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Lawyers

Tomás Neiva

Mattos Filho, Brazil

Work Department

Corporate/M&A

Career

Tomás advises companies across a diverse range of sectors throughout the various stages of their development, in corporate reorganizations, M&A and venture capital transactions.

He previously worked at one of Spain’s most renowned law firms, where he focused on cross-border transactions involving Brazil and other Latin American countries.

Tomás was part of the team of experts invited by the Brazilian Ministry of Economy to discuss proposals for the formulation of the Brazilian Legal Framework for Startups and, taking advantage of this experience, wrote an e-book titled Comentários ao Marco Legal das Startups (‘Comments on the Legal Framework for Startups’), published by Saraiva.

He teaches venture capital and startup law within XP Educação’s MBA in Exponential Management, and regularly speaks on the subject at public events.

Position

Partner

Education

Bachelor of Laws – Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio);

Master in Business Law – Fundação Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV-SP);

Master in Business Law – Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, Spain.

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