Francisco Costa e Silva > Bocater, Camargo, Costa e Silva, Rodrigues Advogados > Rio de Janeiro, Brazil > Lawyer Profile
Bocater, Camargo, Costa e Silva, Rodrigues Advogados Offices
AVENIDA RIO BRANCO, 110
39º E 40º ANDARES
20040-001 RIO DE JANEIRO, RJ
Brazil
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Francisco Costa e Silva
Work Department
Corporate and M&A, Capital Markets, Corporate Governance, Civil and Banking
Position
Senior Partner.
Career
Francisco Costa e Silva started his career as an in-house counsel at BNDES, where he held various positions, including being the Head of the Legal Department at BNDESPAR and Superintendent of several areas and Executive Officer at BNDESPAR and BNDES. During this period, he was also a member of the Boards of Directors at BNDES Pension Fund. Later, he served as Commissioner and Chairman at the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM). He also presided the Council of Securities Regulators of the Americas (COSRA) and served as a member of the Boards of Directors at various companies, including Banco do Brasil, Vale, Usiminas and CIELO (current).
Languages
English and Portuguese
Memberships
Arbitration Chamber of São Paulo Stock Exchange (CAM). Consultative Councils of Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro and COPPEAD. Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance (IBGC).
Education
Holds a Bachelor of Laws from the Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro and an Executive MBA from COPPEAD of the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; former professor of Commercial Law in the Faculty of Law at UERJ, at Universidade Cândido Mendes and at Fundação Getúlio Vargas.
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > Capital markets
Singled out for its expertise in the pension funds space, Bocater, Camargo, Costa e Silva, Rodrigues Advogados handles a range of mandates, with a particular focus on capital markets and securities regulatory issues. The practice has notable strength in advising on the applicable regulations to publicly listed companies, investment funds, asset managers and brokerage firms. Founding partners Maria Isabel do Prado Bocater and Francisco Costa e Silva, both of whom draw on their former experience at the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) to assist with an array of capital markets matters, and Matheus Corredato Rossi, a key contact for investment funds, jointly oversee the department.
Brazil > Corporate and M&A: Mid-market
Best known for its credentials in mandates involving publicly held corporations, Bocater, Camargo, Costa e Silva, Rodrigues Advogados acts for clients from the worlds of energy, oil and gas, financial services, mining and technology. The team is well positioned to advise shareholders on routine corporate matters, as well as joint ventures, incorporations, reorganisations and transfers of control. Drawing on his previous in-house experience at major financial institutions and as CVM’s former Commissioner and Chairman, co-head Francisco Costa e Silva is the counsel of choice for several Brazilian listed companies. Fellow co-leaders João Laudo de Camargo and Maria Isabel do Prado Bocater are active in corporate and capital markets matters.