About

One of the ten largest Brazilian corporations in terms of market value, Cielo is the leading player within the electronic payments segment in Latin America. Since 2015 the Cielo legal function has been headed by general counsel Louangela Bianchini Colquhoun, and supporting her in the department is legal officer Paula Solera Ramon Kavaleski who has a wealth of experience having worked for the company since 1999. Also in the team are trusted legal managers Julio Cesar Caciatori Martins who is responsible for civil, tax, criminal and labour litigation areas, and Cinthia Martins da Costa, who focuses on the regulatory area. Working within a highly regulated sector, the legal team has gained recognition for assisting the company in dealing with the country’s antitrust regulators and understanding Cielo’s business objectives in light of reforms made by the Brazilian government and central bank to the financial services industry, in an attempt to end recession whilst agreeing deals with online marketplaces.