Mr Fernando Azevedo Sette KC > 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 Fernando Azevedo Sette KC
Work Department
Corporate M&A, HNW / Sucession Planning, Commercial and Financial Contracts, Foreign Investments, Mining Law
Position
Sette is senior partner and head of Corporate M&A and High Net Worth (HNW) practices at Azevedo Sette Advogados. He draws upon more than 25 years’ experience advising clients in complex transactions involving commercial and financial contracts, foreign investments, mergers and acquisitions and succession planning matters, especially to Mining, Construction and Engineering sector.
Career
He was a professor of Strategic Alliances in graduate courses at the School of Economics of the Federal University of Minas Gerais, International Negotiations at the Foreign Trade School of UNA-MG and International Transactions at IEC-PUC/MG.
He was foreign associate at Hannoch Weisman (New Jersey, 1994) and Dewey Ballantine (New York, 1997).
Languages
English, Spanish and Portuguese.
Memberships
Sette was president of the Legal Network International (LNI), a network of independent law firms covering over fifty countries worldwide.
Education
LL.B. from UFMG Law School, he was admitted to practice in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, 1992. Master’s Degree in Law at University of Pennsylvania, EUA (LL.M., 1997).
Leisure
He is recommended as a key contact in private wealth management practice in Brazil by Chambers HNW guide. In Chambers Global, Chambers Latin America, and Chambers Brazil (Transactional 2021) as eminent practitioner (Band 1) and highly regarded professional. In The Legal 500, Leaders League and LACCA Approved guides he is recognized in Mining, Corporate M&A, and Commercial practices. In Latin Lawyer 250 is listed as reference in Corporate M&A, Mining & Metals, Project Finance and Infrastructure practices. Partner is also recommended in Corporate and M&A and Project Finance and Development by Best Lawyers guide. In Análise Advocacia is considered one of the most admired lawyers in Minas Gerais state and reference to Construction and Engineering industry.
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > Wealth and succession planning
High-net-worth individuals and family businesses routinely seek Azevedo Sette Advogados‘ assistance in wealth and estate planning matters, succession litigation, cross-border asset reorganisations and tax issues. Fernando Azevedo Sette and Rafael Bassoli offers strategic advice on succession planning and corporate transactions. Tax planning and litigation are key areas of expertise for Leandra Guimarães and Mauricio Pernambuco Salin. Other noteworthy individuals include Alessandra Ganz and Henrique Antonelli.
Brazil > City focus - Belo Horizonte > Commercial, corporate and M&A
(Hall of Fame)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.
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.
Lawyer Rankings
- Commercial, corporate and M&A Brazil > City focus - Belo Horizonte
- Hall of Fame Brazil > City focus - Belo Horizonte > Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Corporate and M&A: Mid-market Brazil
- Wealth and succession planning 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 - Brasilia > Tax
- City focus - Belo Horizonte > 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