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Veirano Advogados Offices

Veirano Advogados
AV BRIGADEIRO FARIA LIMA ,3477
16º ANDAR – SÃO PAULO
SP 04538-133
Brazil
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Mrs Paula Surerus

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+55 21 3824 1376 paula.surerus@veirano.com.br View profile

Work Department

Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Public Law

Position

Partner

Career

Paula Surerus has extensive experience in corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and infrastructure projects, practicing law for over 15 years. She is the regional head of the Corporate and M&A practice group.

Mrs. Surerus led numerous projects and relevant transactions in the regulated sectors of energy, aviation and telecommunication, and in non-regulated sectors. She has advised numerous clients in cross-border complex transactions involving the acquisition of companies in Brazil and abroad (buy-side and sell-side; control and minority stakes acquisitions; public and private company M&As; and private equity transaction).

Mrs. Surerus has also coordinated major corporate and asset reorganizations of multinational companies in Brazil, including those arising from Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. She also has vast expertise in EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) contracts and in the chain of financing agreements and related collateral.

Her experience also comprises regular counsel to domestic and foreign clients in bids (both electronic and non-electronic), and administrative proceedings in general. Her practice includes their representation in dealings with regulatory agencies and governmental bodies, assistance in the execution and management of administrative agreements and in obtaining the relevant permits.

Mrs. Surerus worked as a foreign associate in a law firm of international renown in New York in 2008, assisting in international projects and agreements of financing and leasing of aircraft and negotiating international franchise agreements.

Languages

English and Portuguese

Memberships

  • Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN)
  • Institute for Energy Law” / “The Center for American and International Law
  • Brazilian Bar Association (OAB) – Rio de Janeiro and Brasília

Education

  • Course on International Law of Oil and Gas, Negotiation and Agreements, Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN), Houston, 2012
  • Post Graduate Degree, Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos Tributários (IBET), Rio de Janeiro, 2005
  • LL.B, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), 2002

Lawyer Rankings

Brazil > Corporate and M&A: High-end

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Paula Surerus – Veirano Advogados

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.

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