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Leonardo Viveiros is characterised by his peers as a ‘renowned business lawyer with a broad practice experience’. Viverios who leads a team of 10 has spearheaded strategic decision-making at Leste since the company was founded, which has also allowed him to cultivate the legal department for the past two years. Viverios was tasked with building the foundations of a legal department at Leste, an investment management company, and in such a short period of time has managed to create what sources describe to be a ‘solid, technical, agile and totally business-oriented legal team’. As the general counsel, Viveiros has implemented procedures in due diligences, raised the bar for work conducted by external law firms, and introduced new practices on the agreements for subsidiary company LRE (Leste Real Estate) following a joint venture between Leste and A2O Enterprises. Viveiros has been particularly proactive in integrating the two business cultures and guaranteeing that the legal department is part of the solution in every deal they make.