Corporate & Mergers and Acquisitions and Commercial Contracts

Partner

Graziela Pinto Lima has more than 20 years of experience in the corporate area, focusing on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), corporate restructurings and contracts, with recognized experience in the education sector. Graziela has advised numerous clients in complex transactions involving the acquisition of companies in Brazil (sell-side and buy-side, control and minority stakes acquisitions), joint venture and corporate restructuring. In addition, she has experience in drafting legal opinions regarding operations of foreign companies / investors in Brazil.

Her experience in recent years includes the assistance to companies of several groups, including Laureate, Elavon, Citibank, Bradesco, Goldman Sachs, Confrapar, Vitacon, Schneider, AVEVA, Medtronic, TUV NORD, among others.

English and Portuguese

Brazilian Bar Association (OAB) - São Paulo

Columbia Summer Program, American legal system, Columbia University Law School in the University of Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2013 Corporate Law, Escola de Direito de São Paulo da Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV-SP), 2006 Corporate Law and Merger & Acquisitions, Instituto Brasileiro de Mercado de Capitais (IBMEC), São Paulo, 2002 LL.B, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP), 2000