Vicente Piccoli Medeiros Braga > FAS Advogados, in cooperation with CMS > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile
FAS Advogados, in cooperation with CMS Offices
RUA GOMES DE CARVALHO 1507
SAO PAULO
Brazil
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Vicente Piccoli Medeiros Braga
Work Department
Banking, Payments and Fintechs
Position
Partner
Career
Vicente Piccoli Medeiros Braga leads the Banking, Payments and Fintechs areas at FAS Advogados. He has played important role in several operations and regulatory projects and has extensive experience in Banking, Finance and Payments regulation, in addition to having worked at ANBIMA, Fundo Garantidor de Créditos (the Brazilian deposit insurer), B3 (the Brazilian stock exchange) and at the Crimes Against the Financial System Unit at the Federal Prosecution Service.
Adding to his track record as a financial regulation expert, Vicente also has a solid academic background. He holds a PhD in Commercial Law from Universidade de São Paulo, a master’s degree in Law and Development from Fundação Getúlio Vargas – Law School, and a bachelor’s degree in Law from the Universidade Federal do Estado do Paraná, which was partially obtained through attendance at Universidade de Coimbra, in Portugal. He also attended a 3 months Fintechs course at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) back in 2016.
Vicente has published several articles and book chapters on financial regulation in national and international journals, as well as is the author responsible for ANBIMA’s educational material for certificating banking professionals on the subjects of financial system structure, financial regulation and self-regulatory standards. Vicente often lectures on specialized post-graduate courses on themes related to financial regulation.
Education
Bachelor of Laws, Faculdade de Direito da Universidade Federal do Paraná
Specialization in Fintechs, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Master degree in Law and Development, Fundação Getulio Vargas
Doctoral degree in Commercial Law, Universidade de São Paulo
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > Banking and finance
(Next Generation Partners)Vicente Piccoli Medeiros Braga – FAS Advogados, in cooperation with CMS
FAS Advogados, in cooperation with CMS provides an ‘excellent service’ to financial institutions, multilateral organisations, credit funds, development banks and credit agencies, among other clients. The team, which is praised for its ‘technical depth‘, stands out for its fintech expertise, covering regulatory and commercial matters. The lawyers are also highly experienced in dealing with the relevant Brazilian regulators on behalf of a diverse clientele, including major banks, start-ups, and international fintech and payments companies. The practice is under the joint leadership of Paulo Mertz Focaccia, who has a wealth of experience in the intersection of finance and technology, and Vicente Piccoli Medeiros Braga, whose ‘deep understanding of banking regulatory issues‘ is rated by clients. Pedro Duarte Pinho stands out at the associate level. Drawing on its cooperation with international outfit CMS, the team is also able to assist clients in cross-border mandates.