Mr Roberto Ribas Wilson > Azevedo Sette Advogados > Belo Horizonte, Brazil > Lawyer Profile

Azevedo Sette Advogados
RUA PARAIBA, 1000
Rua Paraíba, 1000, térreo
Belo Horizonte MG 30130-145
Brazil

Work Department

Corporate M&A and Contracts

Position

Ribas is partner in Azevedo Sette Advogados’ Corporate M&A practice in Belo Horizonte office. He draws upon more than 20 years’ experience advising clients in complex transactions involving mergers and acquisitions, contracts and corporate matters.

Career

Before joining Azevedo Sette, he was Judicial assistant to judge Roberto Borges in the Court of Appeal of the State of Minas Gerais (Décima Câmara Cível do TJMG), 2003-2005, and worked as In-house counsel to Arcelor Mittal, 2006-2007.

Languages

English, Spanish and Portuguese

Memberships

Since 2015, Ribas is Coordinator of the Corporate Law Committee at CESA/MG, a Member of Lawyers Society Committee and a member of the Corporate Law Committee at Brazilian Bar Association (OAB/MG).

Education

LL.B. from UFMG Law School, and was admitted to practice in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, in 1998. Roberto is specialized in Commercial and Corporate Law at FGV (2001). Master’s Degree in Commercial and Financial Law at King’s College London (LL.M, 2008).

Leisure

He is recommended in Corporate and M&A by LL 250 and The Legal 500 guides. In Análise Advocacia is considered as leading lawyer in Contracts and Corporate Law and as reference in Minas Gerais state and to Steel and Mining companies.

Lawyer Rankings

Brazil > Corporate and M&A: Mid-market

With a strong footprint in São Paulo and Belo Horizonte, Azevedo Sette Advogados demonstrates strength advising buyers and sellers – ranging from privately held companies to multinationals, and family offices – on middle-market M&A and smaller deals of national significance. Typical mandates for the team, which is well versed in cross-border matters, also include corporate reorganisations and commercial agreements. The group is spearheaded by Fernando Azevedo Sette in Belo Horizonte, a name to note for mining, construction and engineering clients who possesses over two decades’ experience in M&A, commercial contracts and succession planning, and Luiz Augusto Azevedo Sette in São Paulo, who is singled out for his knowledge of the TMT sector. Luis Ricardo Miraglia, who is particularly active in energy and mining-related transactions, Roberto Ribas Wilson, and recently promoted partner Eduardo Monteiro Moreira César are other key individuals in Belo Horizonte. Natasha Midori Hinata, who sits in the São Paulo office, was promoted to the partnership in January 2023.

Brazil > City focus - Belo Horizonte > Commercial, corporate and M&A

The team at Azevedo Sette Advogados is a popular choice for corporate and commercial matters in the Minas Gerais market; areas of particular strength include advising on M&A,  joint ventures and infrastructure projects, as well as drafting contracts. Companies from the energy, mining, infrastructure, finance and pharmaceutical sectors feature on the group’s client roster. A trio of partners leads: Fernando Azevedo Sette, who is praised for his negotiation and leadership skills, has expert knowledge on commercial and financial contracts; alongside him, Luis Ricardo Miraglia and Ana Paula Terra Caldeira major on M&A, foreign investments, and corporate mandates relating to the mining and technology sectors. Frederico Bopp Dieterich and Bruna Bouissou, both of whom have extensive experience in infrastructure projects, and M&A and corporate law specialist Roberto Ribas Wilson are additional partner-level names to note. Eduardo Monteiro was promoted to the partnership in January 2022.