Corporate and M&A; Compliance; Contracts; Litigation; Public Law and Regulatory; Restructuring and Insolvency; and Wealth and Sucession Planning

Partner

Carlos Souto is a founding partner of the firm. He has wide experience in corporate law, having led complicated dispute resolutions, product liability, and corporate and regulatory matters for national and international clients in many different areas, including technology, finance, energy, consumer products, and manufacturing. 

Carlos often acts as a consultant, providing unique strategies to help companies in addressing the abstract and complex legal difficulties of dispute resolution, corporate transactions, and contract negotiation. 

Portuguese (native), and English

President of the Institute of Business Studies (IEE)  President of the Liberal Institute (IL)  President of the National Council of Liberal Institutes (CONIL)  Vice-President of the Federation of Trade Associations and Services of Rio Grande do Sul (FEDERASUL) Member of the Superior Council of the Commercial Association of Porto Alegre (ACPA)  President and member of the Regional Council of the AMCHAM/RS  President of YPO – Chapter Porto Alegre (RS)  President of YPO – Area Brazil  Member of the Board of Y-WPO – Area Brazil Vice President of YPO in Latin America and the Caribbean  Member of the Permanent Committee of Conduct and Ethics of YPO Brazil 

Many programs on leadership and business jointly organized over the last 15 years by YPO and Harvard Business School and YPO and Fundação Getúlio Vargas OPM from Harvard Business School Shanghai (China), 2011 OPM from Harvard Business School (EUA), 2005 Preparatory course for a career in the Public Prosecutor’s Office, 1999 Specialist in Economic and Business Law, 1998 “Political Culture, Rule of Law and Democracy” course from Friederich – Naumann (Germany), 1997 Specialist in Philosophy and Political Economy from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS) - 1995 Bachelor of Laws from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), 1989