lead the next cycle of development with consistency and a long-term perspective,\u201d said Bousso.<\/p>\n<p>Under the new structure, Luis Felipe Baptista Luz will take on a more strategic role, contributing to institutional decisions and the firm\u2019s long-term direction. \u201cb\/luz is evolving institutionally to support its next phase of development, with an even stronger governance structure,\u201d said the founder.<\/p>\n<p>Founded more than 20 years ago, b\/luz positions itself as a firm that integrates legal expertise, business insight, and the use of technology and data, serving companies operating in complex regulatory environments.<\/p>\n<p>According to the firm, the transition does not change its operating model or client relationships, maintaining a focus on technical excellence, close client engagement, and a strategic approach.<\/p>\n<p>The new structure reinforces b\/luz\u2019s positioning as an organization driven by governance and long-term planning, in a context of increasing regulatory complexity and business transformation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are entering a new cycle, committed to advancing b\/luz while maintaining the consistency of what has been built so far and expanding our ability to anticipate market transformations,\u201d added Fernando Bousso.<\/p>\n<p><strong>b\/luz anuncia Fernando\u00a0Bousso\u00a0como novo CEO\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Luis Felipe Baptista Luz deixa a lideran\u00e7a executiva e assume a presid\u00eancia do conselho; mudan\u00e7a ser\u00e1 conclu\u00edda em julho<\/p>\n<p>O escrit\u00f3rio b\/luz anunciou\u00a0uma\u00a0mudan\u00e7a em sua lideran\u00e7a executiva. A partir de 1\u00ba de julho de 2026, Fernando\u00a0Bousso\u00a0assume\u00a0oficialmente como CEO, enquanto o, Luis Felipe Baptista Luz, passa a atuar como presidente do conselho.<\/p>\n<p>A transi\u00e7\u00e3o come\u00e7a a ser comunicada ao mercado em 31 de mar\u00e7o e ser\u00e1 conduzida ao longo dos pr\u00f3ximos meses, com conclus\u00e3o prevista para julho. Segundo o escrit\u00f3rio, o processo foi estruturado para garantir continuidade na opera\u00e7\u00e3o e alinhamento estrat\u00e9gico durante a mudan\u00e7a.<\/p>\n<p>A sucess\u00e3o marca um novo momento para o b\/luz, que por mais de duas d\u00e9cadas teve Luis Felipe \u00e0 frente da lideran\u00e7a executiva. A reorganiza\u00e7\u00e3o tamb\u00e9m representa um avan\u00e7o na estrutura de governan\u00e7a da banca.<\/p>\n<p>Com trajet\u00f3ria consolidada dentro do escrit\u00f3rio, Fernando Bousso assume o comando com a responsabilidade de liderar a opera\u00e7\u00e3o e conduzir o pr\u00f3ximo ciclo de crescimento.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAssumo a posi\u00e7\u00e3o de CEO com senso de responsabilidade e compromisso com a continuidade do projeto constru\u00eddo ao longo de mais de duas d\u00e9cadas. Nosso foco \u00e9 dar sequ\u00eancia a esse trabalho e conduzir o pr\u00f3ximo ciclo de desenvolvimento com consist\u00eancia e vis\u00e3o de longo prazo\u201d, afirma Bousso.<\/p>\n<p>Na nova estrutura, Luis Felipe Baptista Luz passa a atuar de forma mais estrat\u00e9gica, participando das decis\u00f5es institucionais e do direcionamento de longo prazo do escrit\u00f3rio.\u00a0\u201cO b\/luz evolui institucionalmente para sustentar seu pr\u00f3ximo ciclo de desenvolvimento, com uma estrutura de governan\u00e7a ainda mais s\u00f3lida\u201d, diz o fundador.<\/p>\n<p>Fundado h\u00e1 mais de 20 anos, o b\/luz se posiciona como um escrit\u00f3rio que integra pr\u00e1tica jur\u00eddica, vis\u00e3o empresarial e uso de tecnologia e dados, atendendo empresas em contextos regulat\u00f3rios complexos.<\/p>\n<p>De acordo com o escrit\u00f3rio, a mudan\u00e7a n\u00e3o altera o modelo de atua\u00e7\u00e3o nem o relacionamento com clientes, mantendo o foco em excel\u00eancia t\u00e9cnica, proximidade e abordagem estrat\u00e9gica.<\/p>\n<p>A nova configura\u00e7\u00e3o refor\u00e7a o posicionamento do b\/luz como uma organiza\u00e7\u00e3o orientada por governan\u00e7a e planejamento de longo prazo, em um cen\u00e1rio de crescente complexidade regulat\u00f3ria e transforma\u00e7\u00e3o dos neg\u00f3cios.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEntramos em um novo ciclo, com o compromisso de evoluir o b\/luz mantendo a consist\u00eancia do projeto constru\u00eddo at\u00e9 aqui e ampliando nossa capacidade de antecipar as transforma\u00e7\u00f5es do mercado\u201d, afirma Fernando Bousso.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-56626","press_releases","type-press_releases","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases\/56626","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press_releases"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56626"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}