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Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados Offices

Ed. Seculum II - Rua José Gonçalves de Oliveira, nº 116, 5th floor
Itaim Bibi
São Paulo
01453-050
Brazil
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Mr Thales Saito

Work Department
Banking, insurance and finance, China desk, India desk, Japan desk, Korea desk, Southeast desk, Investment funds
Position
Partner
Career
Thales Saito is the head of our New York office. He is specialist in local and international financial transactions, M&A, banking regulations, securitization of receivables, incorporation of investment funds, derivatives and exchange regulations. His practice encompasses the rendering of legal assistance to local and international clients in the negotiation and implementation of corporate and financial transactions of different structures, including those related to the incorporation of investment funds and regulated activities. Saito has previous experience in a broad range of sectors, including financial services, payment methods, technology, agribusiness, automobile, construction, infrastructure, retail and consumption, aviation and leasing of vehicles.
Languages
Portuguese and English
Memberships
Admitted to the Brazilian Bar and New York Bar Association. Member of the Board of Directors of Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce (New York). Machado Meyer’s representative and frequent participant at the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Brazil.
Education
The University of Chicago Law School, USA (Master’s degree, LL.M, 2014).
Ibmec São Paulo (Master’s degree, LLM – Financial and Capital Markets Law, 2008).
Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie (Bachelor of Laws, 2007).
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Corporate and M&A: High-end
- Tax > Tax litigation
- Tax > Tax litigation
- Labour and employment
- City focus - Brasilia > Litigation
- Projects and infrastructure
- Public law
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax > Tax advisory
- Tax > Tax litigation
- Transport: Aviation
Firm Rankings
- Capital markets
- Competition and antitrust
- Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
- Dispute Resolution: Litigation
- Energy and natural resources > Electricity (and renewable energy)
- Environment
- Energy and natural resources > Hydrocarbons
- Insurance
- Real estate
- Wealth and succession planning
- City focus - Belo Horizonte > Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Compliance
- Energy and natural resources > Mining
- TMT: Tech, innovation and digital business
- TMT: Telecoms
- Venture capital
- Life sciences
- TMT: Cybersecurity and data privacy
- City focus - Brasilia > Tax