Amir Bocayuva Cunha > BMA Advogados > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile

BMA Advogados
AV. PRESIDENTE JUSCELINO KUBITSCHEK, 1.455 - 10º ANDAR
CEP: 04543-011 - ITAIM BIBI
Brazil
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Work Department

Corporate and M&A

Position

Managing Partner

Career

A partner of BMA’s Corporate and M&A practice area since 1997, Amir has accumulated vast experience in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and other business associations, structuring foreign investments in Brazil, contract negotiations and corporate disputes.

His clients include entrepreneurs, mid-size companies, private equity funds and listed companies active in various sectors of the economy, such as financial services, consumer goods, education, infrastructure, shopping malls, sports, and entertainment.

Amir was responsible for the coordination of the Corporate and M&A practices from February 2011 to June 2014. In April 2016 he became the firm’s managing partner, inaugurating BMA’s new management model, in which the managing partner performs his or her management role in conjunction with the practice of law.

Prior to joining BMA, Amir worked for two years in an investment bank. In 2001-2002, he served as the Legal Vice-President of the Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, one of Brazil’s most famous football clubs.

He is an arbitrator with the Brazilian Chamber of Mediation and Arbitration – CBMA.

Languages

Portuguese, English, French

Memberships

OAB/RJ nº 91.631

Education

Specialization Course in Sports Law – UniverCidade (2002).

LL.B., Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro – PUC (1996).​

Lawyer Rankings

Brazil > Corporate and M&A: High-end

Formed by highly qualified and experienced professionals’, the corporate and M&A team at BMA Advogados attracts instructions from several private and public companies in relation to their largest and most critical domestic and cross-border transactions. Showcasing strong capabilities across the entire spectrum of corporate and transactional matters, the team is engaged by clients operating in an array of industries – including energy, telecoms, oil and gas, retail, agribusiness and mining – with regards to complex M&A deals, corporate restructuring, private equity investments and governance issues. The group, which often collaborates with the litigation practice, is also well versed in corporate and shareholder disputes. Luís Loria Flaks, in Rio de Janeiro, has a wealth of experience in reorganisations, joint ventures and cross-border M&A, while São Paulo-based Roberto Dias Carneiro is a key contact for financial services, construction, energy and agribusiness clients; the pair jointly oversee the department. In the São Paulo office, founding partner Paulo Cezar Aragão has a strong track record in corporate transactions involving Latin American jurisdictions; Monique Mavignier is active in private and public M&A on behalf of sellers and buyers; Ana Paula Reis stands out for her regulatory expertise; and Pedro Henrique Serqueira advises on divestments, joint ventures and commercial agreements. Amir Bocayuva Cunha – who is routinely retained by entrepreneurs, private equity funds and public companies – works out of the Rio de Janeiro office, where he is flanked by senior associates Thiago Pinho and Karina Lerner; both are additional names to note for corporate and M&A matters.