About

Multinational food company Marfrig Group have several operations in the food service sector and a presence in 16 countries across the globe including the large markets of Brazil, Argentina, France, the United States, the United Kingdom and China. From company headquarters in São Paulo, the legal team at Marfrig Group oversee all legal aspects of the company’s portfolio of businesses that encompass approximately 32,000 employees. Heraldo Geres is the vice president of legal and occupies the role of the most senior lawyer in the Group, and as a previous inclusion in The Legal 500’s GC Powerlist: Brazil in 2016 evinces the quality of the nature of support offered within the team. External factors imposed on the team include the impact of a rising Brazilian real on the company’s international sales which has weighed on the company’s financial bottom line, however new forays in to developing markets – most notably the Asia-Pacific region – can offer respite to this challenge and the legal team is expected to be heavily involved during all stages of these new projects.