Caio Prado > Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP Offices
280 PARK AVENUE
15TH FLOOR WEST
NEW YORK, NY 10017
NEW YORK
United States
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Caio Prado
Work Department
Venture Capital and Technology
Position
Partner
Career
Caio Prado made partner in September 2019. A graduate of the University of Chicago School of Law, Caio provides strategic business–oriented advice to high–growth companies and investors as they face legal and business challenges. He focuses his practice on emerging growth and venture capital financings, private equity, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate and business counseling for high-net-worth individuals and family offices.
Languages
English, Portuguese, Spanish
Memberships
New York Bar
Brazil Bar
Education
University of Chicago Law School, LLM (2013)
Fundação Instituto de Administração (FIA), Masters in Corporate Finance & Investment Banking (2010)
Universidade de São Paulo (USP), LLB (2008)
Lawyer Rankings
Latin America: International firms > Corporate and M&A
A leader in venture capital, start-up and growth company work, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP is increasingly evident in Latin America. The firm has developed an excellent record in venture capital investments and mandates involving start-ups in Brazil, along with activity in Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Argentina, El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala. It also frequently works with Brazil tech companies expanding into the US. Jackson Hwu represents a wide range of start-ups and early-stage companies, particularly in Series A financings and M&A exits from fintech, payment solutions and blockchain businesses. Leandro Molina is a venture capital specialist whose track record includes representing SoftBank Latin America Fund in fintech, edtech and healthtech investments; Molina led the team that advised Lightrock on its $27m Series B financing round for Brazilian fintech Agrolend Holding. John Haley is noted for Central America transactions. Caio Prado is another key partner and Rebecca Lester impresses at associate level.
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > E-discovery
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: regulatory
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: automotive/transport
Firm Rankings
- Industry focus > Education
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Transport > Rail and road: litigation and regulation
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: regulatory
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Government > Government relations
- Labor and employment > Immigration
- Real estate > Real estate
- Healthcare > Service providers
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate