Dr Rodrigo Vilardo Vella > Vella Pugliese Buosi e Guidoni Advogados > São Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile
Vella Pugliese Buosi e Guidoni Advogados Offices
RUA SÃO TOMÉ 86
17TH FLOOR
SÃO PAULO, SP, 04551-080
Brazil
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Dr Rodrigo Vilardo Vella
Work Department
Corporate / M&A / Infrastructure
Position
Partner – Corporate / M&A / Infrastructure
Career
Rodrigo Vella is one of Vella Pugliese Buosi e Guidoni Advogados founding partners, co-managing partner of the firm, and a member of Dentons’ Global Board and Global Advisory Committee. He is also local co-head of the Corporate and Finance practice and head of Denton’s Healthcare and Lifesciences practice for Latin America and the Caribbean.
With 25 years of experience, his practice focuses on corporate, mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, project finance, capital markets and real estate matters. Rodrigo has deep experience in mergers and acquisitions transactions, particularly in roll-up acquisitions, project finance and complex commercial transactions around the world for national and international companies and groups of a wide range of industries, particularly in private equity, infrastructure, health and education. Rodrigo’s international experience includes working at Proskauer Rose and Cleary Gottlieb. Rodrigo is licensed both in Brazil (Sao Paulo and Brasilia) and in the United States of America (New York).
Rodrigo is recognized as one of the leading corporate lawyers in Brazil by Chambers and Partners Latin America and Chambers Global and Latin Lawyer. Clients state, “he is an outstanding professional who is very committed to cases and always in touch with clients” (Chambers Latin America) and an “Experienced M&A lawyer who provides strategic insight to our business” (Chambers Global).
Rodrigo is the leading partner in several deals involving some of the firm’s top key clients: such as NotreDame Intermédica (one of Bain Capital’s Brazilian portfolio companies), Patria Investimentos (affiliated to the Blackstone Group), Total (one of the “supermajor” oil companies), Harvard Management Company (which manages Harvard University’s endowment and related financial asset), Fresenius Medical Care (world leader in dialysis products and services) and Kroton (world’s largest educational private company).
Rodrigo is co-editor of “International Business Transactions with Brazil”, a book published in the United States by Juris Publishing, Inc. in 2008, and author of several essays and publications on corporate law.
Languages
Portuguese and English.
Memberships
- Fundação Estudar Scholar and Mentor;
- Endeavor Mentor;
- Personal & Professional Coach;
- Member of the Brazilian Bar Association (Sao Paulo and Brasilia chapters)
- Member of the New York State Bar Association;
- Member of the American Bar Association – ABA; and
- Member of the International Bar Association – IBA.
Education
- Fundação Dom Cabral, 2009, Senior Management Development Program;
- Georgetown University, 2004, LL.M.;
- Fundação Estudar Scholar, 2003;
- Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, 2001, Specialization in Tax Law;
- Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, 1998, Bachelor of Law (JD).
Leisure
Rodrigo is co-editor of “International Business Transactions with Brazil”, a book published in the United States by Juris Publishing, Inc. in 2008, and author of several essays and publications on corporate law.
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > Banking and finance
Vella Pugliese Buosi e Guidoni Advogados advises a wide range of domestic and international borrowers and lenders who benefit from the firm’s access to Dentons‘ global network for cross-border deals. The team is increasingly active in regulatory matters, regularly advising banks, payment providers and fintech companies on payment products, credit cards, joint venture agreements, and banking services. On the transactional side, the team is well positioned to handle acquisition and project financings, syndicated loans, and sector-specific corporate matters. Gabriella Maranesi Najjar is a key contact for financing transactions involving the energy and infrastructure sectors, while Denise Chachamovitz Leão de Salles is a go-to adviser to financial institutions, payment services and fintech companies. Founding partner Rodrigo Vilardo Vella is also active in project finance and capital markets matters.
Brazil > Corporate and M&A: High-end
A host of domestic and international clients turn to Vella Pugliese Buosi e Guidoni Advogados for assistance with big-ticket M&A, most notably in the financial services and private equity spaces. Typical instructions for the ‘team of extremely qualified professionals’ also include business transactions in the retail, healthcare, and media and entertainment sectors. Moreover, its strategic alliance with international firm Dentons and ‘deep understanding of local laws and business practices’ in Brazil make it well placed to handle consequential cross-border matters. The practice is under the leadership of founders Frederico Buosi, who draws on his international background to advise on multijurisdictional investments, mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures, and Rodrigo Vilardo Vella, the main point of contact for private equity mandates. Co-head of the firm’s compliance practice for the Latin American and Caribbean regions, Denise Chachamovitz Leão de Salles assists clients from the life sciences, financial services, infrastructure, real estate and energy sectors with transactional and corporate law matters. Gabriella Maranesi Najjar focuses on public M&A, while Bruna Gobbi has a strong track record in roll-up acquisitions for large private equity funds. Other key names to note include recently promoted partners Fernanda Le Tassinari and Fernando Henrique Lopes; Anne Chang, who joined from Halabi e Chang Advogados in October 2022 to strengthen the firm’s technology and digital law offering; and counsel Vitor Clark Nunes.