2024 Doing Business in Brazil Legal Symposium

Written By ILAIS

The Institute for Latin American and Iberian Studies (ILAIS), sided by the Oliveira Lima Library (OLL), is proud to support as an institutional partner the 2024 Doing Business in Brazil Legal Symposium.

Doing Business in Brazil, a conference hosted by The Center on Transnational Business and the Law (CTBL) at Georgetown Law, promises two days packed with full of insightful discussions, expert panels, and invaluable networking opportunities. Organized in collaboration with Georgetown Brazilian Law Association (BrazLA) and the Wilson Center Brazil Institute, this event is your gateway to understand the intricate legal landscape of Brazilian business, whether you are a seasoned professional or just embarking your journey.

Agenda

April 8, Monday

  • 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Keynote Speaker

Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti (Ambassador of Brazil to the United States)

  • 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Event Opening

  • 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM

1st Panel - Public-private Partnerships and Infrastructure

Edilberto Lima (Corregidor of the Court of Auditors of the State of Ceará and IRB's President), Valter Shuenquener (Brazilian Federal Judge and Legal Staff of the OAS Secretary for Legal Affairs), Carolina Lembo* (Public-Private Partnership Senior Specialist at IDB) *TBC, Paulo Melo (CEO of Novonor Participações e Investimentos S.A.) and Jorge Saldaña (LL.M. candidate and merit scholar at Georgetown University Law Center).

  • 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Coffee Break

  • 11:45 AM - 1:30 PM

2nd Panel - Tax Reform and Tax Litigation

Anelize de Almeida (Prosecutor for the National Treasury), Honorable Judge Flávio Jardim (Brazilian Federal Judge ), Victoria Perry (Professor in Georgetown University Law Center's Graduate Tax Program), Eduardo Fleury (Founding partner and head of FCR Law's tax practice) and Rodrigo Resende (Tax LLM candidate at Georgetown University Law Center).

  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Lunch

  • 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM

3rd Panel - Anticorruption and Anti-money laundering

Bruno Brandão (Executive Director of International Transparency in Brazil), Don de Amicis (Adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law Center), Lisa Vicens (Practitioner in Compliance and White collar investigations), Palmina Fava (Practitioner in Compliance and White collar investigations) and Barbara Kreutzfeld (LLM candidate at Georgetown University Law Center).

  • 3:45 PM - 4:15 PM

Coffee Break

  • 4:15 PM - 5:30 PM

4th Panel - Arbitration in Brazil

Leonardo de Campos Mello (Arbitrator in Brazil), Honorable Justice Ricardo Villas-Boas Cueva (Justice of Brazil's Superior Court of Justice), Anne-Marie Whitesell (Professor at Georgetown University Law Center ), Lucinda Low (Partner in Steptoe's Washington office) and Gustavo Dallazem Dalbosco (LLM candidate and merit scholar at Georgetown University Law Center).

  • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Networking Cocktail

April 9, Tuesday

  • 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

5th Panel - Business regulation in Brazil

Antônio Barra Torres (Managing Director of Anvisa, Brazilian National Sanitary Surveillance Agency), Sérgio Guerra (Director of the Rio de Janeiro Law School of the Getúlio Vargas Foundation), Verônica Sánchez* (Managing Director of the Brazilian National Water and Sanitation Agency - ANA) *TBC, Steven Bipes (Vice-President of Advamed. Global Government Affairs, International Trade) and Patrícia Sampaio (Professor at FGV Law School in Rio de Janeiro).

  • 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM

Coffee Break

  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

6th Panel - Policy and Regulation: Catalysts for Digital Transformation

Alexandra Veitch (Public policy Leader in the Americas and emerging markets at YouTube), Jennifer Prescott (Director of Amazon Web Series), Amanda Athayde (Professor at the University of Brasilia), Alessandro Molon (Executive Director of the Alliance for the Open Internet - Aliança pela Internet Aberta) and Bruna Santos (Director at the Wilson Center Brazil Institute).

  • 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

7th Panel - Public and Private Enforcement of Brazilian Antitrust Law

Alexandre Barreto (General Superintendent of the Administrative Council for Economic Defense), René Medrado (Managing Director of IBRAC), William Kovacic (Director of the Competition Law Center), Michael Hausfeld (Professor at George Washington University - GWU) and Ana Sofia Monteiro Signorelli (Fulbright visiting researcher).

  • 12:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Lunch

A special networking lunch will be offered by the Wilson Center to speakers and sponsors only.

  • 2:15 PM - 3:30 PM

8th Panel - Transitioning Energy and the Law

José Eduardo Guimarães (Legal Director of Eletrobrás), Carlos Portugal (Professor of Law at the University of São Paulo), Marussa Boldrin (Federal Deputy in Brazil), Honorable Judge Edilson Vitorelli (Federal Judge) and Tolkynay Shynazarova (LLM candidate in International and Comparative Law at The George Washington University).

  • 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Coffee Break

  • 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM

9th Panel - Insolvency and Restructuring

Gustavo Salgueiro (Senior partner at Galdino & Coelho, Pimenta, Takemi, Ayoub Advogados), Fabio Carvalho (CEO of Grupo Abril), Fernando Merino (Partner at Steptoe & Johnson LLP) Andres Frederico Martinez (Senior Financial Sector Specialist with the World Bank Group’s Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation Global Practice) and Ananya Bhagat (Merit scholar at Georgetown University Law Center).

  • 5:15 PM - 5:30 PM

Closing Remarks

To RSVP for this event, click here: 2024 Doing Business in Brazil Legal Symposium Tickets, Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at 8:30 AM | Eventbrite

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