Moacir’s practice focuses on M&A transactions and general corporate matters, with particular emphasis on publicly-held companies. He represents domestic and foreign business conglomerates from different economic sectors.
Moacir previously served as the head of the legal department of the Brazilian Securities Commission (CVM), and worked as a foreign associate at Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton’s New York office. He is also a member of the Advisory Board of Fundação Antonio e Helena Zerrener (co-controlling shareholders of Ambev).
Bachelor of Laws – Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP).
Chambers Global – Corporate/M&A (2000 – 2021);
Chambers Brazil – Corporate/M&A: The Elite (2008 – 2022);
Euromoney Expert Guides – Best of the Best Latin America, M&A; Private Equity; Corporate Governance (2016 e 2019);
Latin Lawyer 250 – Corporate and M&A (2020; 2021 e 2024); Corporate Governance (2020 e 2021);
IFLR 1000 – Leading Lawyer: Corporate/M&A (2014; 2015 e 2017) e Highly regarded: M&A (2018 – 2021);
The Legal 500 – Leading partner: Corporate/M&A (2012 – 2019 e 2021);
Who’s Who Legal Brazil – M&A and Corporate Governance (2014 – 2022);
Who’s Who Legal Thought Leaders Brazil – M&A and Corporate Governance (2019 – 2023);
Who’s Who Legal Global Elite Thought Leader – Corporate Governance (2023);
Who’s Who Legal Global – M&A and Governance (2020), M&A (2023).
Brazil has a civil law system. Accordingly, and unlike the common law systems where court decisions are a principal source of law, the Brazilian legal system is based upon codified law and not upon judicial precedents. This means that, with the exception of certain appellate decisions that have general applicability, judicial decisions in Brazil are not binding precedents that must be followed by subsequent courts.
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP in New York and Brazilian firm BMA – Barbosa, Müssnich, Aragão have helped Mexican telecoms company América Móvil acquire its Brazilian counterpart Nextel for US$905 million.
Nextel was owned by the US’ NII Holdings, which hired Jones Day in New York, Cleveland and São Paulo and Brazil’s Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados for the sale. Click here and learn more.
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