Our professionals

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

Chambers Brazil – Capital Markets (2016 – 2023), Capital Markets: Equity (2024 – 2025);

Chambers Global – Capital Markets (2016 – 2024), Capital Markets: Equity (2025 – 2026);

Women in Business Law – Latin America Capital Markets Lawyer of the Year (2025 – 2026);

LACCA Approved – Capital Markets (2021 – 2026);

Latin Lawyer 250 – Capital Markets (2014, 2020 – 2026);

Legal 500 – Capital Markets: Next generation partners (2017 – 2022) and Capital Markets: Leading individuals (2023 – 2026);

Análise Advocacia – Financial Transactions (2017 – 2024), Corporate (2017 – 2024), Regulatory (2023 – 2024), São Paulo (2017 – 2024);

Análise Advocacia Mulher – Financial Transactions (2021 – 2024), Corporate (2021 – 2024), Regulatory (2024), São Paulo (2021 – 2024);

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

IFLR 1000 – Notable Practitioner (2016 – 2023) Capital Markets (2025);

Lexology Index Brazil – Capital Markets (2020 – 2025) and Thought Leaders Brazil: Capital Markets (2023 – 2024);

Lexology Index Global – Capital Markets: Debt & Equity (2023 – 2024).