Mr Luiz Eduardo Salles > Azevedo Sette Advogados > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile
Azevedo Sette Advogados Offices
Avenida Juscelino Kubitschek, 1327 – 11th floor
04543-011
São Paulo - SP
Brazil
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Mr Luiz Eduardo Salles
Work Department
Economic Law, Antitrust, International Trade, Compliance and Anti-corruption
Position
Salles is a partner and the head of Azevedo Sette Advogados’ International Trade and Competition and Antitrust practices, based in São Paulo. He draws upon more than 15 years’ experience advising clients in complex transactions involving international trade, economic law and antitrust, compliance and anti-corruption matters.
Career
Salles applies PhD-level training to significant international trade mandates. His recent experience includes acting as general coordinator and/or senior expert in projects funded by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the World Customs Organization (WCO), the European Union, the Korean Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA), and the Brazilian Secretariat of Foreign Trade (SECEX). From 2017 to 2020, he acted as outside counsel to the Brazilian Delegation to the World Trade Organization (WTO). He has led successful representations in trade remedy investigations across the Americas, Europe and Asia, tariff amendments and negotiations. In the competition and antitrust front, he has acted in successful merger reviews has advised national and international clients with compliance issues. Before joining Azevedo Sette, he was partner and head of International Trade and Customs, Competition and Antitrust group (2008–2015) in leading TMT law firm in Brazil.
Languages
English, Spanish, French and Portuguese
Memberships
Brazilian Bar Association
Education
LL.B. from UFMG Law School, admitted to practice in Brazil in 2005; B.A. in International Relations from PUC/MG (2004); DEA (2007) and PhD (2011) in International Law from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies Geneva. Albert Gallatin Fellow in International Law at the University of Michigan, Law School (2010).
Leisure
He is recommended in International Trade/WTO for his practical knowledge in experience advising domestic and international by Chambers Global, Chambers Latin America and Chambers Brazil guides. He is recognized in Trade and Customs practice as a lawyer who brings a “clever and academic approach” to his international trade work and is both an “active academic and practitioner too” by Who’s Who. Besides, he is listed as leading lawyer in Brazil in Corporate, Competition & Antitrust, Anti-corruption, Investigations and Compliance and Trade practices by The Legal 500, Latin Lawyer 250 and Best Lawyers. In Best Lawyers is considered as Laywer of the Year in Trade Law in São Paulo/SP. In Análise Advocacia is considered as one of the most admired lawyers in Compliance and Antitrust and reference in São Paulo state to Plastics and Rubbers, Construction and Engineering and Technology sectors.
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > International trade
(Leading individuals)Azevedo Sette Advogados has an ‘extremely professional, responsive and competent’ team that ‘offers expert technical advice on trade remedies and customs matters while ensuring sound strategic counsel in an overarching approach’. Clients include domestic and international companies, such as major food producers and manufacturers, as well as trade associations and sovereign governments. The firm’s comprehensive service offering encompasses WTO disputes, trade remedies claims, import/export controls, trade sanctions, foreign trade policy, and domestic and international litigation. Practice head Luiz Eduardo Salles possesses ‘expert knowledge of trade remedies and WTO processes’. Recently promoted partner Lucas Bianchini has a strong track record in international trade, WTO, antitrust and competition. Senior associate Ingrid Bandeira Santos is also developing a good reputation in this space.
Brazil > Compliance
Azevedo Sette Advogados is sought out for its expertise in consulting services aimed at preventing, detecting and combating corruption and money laundering. The firm fields a team of anti-corruption and anti-bribery experts equipped to assist with risk assessments, internal investigations, due diligence and compliance training. Anti-corruption expert Isabel Franco
leads the team alongside Glaucia Ferreira, both of whom are ‘very experienced’ in the coordination of sensitive investigations and compliance due diligence. Luiz Eduardo Salles brings together experience in compliance, economic law and international trade. Other noteworthy individuals include associate Viviane Prospero Joao and recently promoted partner Lucas Mandelbaum Bianchini.
Lawyer Rankings
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