Liliam Fernanda Yoshikawa > Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados > São Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile

Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados
R. JOAQUIM FLORIANO
1052 – SÃO PAULO
SP 04534004
Brazil

Work Department

Infrastructure and Energy, Corporate, Contracts and Complex Negotiations, Public and Regulatory Law, Crisis Management, M&A and Private Equity, Restructuring and Insolvency, Financial Services, Automotive, Agribusiness, Construction, Life Sciences, Pulp and Paper, Infrastructure and Energy, Retail and Consumer, Chemicals and Petrochemicals, Mining

Position

Partner

Career

Yoshikawa is specialist in Financial Law, Tax Law, and Foreign Trade. Her practice encompasses providing legal assistance in structuring integrated projects and negotiating contracts related to financing and operating infrastructure projects. She has previous experience in the provision of legal assistance to Brazilian and international clients of a range of areas of knowledge, such as mining, sanitation, transport and logistics, agribusiness, food and beverage, and automotive.

Memberships

  • Brazilian Bar Association
  • Portuguese Bar Association (inactive inscription)
  • Brazilian Institute of Energy Law Studies ‐ IBDE (Coordinator of the Mining Group, 2012‐2020)
  • International Bar Association ‐ IBA
  • Konrad Adenauer Stiftung – KAS (Alumni)
  • Deutschen Auslandshandelskammern – AHK Brazil-Germany Legal Studies Society – SEJUBRA (vice‐president, 2015-2017)

Education

  • FGV‐ Escola de Direito de São Paulo of Fundação Getulio Vargas, São Paulo, Brazil (Advanced program in InCompany Corporate Law by GV Law, 2007)
  • ILF – Institute for Law and Finance of Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany (Master Legum ‐ LL.M. Finance, 2005)
  • Law School of Pontifícia Universidade Católica of São Paulo, SP, Brazil (Postgraduate in Tax Law, 2003) Aduaneiras, SP, Brazil (Specialization course in Foreign Trade, 2002)
  • FMU – Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas, SP, Brazil (Bachelor of Laws, 2000)

Lawyer Rankings

Brazil > Energy and natural resources > Mining

Notes for ‘its ability to advise on all fronts of a mining project‘, Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados‘ core strengths cut across regulatory, contractual, financing and M&A matters. The firm – which benefits from a strong network of offices based in key financial hubs (São Paulo and New York), mining hotspots (Belo Horizonte and Rio de Janeiro), and the Brazilian legislative centre (Brasília) – acts for a varied client roster, including major mining companies, investors and financiers, which also seek advice on strategic litigation cases involving mining regulations. Focused on infrastructure projects and natural resources, Pedro Henrique Jardim frequently handles financing deals and regulatory issues. He jointly heads up the team with finance, tax and foreign trade specialist Liliam Fernanda Yoshikawa, a key contact for clients operating in regulated sectors.