Corporate and M&A, Capital Markets, Corporate Governance, Civil and Banking

Senior Partner.

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).

English and Portuguese

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).

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.