Mr Thiago Maia > Demarest Advogados > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile
Demarest Advogados Offices
AV PEDROSO DE MORAES 1201
SÃO PAULO, SP 05419-001
Brazil
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Mr Thiago Maia
Work Department
Mergers and Acquisitions and Mining
Position
Partner
Career
Partner of Demarest’s Mergers and Acquisitions and Mining areas, Thiago Rodrigues Maia advises clients in acquisitions and disposals of equity interest, private equity transactions and commercial joint ventures. He is admitted before the New York Bar, in addition to the Brazilian Bar Associations of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Thiago is recommended for his practice in some of the most important rankings in the country and the world. Among his main clients are large companies, private equity funds and mining companies.
Languages
Portuguese, English.
Memberships
Member of the New York State Bar Association.
Education
- LLM. (with honors) by the Northwestern University School of Law, United States, (2008)
- Certificate in Business Administration from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management, United States (2008)
- Bachelor of Laws by the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2002)
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > Energy and natural resources > Mining
Covering the gold, copper, iron, aluminium and nickel segments, Demarest Advogados acts for mining and metals companies in strategic M&A, joint ventures and commercial agreements. The multidisciplinary team, which blends corporate, finance and tax expertise, has notable experience in administrative appeals related to infraction notices and forfeiture procedures, and environmental and insurance matters in the context of mining incidents. Practice co-head Izabella Reis, who was welcomed to the partnership in January 2023, is a key contact for mining regulations, due diligence, mining concessions and litigation. Fellow co-leader Thiago Maia, who concentrates his practice on M&A and private equity deals, is particularly active in the acquisition and divestment of mining assets. Co-chair Paulo Coelho da Rocha is another practitioner to note for M&A and corporate governance. Guilherme Kawano stands out at the associate level.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Compliance
- Corporate and M&A: High-end
- Tax > Customs
- Insurance
- International trade
- Labour and employment
- Venture capital
Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Competition and antitrust
- Environment
- Public law
- Real estate
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax > Tax advisory
- TMT: Telecoms
- Energy and natural resources > Electricity (and renewable energy)
- Intellectual property
- Energy and natural resources > Mining
- Projects and infrastructure
- Tax > Tax litigation
- TMT: Cybersecurity and data privacy
- Transport: Aviation
- White-collar crime and investigations
- Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
- Dispute Resolution: Litigation
- Energy and natural resources > Hydrocarbons
- Life sciences
- TMT: Tech, innovation and digital business