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Adriano Chaves

Work Department

Commercial Contracts, Corporate Governance, Corporate and Foreign Investments, Digital Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Privacy and Data Protection

Career

A founding partner of CGM, Adriano has extensive experience in corporate matters, mergers and acquisitions, foreign investment, technology, and data protection. He assists local and international companies from different sectors of the economy in their investments and business in Brazil and abroad. He also coordinates the digital law and privacy and data protection practices, and the firm’s technology and innovation group. He builds on his knowledge of transactions involving e-commerce, cybersecurity, internet, software, startups, and fintech companies, in their various stages.

Memberships

Adriano is Executive Secretary of the Commission of Legal Practice of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), São Paulo. He is also a voluntary director of the Columbia University Alumni Club of Brazil and a member of the Deal Closing Committee of Columbia Ventures Brazil.

Position

Partner. Specialized in M&A, Corporate Law, Foreign Investments, Technology, Data Protection and Contractual matters.

Education

LL.M. from Columbia University School of Law, 1999 (Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar). Bachelor of Laws, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), 1995.

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