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Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados Offices

Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados
Ed. Seculum II - Rua José Gonçalves de Oliveira, nº 116, 5th floor
Itaim Bibi
São Paulo
01453-050
Brazil
Visit website 55 11 3236 2600 55 11 3236 2669

Mrs Adriana Pallis

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+55 11 3150-7000 apallis@machadomeyer.com.br

Work Department

Corporate / Capital Markets / M&A and Private Equity / Financial Services / Technology / Telecommunications / Retail and Consumer

Position

Partner

Career

Adriana is a partner of the Corporate area since 2001 and was head of the M&A group from 2015 to 2018. She is now a member of the Board and of the Social Responsibility and Pro Bono committee of the office.

Adriana is a specialist in Corporate Law, corporate governance, securities regulation, and in M&A involving listed and private companies, as well as cross border transactions.

She has recognized experience in structuring and implementation of high complexity corporate reorganizations, equity investments, different acquisition structures and tender offer procedures, as well as in the legal assistance in the representation of companies and investors in administrative proceedings and consultations at the Comissão de Valores Mobiliários (Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission).

She also acts in the structuring of businesses and establishment of companies, joint ventures, consortia, associations, and other forms of businesses and in advising on foreign investments in Brazil. She has worked in the most relevant privatization processes in the 90’s, as CPFL, Eletropaulo (both in the energy sector), Vale (mining sector) and Telebrás (Telecom sector).

Languages

Portuguese and English.

Memberships

Admitted to the Brazilian Bar. Member of American Bar Association (ABA).

Education

Received her LL.B from Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie and postgraduation degree in Corporate Law from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo.

Lawyer Rankings

Brazil > Corporate and M&A: High-end

(Leading individuals)

Adriana Pallis – Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados

Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados is seen with great regularity advising an enviable roster of clients – including private and publicly held companies, financial institutions, investment firms, pension funds and governmental entities – on industry-defining transactions. Besides its proficiency in high-value M&A across an array of sectors (ranging from energy to education and telecoms), the practice also undertakes transactional work pertaining to joint ventures, asset divestments, privatisations and corporate finance. A strong performer on both buy and sell-side mandates, the firm is singled out for its geographical reach across Brazil and international capabilities, which ensure it is particularly well positioned to handle cross-border deals. Practice head Arthur Bardawil Penteado is the name to note for public M&A and high-value private equity investments. The latter is also a core area of focus for Mauro Cesar Leschziner, who is also engaged by clients from the worlds of agribusiness, healthcare, technology, education and consumer goods in relation to M&A, corporate and contractual matters. In addition to his strong M&A capabilities, Guilherme Bueno Malouf has a wealth of experience in the structuring of investment funds, while Elie Sherique (who is a member of the firm’s Latin American and Iberian desks), is proficient in domestic and cross-border business transactions. Other key individuals include Luciana Costa Engelberg, Diana Henne and Luiz Mascaro, all of whom advise on private and public M&A. Bringing together expertise in corporate governance, securities regulation and cross-border M&A, Adriana Pallis is also noted. At associate level, senior João Guilherme Soggio is especially active in the real estate, agribusiness, tech and financial sectors.

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