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Experience

Vanessa represents companies, financial institutions and investors on a wide range of capital markets transactions and corporate matters. Her experience includes public and private offerings of equity and debt securities in Brazil and abroad, as well as corporate transactions involving public companies. She also counsels public companies on regulatory, self-regulatory and corporate governance matters.

Vanessa’s international experience includes working as an international associate at the New York office of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, and as an intern at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the United States.

Education

Bachelor of Laws – Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP);

Master of Laws (LL.M.) – Stanford Law School, USA;

Graduate Degree in Business Administration – Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV);

Graduate Degree in Corporate Governance – School of Continuing and Professional Studies, New York University, USA.

Recognitions

Análise Advocacia 500 – Construction & Engineering (2022 – 2024); Financial Transactions (2019 – 2024); São Paulo (2020 – 2024); M&A (2019 – 2022); Health (2020), Tecnology (2021; 2024); Textiles, Clothing & Footwear (2022 – 2024); Transport & Logistics (2022 – 2024); Regulatory (2024); Corporate (2024); Power (2024);

Análise Advocacia Mulher – Communication & Entertainment (2023); Antitrust (2023); Construction & Engineering (2023); Real Estate (2021); Financial Transactions (2021 – 2023); Health Plans (2022 – 2023); São Paulo (2020 – 2023); Health (2021 – 2022); Corporate (2021 – 2023); Tecnology (2022 – 2023); Textiles, Clothing & Footwear (2022 – 2023); Transport & Logistics (2021 – 2023);

Chambers Global – Capital Markets (2016–2022);

Chambers Brazil (formerly Chambers Latin America) – Capital Markets (2016–2021);

Expert Guides – Women in Business Law – Capital Markets (2022);

IFLR 1000 – Notable Practitioner (2016 – 2023);

LACCA Approved – Capital Markets (2020 – 2024);

Latin Lawyer 250 – Capital Markets (2014; 2020 – 2024);

The Legal 500 – Capital Markets: Next generation partners (2017 – 2022); Capital Markets: Leading individuals (2023 – 2024);

Who’s Who Legal Brazil – Capital Markets (2020 – 2023);

Who’s Who Legal Thought Leaders Brazil – Capital Markets (2023);

Who’s Who Legal Global – Capital Markets – Debt & Equity (2023).