Mr Adriano Chaves > CGM Advogados > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile
CGM Advogados Offices
Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 1663 - 5º andar
Brazil
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Mr Adriano Chaves
Work Department
Commercial Contracts, Corporate Governance, Corporate and Foreign Investments, Digital Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Privacy and Data Protection
Position
Partner. Specialized in M&A, Corporate Law, Foreign Investments, Technology, Data Protection and Contractual matters.
Career
A founding partner of CGM, Adriano has extensive experience in corporate matters, mergers and acquisitions, foreign investment, technology, and data protection. He assists local and international companies from different sectors of the economy in their investments and business in Brazil and abroad. He also coordinates the digital law and privacy and data protection practices, and the firm’s technology and innovation group. He builds on his knowledge of transactions involving e-commerce, cybersecurity, internet, software, startups, and fintech companies, in their various stages.
Languages
Portuguese and English.
Memberships
Adriano is Executive Secretary of the Commission of Legal Practice of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), São Paulo. He is also a voluntary director of the Columbia University Alumni Club of Brazil and a member of the Deal Closing Committee of Columbia Ventures Brazil.
Education
LL.M. from Columbia University School of Law, 1999 (Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar).
Bachelor of Laws, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), 1995.
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > Corporate and M&A: Mid-market
(Leading Individuals)CGM Advogados ‘provides legal services of the highest quality’ to a diverse roster of international and domestic clients – including large corporations and emerging companies from the worlds of banking, chemicals, technology, life sciences, real estate and retail – on a variety of corporate work, ranging from corporate governance to reorganisations. Mid-market M&A is a key pillar of the practice, which is under the joint leadership of a capable trio: Adriano Chaves, who is rated for his ‘great technical and market knowledge’, is recommended for tech-related deals; René Gelman , who has recently advised on strategic alliances, corporate reorganisations, and investments; and the ‘business-focused’ Martim Machado, whose standing in the Brazilian M&A market spans three decades. The ‘pragmatic’ Marcia Mandelbaum is a ‘deal-maker’ for foreign companies investing in Brazil. Recently promoted partner Camila Cardinale focuses on M&A, corporate law and contractual matters.