Regis Arslanian > Licks Attorneys > Rio de Janeiro, Brazil > Lawyer Profile
Licks Attorneys Offices
Oscar Niemeyer, 2000
9th floor
Aqwa Corporate - 20220-297
Brazil
- Firm Profile
- Go to...
Regis Arslanian
Position
Partner
Career
Brazilian Ambassador Regis Arslanian became Partner in May 2017, appointed to chair Licks Attorneys’ government relations, regulatory affairs and international policy group. He was previously Advisor at our Firm since 2014.
He develops interfaces with major stakeholders in the Brazilian administration while providing consulting, assistance and strategic advice for the preparation of meetings, negotiations and relevant followup with decision makers in both public and private sectors.
Mr. Arslanian was a career diplomat at the Brazilian Foreign Office for 36 years until 2012, and was posted at the Brazilian Embassies in Germany, Venezuela, and the United Nations in New York.
He was also Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) at the Brazilian Embassy in Washington, DC, and Ambassador to Mercosur (Southern Cone Common Market) and LAIA (Latin American Integration Association) in Uruguay.
While posted at headquarters in Brasilia, Mr. Arslanian was in charge of foreign trade as the Head of Trade Policy and Chief Trade Negotiator of Brazil in two different moments, including the World Trade Organization (WTO), and as Director General for Multilateral, Regional and Bilateral Trade Negotiations.
Languages
English, Portuguese, Spanish, French, German
Memberships
- Brazilian Bar Association (OAB-RJ);
- Senior Fellow of the Brazilian Center of International Relations (CEBRI) – Rio de Janeiro;
- Member of the Permanent Council of International Integration (COINTER) of the National Confederation of Industry (CNI) of Brazil – Brasilia;
- Member of the Board of Foreign Trade (COSCEX) of the Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo (FIESP) – Sao Paulo;
- Member of the Superior Council of the Brazilian Association of the Electrical and Electronics Industry (ABINEE) of Brazil – Sao Paulo;
- Technical Counselor of the Association of Foreign Trade of Brazil (AEB) – Rio de Janeiro.
Education
- Lawyer by the University of the State of Guanabara (currently UERJ, University of the State of Rio de Janeiro), Rio de Janeiro, 1974;
- Post Graduate in Diplomacy by the Instituto Rio Branco (Brazil’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Diplomatic Academy), 1975.