About

Leandro Miana Telles has served as head of the legal department in the investment banking arm of Itaú BBA since 2009 and has been an in-house counsel within the financial industry in Brazil for 18 years, including a stint in New York at Debevoise & Plimpton as an international associate. Having extensive academic credentials including an LLM in law and economics, and post-graduate study in strategic risk management, Telles leads the legal function with strategic vision and business acumen. Itaú BBA is Latin America’s largest corporate investment bank specialising in capital markets, M&A, private equity, structured lending and securities and more. Itaú BBA is part of the large multi-national Itaú Unibanco Holding, one of the largest global banking conglomerates.