Mrs Camila Araújo > Araújo e Policastro Advogados > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile

Araújo e Policastro Advogados
R LEOPOLDO COUTO DE MAGALHÃES JUNIOR
758 4TH FLOOR, ITAIM BIBI 04542-000
SÃO PAULO SP
Brazil

Work Department

  • Energy
  • Corporate and M&A
  • Infrastructure Regulatory Administrative Law
  • Health Care
  • Intellectual Property and IT
  • Wealth And Estate Planning
  • Data Protection

Position

Managing Partner

Career

    • Elected one of the best lawyers in Latin America by Latin American Corporate Counsel Association (LACCA) for their work in Corporate/ M&A and Administrative Law practice areas (since 2015)
    • Recognised as one of the most admired female lawyers in Brazil in the Análise Advocacia Mulher, guide recently launched published by Análise Editorial
    • Recognized for her outstanding work in Energy and Natural Resources (Electric Power and Oil & Gas) and Corporate and M&A by The Legal 500 Latin America (since 2012)
    • Recognized for her  work in Corporate area by Leaders League (2018 and 2019)
    • Recognized by the Brazilian publication Análise Advocacia 500 as one of the “Most Admired Attorneys” of Brazil in Education practice area (2013, 2016 and 2019) and Análise Advocacia Mulher (2021)
    • Recognized for her outstanding work by Best Lawyers Brazil (since 2013) in Corporate and M&A and Energy & Natural Resources
    • Recognized by LatinLawyer 250 for their work in Corporate/ M&A and Administrative Law practice areas (2007 to 2021)
    • Recommended in the area of Energy in Brazil by legal publication PLC Which Lawyer?

Languages

Portuguese and English

Memberships

    • Member of the International Bar Association – IBA
    • Counsellor and founding member of the Brazilian Institute for the Studies of Energy Law
    • Permanent Member of the São Paulo Lawyers’ Institute (IASP)

Education

    • Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) at Universidade de São Paulo Law School – USP (1987)
    • Master of Comparative Jurisprudence (MCJ) from New York University School of Law (1991)
    • Specialization in Financial Market Law at IBMEC – Business School (2000)

Lawyer Rankings

Brazil > Corporate and M&A: Mid-market

With over six decades’ experience in the market, Araújo e Policastro Advogados is home to a sizeable corporate and M&A practice dedicated to servicing clients operating in an array of industries – including insurance, healthcare, agribusiness, energy, education and telecoms, among others – in the context of domestic and cross-border transactions, joint ventures, restructuring of family-owned businesses and corporate disputes. The team’s leadership is shared between Theodoro Araújo, who handles M&A, corporate disputes and infrastructure-related matters, and Camila Araújo, a key contact for foreign entities doing business in Brazil. Isabela Xavier, noted for her ‘availability, knowledge, commitment to meeting deadlines, smoothness and transparency in all processes involved‘, is also part of the core team.