FM/Derraik
Who are we?
Our team is multidisciplinary We articulate different areas of knowledge, in search of the best and most innovative legal solutions.
Our partners
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Carlos Derraik
Carlos Derraik has extensive experience in diverse legal areas in Brazil and abroad, including greenfield and brownfield projects, energy, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, real estate acquisitions, privatizations, and competition issues. Provides consultancy to companies, joint ventures, and consortia regarding corporate structuring, financing, loan operations with guarantees, and real estate. It is also active in […]
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Fabiana Fagundes
Fabiana advises national and international clients on issues involving Venture Capital, Startups, and M&A. She participates in projects at all stages of a company’s development, in addition to investment funds, family offices, and corporate ventures. One of the precursors to support entrepreneurship and impact entrepreneurship in the Brazilian ecosystem. She helped to structure Endeavor Brasil […]
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Rodrigo Menezes
Rodrigo Menezes has extensive experience in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, and private equity, advising clients in their investment processes and the purchase and sale of companies. Rodrigo is a lawyer who leads multidisciplinary teams in M&A processes, working in the preparation and negotiation of share purchase and sale agreements, shareholder agreements, […]
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Lucilene Prado
She has worked for almost 30 years in the areas of business law, especially in the areas of tax, commercial, corporate reorganizations, and corporate governance, with a strong focus on the sectors of industry, retail, and consumer goods, having spent her career in auditing and consulting, industrial, commercial and service companies and law firm. She […]
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Liana Valdetaro
Liana Gorberg Valdetaro is the partner responsible for the area of conflict resolution. She has over 20 years of experience in litigation and arbitration. She acted as counsel for clients as creditors on several bankruptcy procedures and helped clients structuring whether or not filing for bankruptcy and preparation for the filing of bankruptcy procedures. […]
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Pedro Ferreira
Pedro Ferreira works in the consulting business area, advising clients on national and international transactions. He has experience in contracts, mergers and acquisitions, legal auditing, private equity, and venture capital, corporate reorganizations, and infrastructure. Represents Brazilian and foreign companies that invest and operate in Brazil in various transactions, analyzing, drafting, and negotiating contracts related to […]
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Juliene Piniano
Juliene Piniano has been working in the consulting business area since 2005, advising clients on national and international transactions. Partner in the corporate, mergers and acquisitions, and venture capital areas, she joined the firm in 2007, where she built a large part of her career advising companies, investors, and startups. She has experience in contracts, […]
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Aline Bauermeister
Aline has over two decades of experience in Advisory Tax Law, International Taxation, Digital Tax, Tax Planning, Tax Compliance, and M&A. Education Studying a Master’s in international Tax Law at the Instituto Brasileiro de Direito Tributário. Masters in financial and Capital Market Law from IBMEC. Postgraduate degree in Tax Law from New York University – […]
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Marina Bittar
Marina recently joined FM/Derraik as a partner in the corporate, mergers and acquisitions, and venture capital areas. Marina has worked at leading M&A law firms in Brazil and has nearly 20 years of experience in corporate matters, mergers, and acquisitions, joint ventures, and restructurings in general. Marina graduated in Law from the Pontifical Catholic University […]
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Fernanda Levy
Fernanda Levy recently joined FM/Derraik as a partner in the Corporate Venture and Innovation area. Fernanda has extensive experience in Corporate Law and Mergers & Acquisitions, serving national and international clients in matters related to cross-border transactions, regulatory systems applicable to financial institutions, Fintechs, and other subjects related to the Brazilian Financial System. Education MBA […]
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Our Associates
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André Fabri
Practice focused on matters of corporate and commercial law, M&A, and dispute resolution. Performance in many sectors such as technology, infrastructure, healthcare, and oil & gas. Education Master of Laws (LL.M) at Northwestern University, Pritzker School of Law, Chicago, U.S – 2020. Law Degree from Faculdade de Direito da Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, São Paulo – […]
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Antônia Pedarnaud
Antônia works in the corporate and business advisory area, focusing on M&A and Venture Capital transactions, advising several companies in their national and international operations. She also has experience in strategic dispute resolution, advising clients from various industries in negotiations and litigation, and prevention and resolution of civil disputes. Education Post-Graduate Student in Business Law […]
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Breno Bassoli
He has experience in tax consultancy focus on taxation on consumer goods and its impacts on its clients’ operations. He is also active in administrative and judicial litigation and legal audit processes. Education Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting Sciences from the Fundação Instituto de Pesquisas Contábeis, Atuariais e Financeiras – FIPECAFI – 2021. Specialization in Tax […]
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Bruno Sobral
Bruno Sobral has about seven years of experience in tax consultancy, emphasis on tax planning activities, surveying opportunities and tax burden optimization, tax incentives, and Tax Compliance. Education Graduated in Science from Universidade Católica Bom Bosco – 2021. Graduated in Law from the Universidade de Pernambuco – 2015. Languages Portuguese English
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Camila Ramalho
Lawyer works in the corporate, venture capital, and M&A areas. She graduated from the Federal University of Espírito Santo in 2017 and a postgraduate in Labor Law and Process completed in 2019. She has experience in LL.M in Corporate Law at FGV completed in 2020. Education LL.M in Corporate Law from Fundação Getulio Vargas – […]
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Deliane Flausino
Deliane Flausino works in Intellectual Property and Data Protection, having been in Intellectual Property for over 25 years. Advises domestic and foreign clients in protecting their intangible assets. She has experience in strategic brand portfolio management, legal consultancy in Intellectual Property, and Privacy and Data Protection, including drafting contracts and digital documents (terms of use, […]
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Elaine Barros
Elaine Barros has experience in the legal department of large companies and medium-sized law firms. It works in the contract and real estate area, with participation in large real estate projects, including Built to Suit projects of factories and administrative headquarters of large companies, commercial leases, and shopping malls. Experience in the real estate licensing […]
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Gabriela Manzan
Gabriela Manzan works primarily in the corporate and M&A areas. She worked for more than seven years in large law firms. Work in the first unicorn M&A operation in Brazil and other ranked and awarded involving corporations and private equity funds. She has work in M&A transactions and asset restructuring, involving publicly-held companies and private […]
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Gustavo Dalcolmo
Gustavo advises clients in the areas of Venture Capital, Private Equity, and M&A at FM/Derraik. He built his career at the firm, starting in 2009, and represented startups, angel investors, investment funds, pension funds, and corporate entrepreneurs in various investment and acquisition operations. He has extensive experience in corporate matters, mergers and acquisitions, private equity […]
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Irina Santarossa
Irina Santarossa works in the tax area, both advisory, and litigation. He has experience in the taxation of consumer goods. It is also active in judicial and administrative litigation, developing theses and providing oral arguments in the Courts concerning strategic matters necessary for legal solutions to optimize clients’ businesses. He has experience in structuring and […]
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Isadora Ribeiro
Isadora Ribeiro has experience in the legal department of a large company and works primarily in contracts areas, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate reorganizations. Isadora graduated in Law from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in 2013 and has a Master of Laws (LL.M) from Fundação Getúlio Vargas in Corporate Law and Capital Markets. […]
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Jéssica Lopes
Jessica Lopes has vast experience in the labor area, advising national and international clients. She is also active in administrative and judicial litigation, investment, and company acquisition processes (due diligence). Education Graduated from the Catholic University of Pernambuco – 2016. Postgraduate degree in Tax Law from the Brazilian Institute of Tax Studies – IBET – […]
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Juliana Massoni
Juliana works in Labor Law, with experience in legal advice for national and multinational companies, working in consulting and strategic, administrative, and judicial litigation, involving highly complex matters with executives, unions, the Public Ministry of Labor, and the Ministry of Labor and Employment. With experience in the analysis of labor aspects in corporate transactions, definition […]
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Júlio Alexandrino
Júlio Alexandrino focuses his work in the consulting and litigation business area, mainly in contracts, investment operations, Venture Capital and Private Equity, strategic civil litigation, and pharmaceutical regulatory. His experience includes coordinating legal and regulatory matters in a national clinical research representative organization (CRO), advising national and foreign pharmaceutical companies on regulatory requirements for conducting […]
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Letícia Kyono
Leticia works in the business advisory area for M&A transactions. He has experience in the Corporate and Business Contracts area. Advised clients from several sectors in structuring and legal advice on M&A transactions, legal auditing, help the establishment of foreign companies in Brazil, investments of many levels of complexity, and infrastructure projects. Education Postgraduate degree […]
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Luís Medeiros
Has more than five years in the firm, works in the tax team (advisory and litigation). Operates in the compliance area of companies in the direct sales sector (direct marketing or door-to-door sales), supporting the labor and corporate in Due Diligence Legal projects and works. Education Postgraduate: Specialization lato sensu in Tax Law by the […]
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Marcela Rosolen
Marcela focuses her practice on business law, advising clients on national and international transactions. Her experience includes contracts, mergers and acquisitions, due diligence, private equity, venture capital, intellectual property issues, and general corporate matters. Represents Brazilian and international companies that invest and operate in Brazil. Education Master of Laws (LL.M) at Northwestern University, Pritzker School […]
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Mariana Andrade
During the years, always in the civil area, she worked in Consumer Law, Business Law, and Family and Inheritance Law. Specialist in Civil and Consumer Law, acting as a Lawyer since 2015 in large firms located in the city of São Paulo, defending multinational companies from the most diverse sectors, including financial and educational institutions, […]
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