Pinheiro Neto Advogados

Corporate, M&A, Private Equity and Venture Capital.

Partner.

André Bernini advises local and international clients from a wide array of industries in M&A deals, with a prominent presence in private equity, distressed M&A, and acquisition of infrastructure projects (greenfield and brownfield). André represents private equity funds, infrastructure funds, sovereign wealth funds and other strategic players on both the buy-side and the sell-side and has also gained a reputation in representing founders and family-owned businesses on the sell-side. Major institutional activities include: the position as a member of the IBA Young Lawyers' Committee and the position as a member of the firm's Social Responsibility Committee.

International experience: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, USA (2010 - 2011).

Portuguese, English, and Italian

He was admitted to the Brazilian Bar in 2004 and to the New York State Bar in 2013.

LL.M. from the Columbia University; Specialization Degree (Certificate) in Business Administration from the Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV); Bachelor's Degree in Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP).