Mr João Cavalcanti > Mattos Filho > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile
Mattos Filho Offices
Al. Joaquim Eugênio de Lima, 447
São Paulo, SP, CEP 01403-001
Brazil
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Mr João Cavalcanti
Work Department
Corporate/M&A
Position
Partner
Career
João advises local and international clients – including private equity funds and publicly traded companies – on corporate and contractual matters, such as M&A, joint venture, divestment, and corporate restructuring and corporate consulting, with expertise in many fields of the industry. As a member of the Colegio de Abogados de Barcelona and the Council of the Bars and Law Societies of the European Union João is licensed to practice law in Spain. He previously lived in Barcelona for almost five years, working at a Big Four company, a multinational energy company and two of Spain’s most renowned law firms. João is also one of the coordinators of Mattos Filho’s multidisciplinary groups for Spain, Portugal and Latin America.
Languages
Portuguese and English and Spanish
Education
Bachelor of Laws – Faculdade de Direito de Recife (UFPE)
Master of Tax Law – Universidad de Barcelona
Master of International Business Law – ESADE Law and Business School
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Competition and antitrust
- Compliance
- Corporate and M&A: High-end
- Tax > Customs
- Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
- Dispute Resolution: Litigation
- Energy and natural resources > Electricity (and renewable energy)
- Energy and natural resources > Hydrocarbons
- Labour and employment
- City focus - Brasilia > Litigation
- Projects and infrastructure
- Real estate
- City focus - Brasilia > Tax
- Tax > Tax advisory
- Tax > Tax litigation
- TMT: Cybersecurity and data privacy
- TMT: Tech, innovation and digital business
- Wealth and succession planning
- White-collar crime and investigations