TozziniFreire Advogados

Corporate Law and Foreign Investment, Mergers and Acquisitions, Media & Entertainment, Intellectual Property, Telecommunications/Information Technology, Cybersecurity & Data Privacy, Technology & Innovation

Partner

Co-head of TozziniFreire’s Corporate/M&A practice, Marcela concentrates her work on the telecommunications and technology, intellectual property and privacy and entertainment industries. She has advised clients on numerous transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and corporate restructurings. Marcela uses her thorough knowledge of the technology and telecommunications sectors to assist clients with both regulatory and business issues, including the negotiation of supply agreements and other contracts, outsourcing and licensing and software development, and issues related to privacy and the Internet, among others. In the intellectual property field, she has assisted in the negotiation of technology transfers and licensing agreements. She has extensive experience in the defense and registration of trademarks, patents, utility models, and industrial designs at the Brazilian Industrial Property Institute (INPI), besides advising clients on copyright and image rights-related matters.

English.

Events Director of ABDI (Brazilian Association of Information Technology and Telecommunications Law). Member of ABI (American Bankruptcy Institute). Member of INTA (International Trademark Association). Member of ITechLaw (International Technology Law Association).

M. degree from Cornell University, USA, 1998. Studied International Business and Business Law at the University of California, USA, 1995. Graduate of the Law School of PUC-SP (Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo), 1992.