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Gustavo Swenson Caetano

Gustavo Swenson Caetano

Mattos Filho, Brazil

Work Department

Agribusiness Law/Life Sciences & Healthcare

Position

Partner

Career

Gustavo is a specialist in transactional, regulatory and intellectual property matters related to the life sciences, health, food, agribusiness, technology and biotechnology industries. He represents local and international clients before regulatory and government agencies, such as the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (Anvisa), the Brazilian Agency of Supplementary Health (ANS), and the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Food Supply (Mapa). Gustavo also works with healthcare compliance and legal matters involving privacy and personal data protection.

Gustavo previously served as a Brazilian representative at the Japanese Intellectual Property Training Center, organized by the Japan Patent Office (Tokyo, 2013) and was a guest professor in a course on health compliance offered by Legal, Ethics & Compliance (LEC) between 2015 and 2019.

Languages

Portuguese and English

Memberships

Gustavo is a member of the Food Lawyer Network (FLN) and a coordinator of Brazil’s National Industrial Hemp Association (ANC).

Education

​Bachelor of Laws, Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP)

Master of Laws (LL.M.), George Washington University (USA)

Specialization in Intellectual Property and Technology Law, Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV)

Specialization in Bidding Procedures and Administrative Contracts, Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV)

Mentions

Brazil

Life sciences

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