Mr Luis Ricardo Miraglia > Azevedo Sette Advogados > Belo Horizonte, Brazil > Lawyer Profile
Azevedo Sette Advogados Offices
RUA PARAIBA, 1000
Rua Paraíba, 1000, térreo
Belo Horizonte MG 30130-145
Brazil
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Mr Luis Ricardo Miraglia
Work Department
Corporate M&A, Contracts, Foreign Investments and Mining Law
Position
Miraglia 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 commercial contracts, foreign investments, mergers and acquisitions, specially to Energy, and Mining sectors.
Career
Miraglia was foreign associate at Arnold & Porter, Washington, EUA (2002-2003).
Languages
English, Spanish, French and Portuguese
Memberships
Brazilian Bar Association
Education
LL.B. from UFMG Law School, he was admitted to practice in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, in 1996. He has a Master’s Degree in Corporate / M&A and Business Finance at University of Chicago, EUA (LL.M., 2002).
Leisure
He is recommended in Corporate M&A and Corporate Commercial (Band 1) as “highly respected by both peers and clients as a lawyer with ability to find creative solutions to problems” and as “a widely respected practitioner and recommended by clients and peers alike for his outstanding reputation in the market by Chambers Global, Chambers Latin America, Chambers Brazil, The Legal 500 and LL 250 guides. Besides, in Best Lawyers is listed as reference in Corporate M&A in Belo Horizonte/MG. In Análise Advocacia is considered as one of the most admired lawyers in Minas Gerais state and reference to Technology sector.
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.
Lawyer Rankings
- Commercial, corporate and M&A Brazil > City focus - Belo Horizonte
- Corporate and M&A: Mid-market Brazil
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- City focus - Belo Horizonte > Commercial, corporate and M&A
- City focus - Belo Horizonte > Dispute resolution
- City focus - Belo Horizonte > Labour
- City focus - Belo Horizonte > Natural resources and regulation
Firm Rankings
- Compliance
- Corporate and M&A: Mid-market
- Tax > Customs
- International trade
- City focus - Belo Horizonte > Tax
- City focus - Brasilia > Tax
- City focus - Recife > Leading firms
- Energy and natural resources > Mining
- Public law
- TMT: Cybersecurity and data privacy
- TMT: Tech, innovation and digital business
- Wealth and succession planning
- Environment
- Projects and infrastructure
- Real estate
- Tax > Tax advisory
- Dispute Resolution: Litigation