Mr Diego Yago Rodrigues > Veirano Advogados > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile
Veirano Advogados Offices
AV BRIGADEIRO FARIA LIMA ,3477
16º ANDAR – SÃO PAULO
SP 04538-133
Brazil
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Mr Diego Yago Rodrigues
Work Department
Commercial Contracts; Corporate & Mergers and Acquisitions
Position
Partner
Career
Diego Rodrigues is a Partner of Veirano, member of the Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) team. He has broad and extensive experience in the mergers & acquisitions, corporate and contractual law.
Diego advises international and domestic client in M&A transactions (buy side/sell side), investments involving private equity funds, greenfield projects, purchase and sale of assets, divestments, as well as corporate restructurings, project finance and commercial contracts. Among the tasks performed by Diego and his team it is included legal due diligence, draft and negotiate acquisition documents, investment, joint venture and shareholders agreements. Diego also dedicates special attention to post-acquisition work by providing general legal counseling throughout the integration process.
His track record includes deals and transactions in diverse sectors such as transport and logistics, civil construction, machinery and equipment, information technology, package solutions, agribusiness, retail, healthcare and e-commerce.
Languages
English, Portuguese and Spanish
Memberships
Brazilian Bar Association (OAB) – São Paulo
Education
- LL.M (Master of Laws) in Corporate Law, Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa (Insper), 2017.
- LL.B, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP), 2011.
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > Corporate and M&A: High-end
Boasting an extensive geographical footprint in Brazil, Veirano Advogados attracts instructions from clients operating in a variety of industries (including energy, technology, telecoms, mining, life sciences and agribusiness), who turn to the team for its ‘excellent support in corporate matters and M&A deals’. With an impressive track record in sophisticated M&A involving publicly-held companies, the group is also well versed in private equity and venture capital investments, asset deals and consolidations. Demonstrating extensive experience in all types of M&A transactions, including buy and sell-side mandates, Augusto Cesar Barbosa De Souza steers the São Paulo-based team in domestic and cross-border share and asset acquisitions and divestments. In the same office, Lior Pinsky acts for funds, companies and state-owned enterprises in corporate and financing deals. Daniel Augusto Malatesta is a name to note for emerging growth companies and investors, while Vanessa Felício is a popular choice for clients from the life sciences, consumer products, IT, and oil and gas sectors. Other noteworthy practitioners in São Paulo include Vitor Rozenthal, who focuses on public M&A and private equity, and Diego Yago Rodrigues. Splitting her time between São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, managing partner Paula Surerus specialises in matters involving regulated sectors. Also located in Rio, Robson Barreto and Maria Cecilia Vieira are singled out for their deep expertise in the telecoms sector, while Fernando Verzoni heads up the corporate and M&A group in Porto Alegre, where Diego Lerner is also based. The group was strengthened by the arrival of Mauricio Negri Paschoal, Clarissa Yokomizo and Giedre Brajato from Souto Correa Advogados in October 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Tax > Customs
- Energy and natural resources > Electricity (and renewable energy)
- Labour and employment
- Energy and natural resources > Mining
- Real estate
- City focus - Brasilia > Tax
- TMT: Telecoms
Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- City focus - Porto Alegre > Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Competition and antitrust
- City focus - Porto Alegre > Dispute resolution
- International trade
- Projects and infrastructure
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax > Tax advisory
- Wealth and succession planning
- Capital markets
- Corporate and M&A: High-end
- Dispute Resolution: Litigation
- Environment
- Public law
- City focus - Brasilia > Public law and regulation
- City focus - Porto Alegre > Tax
- Tax > Tax litigation
- TMT: Cybersecurity and data privacy
- TMT: Media
- Transport: Aviation
- Venture capital
- Compliance
- Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
- Energy and natural resources > Hydrocarbons
- Life sciences
- TMT: Tech, innovation and digital business
- Intellectual property