Diaz Reus International Law Firm

International litigation, white-collar criminal, corporate

Foreign Legal Consultant

Pedro Romano Fragoso Pires is a seasoned Brazilian attorney and certified Florida Foreign Legal Consultant with a U.S. Master of Laws degree from the University of Miami (LL.M, class of 2000). Pedro advises U.S. clients doing business in Brazil and Latin America, and Brazilian clients doing business in the U.S. With almost three decades of legal experience at major Brazilian and U.S. law firms, being 1/3 in the U.S. and 2/3 in Brazil, Pedro coordinates and supervises legal work in Brazil, serving as leading counsel on corporate and international matters (outbound work). Pedro also represents and supports Brazilian clients with existing operations in the U.S. as well as Brazilian clients expanding its operations into the U.S. (inbound work), helping them navigate the U.S. market, particularly Miami, Florida, where he first lived and worked 26 years ago.

Previously, Pedro was a member of prominent global U.S. law firms. Although his core is corporate, Pedro started his career as a labor and employment and commercial litigator so he feels comfortable navigating in other areas. Due to his native Portuguese and knowledge of Brazilian law and the Brazilian culture, Pedro facilitates cross-border matters between the U.S. and Brazil, acting as outside general counsel to his clients and “go-to” trusted advisor even when it is beyond his areas of expertise. While in the U.S., Pedro has also developed a substantial expertise in financial services, real estate and private client work advising Brazilian families and ultra-high-net-worth individuals on immigration, pre-immigration tax planning and estate planning issues. Before returning to Miami, Florida in 2018, Pedro was a co-founding partner of a Brazil-based law firm with offices in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Brasilia for more than 10 years.

Pedro speaks Portuguese, English and Spanish.

*Foreign Legal Consultant, Florida. Not licensed in Florida. Admitted to practice in Brazil only.

English, Portuguese, Spanish

Florida, Foreign Legal Consultant. Brazilian Bar Association, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo (OAB/RJ and OAB/SP). Anti Money-Laundering Certified Associate (FIBA) OFAC Sanctions Professional Certification

University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, Florida, LL.M. in Comparative Law (2000). Candido Mendes University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Post-graduate in Corporate Administrative Law (2010). Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro School of Law (PUC), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, LL.B. (Juris Doctor Equivalent 1996).