Mrs Paula Taira Horiuti > Gasparini, Nogueira de Lima e Barbosa Advogados > São Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile

Gasparini, Nogueira de Lima e Barbosa Advogados
Avenida Paulista 1842
Ed. Cetenco Plaza - Torre Norte - 2º andar, Cerqueira César
São Paulo, SP – CEP 01310-923
Brazil

Work Department

Mergers and Acquisitions, Agribusiness and Real Estate

Position

Partner

Career

Since 2009 Paula has been working in cross-border M&A transactions, mainly focused on real estate mandates. She worked in one of the largest full-service law firms in Brazil for more than 9 years in corporate, M&A and real estate teams, thus having multidisciplinary experience. She then moved to Gasparini, Nogueira de Lima e Barbosa Advogados, where she is currently co-head of the M&A and corporate practices and also head of the real estate and carbon market practices.

Paula is focused on timberland, agriculture, energy and carbon market sectors and has participated in several deals involving foreign and national clients, M&A transactions, asset purchases, securitization (e.g., cash acquisition, acquisition through debt, leveraged buyout, several land use structures, joint ventures, built-to-suit, sale-lease-back etc.). She also works on demands involving sustainable projects on carbon market, mainly involving REDD and ARR methodologies.

Horiuti has 10 years of experience in contractual and corporate law. She has extensive experience assisting foreign and national clients on M&A transactions and advisory in corporate and real estate laws, mainly focused on agribusiness mandates (e.g., direct equity investment, financing, land use structures). She also works on demands involving sustainable projects on carbon market.

Languages

Portuguese and English

Memberships

She is a member of the Brazilian Bar Association – São Paulo Chapter

Education

Graduated in Law from Universidade de São Paulo (USP) in 2010. Postgraduate in M&A and Corporate Structures from Fundação Getúlio Vargas – GV Law (2017).

Lawyer Rankings

Brazil > Corporate and M&A: Mid-market

Mid-size companies from the manufacturing, agribusiness, retail, services, education and IT sectors regularly seek out Gasparini, Nogueira de Lima e Barbosa Advogados’ assistance in the context of domestic and multijurisdictional business transactions. Its workload primarily consists of an array of M&A deals, commercial contracts and corporate restructurings; corporate governance is another area of expertise for the ‘helpful and professional team’. Skilled in M&A, corporate law, contracts and estate planning, Marcus Phelipe Barbosa de Souza is well versed in the structuring of inbound and outbound investments. He heads up the practice with Felipe Mavignier and Paula Taira Horiuti, both of whom have a wealth of experience in transactional and consulting matters.