KLA Advogados

Flávia Alterio

Partner at KLA Advogados. Flávia Alterio is a partner in Dispute Resolution: Litigation and Arbitration and holds extensive experience in handling civil matters and disputes related to contractual litigation, including Construction Law issues, corporate matters, and others. She is a member of the Public Procurement Committee at the Brazilian Institute of Construction Law (IBDiC).

Partner at KLA Advogados. Karin Alvo is a founding partner at KLA and specializes in Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, with a focus on Private Equity and Venture Capital. She serves clients across various industries, particularly telecom, infrastructure, technology, and life sciences. Actively involved in associations such as the International Bar Association (IBA), she frequently speaks at international events, such as the Latin Lawyer Live: Mergers & Acquisitions 2024.

Luanda Backheuser

Partner at KLA Advogados. Luanda Backheuser is a partner at KLA and specializes in Real Estate and Agricultural Law, with a focus on Real Estate Transactions, Agribusiness, Carbon Market, and the forestry sector. She is affiliated with organizations such as MDDI (Real Estate Law Debate Forum), GRI Agribusiness, and Ibradim (Brazilian Institute of Real Estate Law). Luanda is also a speaker at national events and serves as a member of the editorial board for the Real Estate Debate Magazine.

Patrícia Braga

Partner at KLA Advogados. Patrícia Braga is a partner specializing in Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, with experience in the automotive, chemical, agricultural, healthcare, and educational industries. Her expertise also extends to Private Equity and Venture Capital, everyday corporate matters, corporate governance, as well as corporate reorganizations. She is the founder of the KLA’s German Desk and obtained her LL.M degree from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (Germany).

Ana carolina César

Associate at KLA Advogados. Ana Carolina Cesar is the Head of Technology, Intellectual Property, Data Protection, and Privacy at KLA. She advises clients on matters related to technology, artificial intelligence, the gaming market, advertising media, contracts, regulatory issues, and litigation. She is a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).

Partner at KLA Advogados. Paulo Chubba is a partner in Employment Law and assists companies in high-risk consulting, audits, and judicial proceedings, attending hearings throughout Brazil. He engages in negotiations of collective agreements with union entities, hiring and dismissal of employees and senior executives, restructuring projects, mass layoffs, employing strategies to mitigate contingencies.

Partner at KLA Advogados. A founding partner of KLA, Mariana Cortez is part of the Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Real Estate teams. With over 30 years of experience, she assists clients in M&A transactions across various industries such as education, retail, pulp and paper, and real estate markets. Her expertise includes joint venture negotiations, due diligence, contract negotiations, as well as rural land acquisitions with forest assets and sale and leaseback agreements.

Partner at KLA Advogados. As a founding partner of KLA, Pedro Cortez provides legal services in Real Estate Law, boasting over four decades of experience in the field. He plays a significant role in the real estate industry, including legislative involvement, assisting in the drafting of laws. He was a member of the Board of Trustees of FGTS, the Board of Directors of CDHU, and Conpresp (SP). Currently, he is involved with Secovi-SP as a member of the Presidency’s Legal Council.

Partner at KLA Advogados. Tiago Cortez is a partner in the areas of Conflict Resolution: Litigation and Arbitration and Competition Law. He holds extensive experience in litigation involving corporate, administrative, and regulatory matters, handling both national and international arbitrations. With over 15 years of practice before CADE (Administrative Council for Economic Defense), he has represented companies in merger transactions. He holds a Ph.D. in Economic Law from USP and an MSc in Regulation from the London School of Economics. Tiago has previously taught Regulatory Law and Capital Markets at FGV (Fundação Getúlio Vargas).

Partner at KLA Advogados. Laura Cossi is a partner in Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Venture Capital, advising clients on domestic and cross-border operations with a focus on M&A and Private Equity. She has experience in Venture Capital transactions and structures, offshore matters, representing investment funds, VC firms, and startups. Additionally, she handles corporate governance and corporate reorganizations. She began her career at KLA in 2009 and worked as an associate at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in New York after completing her LL.M at Stanford Law School. She serves clients from various industries, especially in the telecommunications and technology sectors.

Bruna de Cesare

Partner at KLA Advogados. As a partner in Labor Law, Bruna De Cesare has a strong presence in both individual and collective lawsuits, particularly those of high complexity, in both judicial and administrative realms. She excels in risk assessment, drafting opinions, contracts, agreements, and policies. Additionally, she is involved in implementing compensation and benefits plans, crisis management, as well as providing support in merger and acquisition operations and corporate restructuring.

Parter at KLA Advogados. As a partner specializing in Wealth Management, Family Law, and Successions, Carolina Ducci provides counsel in estate and succession planning, as well as in drafting prenuptial agreements, cohabitation contracts, divorces, wills, and probate proceedings. Holding a Master’s in Civil Law, she also offers consultancy in Private International Law to foreign individuals.

Carla Fernandes

Associate at KLA Advogados. Carla Fernandes practices Real Estate Law, advising companies on property acquisition and regularization in Brazil, including sale and leaseback operations, built-to-suit, construction contracts, and real estate guarantee contracts. She has experience in commercial and industrial real estate developments, logistic condominiums, and shopping centers. With a postgraduate degree in Real Estate Law from FGV.

José Davi Fidalgo

Partner at KLA Advogados. José Davi Fidalgo is a partner at KLA, specializing in Environmental Law and Real Estate Law. He brings extensive experience in assisting industries, financial institutions, and agribusiness in obtaining environmental licenses and liaising with public authorities. His expertise also includes business structuring, real estate funds, and transactions involving the Carbon Market and Land Regularization. He holds specializations in Real Estate Registry Law from the National Registry School, in Real Estate Law from Secovi-SP, and Environmental Compliance with Technical and Legal Requirements from CETESB.

Mário Fioratti

Partner at KLA Advogados. Mario Fioratti is a partner in Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Equity, and Venture Capital, providing services to clients across various industries such as technology and real estate. With experience in various operations involving both domestic and international clients, he operates on both the buy-side and sell-side. Mario is a member of angel investor associations GVAngels and Amcham Angels and also a membershio of OAB-SP’s Special Comission of Technology and Innovation.

Vera Helena Cardoso

Partner at KLA Advogados. Vera Helena Cardoso de Almeida is a partner in Wealth Management, Family Law, and Successions, specializing in the areas of Estate and Succession Planning, both in Brazil and abroad. She has experience in corporate governance, in multi-jurisdictional cases, such as succession processes in Brazil and abroad, in residency changes, and advising on issues related to tax, corporate, and family law.

Partner at KLA Advogados. Guilherme Ieno is a Public Law consultant with extensive experience in the telecommunications and satellite market, providing legal and regulatory assistance to clients. He specializes in Consumer Law from PUC and is a member of the Brazilian Association of Information Technology and Communications Law.

Partner at KLA Advogados. Melissa Kanô has been with KLA since its foundation in 2002 and is a partner in Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions. With expertise in the advertising and marketing industry, she is responsible for the Media and Entertainment department at KLA. She also oversees the Asian Desk of the firm and is a member of the Council and Executive Committee of the International Lawyers Network (ILN), an international network of which KLA has been a part since 2014.

Fernando Koury Lopes

Partner at KLA Advogados. Fernando Koury Lopes is a founding partner of KLA with over 40 years of experience, specializing in Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, serving various sectors, as well as Wealth Management, Family Law, and Successions. He completed an LL.M (Master of Laws) in Comparative Jurisprudence at the New York University.

Roberto Lambauer

Partner at KLA Advogados. Roberto Lambauer is a partner specializing in Public Law, boasting over 15 years of experience in regulated sectors such as sanitation, life sciences, technology, security, urban mobility, and agribusiness. He handles both advisory and litigation matters involving infrastructure, tenders and contracts, government investigations, public service concessions, and PPPs (Public-Private Partnerships). He advises clients before entities like the Court of Auditors, Public Prosecutor’s Office, and oversight bodies. With a strong background in compliance.

Partner at KLA Advogados. Henrique Lopes is a founding partner at KLA and specializes in Tax Law. His broad expertise encompasses consultancy and litigation related to both direct and indirect taxes, with a focus on business structuring, corporate groups, and logistical chains across various industries, including telecommunications, automotive, and food. He holds an LL.M (Master of Laws) in Comparative Law from the New York University and actively participates in various tax debate groups.

Álvaro Lucasechi

Partner at KLA Advogados. Álvaro Lucasechi is a Tax Law partner who advises clients through consultancy, audits, and administrative litigation. With 20 years of experience in the field, he has specialized in indirect taxes (ICMS, IPI, ISS, and PIS/COFINS). He also assists clients in identifying opportunities to achieve tax efficiency and implement new business ventures, particularly within industries such as food, automotive, telecommunications, and pharmaceuticals.

Flávia Marcilio

Partner at KLA Advogados Flávia Marcilio is a partner at KLA and has been practicing law for over 30 years, specializing in environmental and real estate law. She has extensive experience in sectors such as agribusiness, forestry investment, mining, carbon credit markets, and complex real estate investments. Additionally, she focuses on ESG, energy, sanitation, and other regulated sectors, including human and animal health, representing clients before regulatory bodies such as Anvisa (National Health Surveillance Agency), MAPA (Ministry of Agriculture), and MMA (Ministry of the Environment).

Associate at KLA Advogados. As part of the Corporate Law, Mergers, and Acquisitions team, André Maruch holds a Master’s degree in Financial Market and Capital Law (LL.M) and also a Master’s degree in Private Law. He specializes in mergers and acquisitions, foreign investment, and contracts, having authored studies in Corporate Law published in specialized books.

Partner at KLA Advogados. Tomaz Matheus is a partner in the Real Estate Law department, specializing in Agribusiness. He advises clients in structuring and developing urban real estate projects, structured transactions, and investments in rural properties, covering all stages of the transactions. He also assists in capital market transactions and real estate guarantees. He holds an LL.M from Christian Albrechts Universität in Germany and is a member of the KLA German Desk.

Luís Flávio Neto

Partner at KLA Advogados. Partner of Tax Law, Luís Flávio Neto specializes in consultancy and federal administrative litigation, focusing on direct taxes and international taxation. He served as a counselor on the Superior Chamber of the Administrative Tax Appeals Board (CARF) for several years. As a Director at IBDT, he oversees the Master’s program in International Tax Law and serves as a professor at other institutions. He is also a member of the High Finance and Taxation Studies Council of the São Paulo Commercial Association and the International Association of Tax Judges (IATJ).

Gianni Nunes is a consultant in the Economic and Competition Law department at KLA since 2013. Specializing in Economic Administrative Law, she holds extensive experience in antitrust and trade policies.

Partner at KLA Advogados. As a partner in Tax Law, Juliana Nunes focuses on direct taxes, tax planning, financial market taxation, capital markets, and international taxation. With expertise in tax structuring and a background in Accounting, she operates in corporate and capital market transactions. Juliana is a member of the Tax Committee of the Brazilian Association of Private Equity and Venture Capital (ABVCAP) and participates in the Law and Accounting Study Group at FGV.

Taísa Oliveira

Partner at KLA Advogados. Partner Taísa Oliveira works in Conflict Resolution: Litigation and Arbitration. She has extensive experience in civil and commercial matters, including disputes related to real estate, contracts, and judicial reorganizations. Currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Commercial Law at PUC-SP, she was recognized in the 2023 Leaders League for her work in Civil and Commercial Litigation.

Partner at KLA Advogados. Partner in Tax Law, Felipe Omori has been with KLA since 2008, specializing in Judicial Litigation, with extensive experience in tax planning and consulting. His expertise encompasses higher, federal, and state courts. He also oversees due diligence projects in tax matters, including risk forecasts and contingency management. Holding a Master’s degree in Economic-Financial and Tax Law from USP, he is a professor in postgraduate courses (IBET and IBDT).

José Flávio Pacheco

Partner at KLA Advogados. José Flávio Pacheco is a partner in Tax Law, overseeing customs and tax matters, particularly indirect taxes (ICMS, IPI, ISS, PIS/COFINS, and Import Tax). He assists in administrative proceedings at the National Council of Fiscal Policy (Confaz) and the Ministry of Health, advising clients on corporate restructurings, particularly within the pharmaceutical industry (life sciences).

Victor Polizelli

Partner at KLA Advogados. Since 2002 at KLA, Victor Polizelli provides consultancy in corporate taxes, corporate accounting, international taxation, and transfer pricing. He has extensive experience in international structuring, transactions (M&A), real estate projects, implementation of policy, and review of transfer pricing, analysis, and calculations of Pillar Two, with a focus on the agribusiness, food and beverage, automotive, digital economy, pharmaceutical, mining, telecommunications, and retail sectors. With a Doctorate in Economic Financial and Tax Law, he is a professor and coordinator at the Brazilian Institute of Tax Law (IBDT).

Partner at KLA Advogados. Rodrigo Pontes is a partner in Real Estate Law, with extensive experience in Notarial and Registry Law. He specializes in structuring transactions, regularization of titles, urban and rural property acquisition, as well as projects involving appropriate measures before the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM).

Partner at KLA Advogados. Livia Siviero Huh is a partner at KLA and specializes in Capital Markets and Real Estate Business, with a focus on debt and equity transactions, securitization, investment funds, and asset advisory. She has worked with prominent companies such as Vale S.A and Consórcio Construtor Belo Monte. A graduate of the Federal University of Paraná, she holds a Master of Laws (LL.M) in Financial and Capital Market Law from Insper and a certificate in Financial Markets from Yale University. Additionally, she has expertise in Environmental Law and Sustainability from PUC-SP.