Mr Lior Pinsky > Veirano Advogados > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile

At Veirano Advogados, the venture capital department offers support to major corporate venture capitalists, funds and start-ups in their fundraising efforts, investment rounds and exits. M&A transactions involving tech companies also feature in the team’s portfolio. Guilherme Ohanian Monteiro, who has a strong transactional background, is counsel of choice for founders, VC and CVC funds, corporations and banks seeking advice on investment rounds in Brazil and involving offshore structures; he is also proficient in fund formation and tech-related M&A. He co-leads the department with Daniel Augusto Malatesta, who was promoted to the partnership in 2022, and is a name to note for start-ups, investors and established tech companies. Lior Pinsky, who oversees the private equity group, has recently advised on VC financings as well as venture-backed M&A. Associates Pâmela Pinheiro and Fernão Castro are also active in the venture capital space.

Noted for its ‘thorough knowledge of the industry‘, the life sciences and healthcare practice at Veirano Advogados is a popular choice for Brazilian clients seeking assistance in administrative proceedings and matters related to ANVISA. Corporate, transactional and regulatory matters, including clinical trials and commercial arrangements, are other areas of expertise for the group. The ‘brilliant and outstanding‘ Renata Fialho de Oliveira ‘is an expert in the life sciences and healthcare sector‘, and a key contact for pharmaceutical and medical devices companies. She oversees the team with Lior Pinsky.

Veirano Advogados is noted for its ‘great experience in capital markets’, both in domestic and cross-border deals. With a strong following of issuers and underwriters, the group often advises on high-value debt issuances. Asset-backed securities issuances linked to  the real estate and agribusiness industries are core areas of activity for the practice, which is under the leadership of Lior Pinsky, who brings together experience in capital markets, corporate and M&A, and private equity. Luiz Rafael de Vargas Maluf left the firm in June 2023, while Ingrid Hessling joined from Souto Correa Advogados in October 2023.

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.

Covering both domestic and cross-border matters, Veirano Advogados is a popular choice for major banks and multilateral lenders in asset and project finance transactions in the energy, infrastructure and transport sectors. Rated for its ‘excellent ability to work with other international firms‘, the firm is highly active in structured products, debt capital markets, and acquisition finance, and well placed to handle deals with a multijurisdictional dimension. Leading the team is  projects head Ana Carolina Barretto, who works out of the São Paulo office. Other noteworthy practitioners include Lior Pinsky, who focuses on capital markets, and the ‘competent and available’ counsel Elisa Rezende, who regularly acts for financial institutions, multilateral agencies and international financial institutions. Former co-head Marcelo Mattos and partner Rogério Campos left the firm in September and July 2023, respectively.