Mr Álvaro Uliani M. dos Santos > Pinheiro Neto Advogados > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile
Pinheiro Neto Advogados Offices

RUA HUNGRIA, 1100
SÃO PAULO, SP 01455-906
Brazil
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Mr Álvaro Uliani M. dos Santos

Work Department
Corporate M&A, Private Equity, Venture Capital and Startups.
Position
Partner.
Career
Álvaro Uliani M. dos Santos has more than 30 years of experience advising local and international clients on complex cross-border M&A transactions in a wide array of industries.
Álvaro counsels domestic and international investment funds on their private equity and venture capital investments in Brazil, as well as assists Brazilian companies in their funding efforts directed at national and international investment funds.
He serves local and international clients in setting up companies in Brazil, entering into joint venture and shareholder agreements, carrying out corporate reorganizations, and implementing best corporate governance practices.
International experience: Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, USA (1999 – 2000).
Languages
Portuguese, English, and French
Education
MBA (Master of Business Administration) – Program for Leadership Development: Harvard Business School, 2010;
Bachelor’s Degree: Law – Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP), 1995.
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > Venture capital
Full-service firm Pinheiro Neto Advogados has a strong presence in the VC space, advising emerging companies, investors and VC funds on transactions, fund formation and regulatory issues. The team is experienced in both onshore and offshore structures as part of its fund formation and structuring work, and handles the entire spectrum of transactional matters, including early and late-stage financings. Demonstrating particular strength in the health and tech sectors, Álvaro Uliani M. dos Santos is a key member of the VC team who advises emerging-growth companies and VC funds on the whole financing life-cycle. Fernando Mirandez Del Nero Gomes advises financial institutions and fintechs on both regulatory and transactional matters, while Thiago José da Silva handles VC funding rounds and M&A
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Competition and antitrust
- Corporate and M&A: High-end
- Tax > Customs
- Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
- Dispute Resolution: Litigation
- Environment
- International trade
- Tax > Tax litigation
- Life sciences
- City focus - Brasilia > Litigation
- Energy and natural resources > Mining
- Real estate
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax > Tax advisory
- Tax > Tax litigation
- TMT: Cybersecurity and data privacy
- TMT: Tech, innovation and digital business
- Venture capital
Firm Rankings
- Compliance
- Energy and natural resources > Electricity (and renewable energy)
- Insurance
- Labour and employment
- Projects and infrastructure
- City focus - Brasilia > Public law and regulation
- City focus - Brasilia > Tax
- TMT: Media
- Transport: Aviation
- Wealth and succession planning
- Energy and natural resources > Hydrocarbons
- Intellectual property
- Public law
- Transport: Shipping
- White-collar crime and investigations