Anneliese Velasco Burkert Eger is a partner in the Corporate and M&A practice area at Gaia Silva Gaede Advogados. With over 20 years of experience, including 5 years abroad, Anneliese specializes in Corporate Law, M&A, commercial contracts, and private debt restructuring.
Eger graduated from the University of Robert Schuman (France) in 2002 and holds a Master’s degree in European Community Law, as well as a specialization in German commercial and corporate law. She is also a member of the Latin American Business Association, Lateinamerika Verein e.V., Hamburg, of the Paris and the São Paulo Bar Associations.
Anneliese has been ranked by Chambers & Partners for two consecutive years in the Corporate M&A category.
Cargo: Partner
Paulo Maximilian
Paulo Maximilian is partner of the Dispute Resolution and Arbitration area at our Rio de Janeiro office, stands out for his solid performance in handling strategic processes, as well as in contract analysis and review, in addition to providing consultancy aimed at eliminating, reducing, or assessing risks in business activities.
He advises companies from various sectors of the economy, including banks, fintechs, retail, industry, technology, and advertising.
Paulo is a member of the Banking Law Commission of the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB-Federal), the Teachers’ Commission of BRASILCON, and a Counselor of the Municipal Consumer Protection Agency of Rio de Janeiro (Procon). He also serves as a professor at the School of Magistracy of the State of Rio de Janeiro (EMERJ) and in the Business Law specialization course at PUC/RJ. Additionally, he is the author of several published articles and books.
He is recognized for his excellent performance in Banking Law and by the state of Rio de Janeiro by Análise Advocacia 500 and ROUNDLAW.
Rodrigo Sluminsky
Rodrigo leads the Corporate Sustainability team’s efforts at the office in the areas of Environment, Climate Change, ESG, and Energy Transition.
With a multidisciplinary background, he has served for many years as a legal director and a member of the board of directors and sustainability committees in companies in the energy sector. Rodrigo stands out for his leadership in M&A and fundraising processes, project structuring, advisory services to investment funds, and complex contract negotiations in the renewable energy sector. As the responsible partner for the area, Rodrigo leads the Corporate Sustainability team in adopting the best sustainability practices based on national and international criteria and in supporting the management of socio-environmental and climate risks for our clients.
He is a professor in postgraduate courses at FIA Business School, CEDIN, and ISAE in Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Climate Change, ESG, and Green Financing. Rodrigo is a member of the Energy Committee and the Global Compact Committee of OAB/PR (Brazilian Bar Association/Paraná), and he has also served on the Energy Committee of OAB/SP (São Paulo) and the International Relations Committee of OAB/SC (Santa Catarina). He has various legal articles and opinions published in specialized journals and books.
In recent years, he has also been dedicated to following the negotiations at the United Nations climate conferences and presenting energy and sustainability cases in Brazil and abroad. He is also the Board Member of Fundraising and Investor Relations at LACLIMA – Latin American Climate Lawyers Interactive for Mobilizing Action, the first network of climate lawyers in Latin America, dedicated to the study, development, sharing, and production of knowledge about climate change law.
In 2018, Rodrigo Sluminsky received the Best Legal Department in Latin America in M&A award from the Global Counsel Awards in New York, recognizing the achievements of his team in the renewable energy sector.
Rodrigo Sluminsky
Rodrigo lidera a atuação do time de Sustentabilidade Corporativa do escritório nas áreas de Meio Ambiente, Mudanças Climáticas, ESG e Transição Energética.
Com um perfil multidisciplinar, atuou por muitos anos como diretor jurídico e membro de conselho de administração e comitês de sustentabilidade em empresas no setor de energia. Rodrigo se destaca pela liderança em processos de M&A e fundrasing, estruturação de projetos, assessoria a fundos de investimento e negociação de contratos complexos no setor de energias renováveis. Como sócio responsável pela área, Rodrigo lidera o time de Sustentabilidade Corporativa na adoção das melhores práticas de sustentabilidade com base em critérios nacionais e internacionais e no apoio à gestão de riscos socioambientais e climáticos de nossos clientes.
Professor em cursos de pós-graduação na FIA Business School, no CEDIN e no ISAE em Sustentabilidade, Energias Renováveis, Mudanças Climáticas, ESG e Financiamento Verde. Rodrigo participa da Comissão de Energia e na Comissão do Pacto Global da OAB/PR, tendo atuado também na Comissão de Energia na OAB/SP e de Relações Internacionais na OAB/SC. Possui diversos artigos e pareceres jurídicos publicados em revistas e livros especializados.
Nos últimos anos tem se dedicado ainda a acompanhar as negociações nas conferências climáticas das Nações Unidas, além de apresentar cases de energia e sustentabilidade no Brasil e no exterior. É ainda Membro do Conselho da LACLIMA – Latin American Climate Lawyers Interative for Mobilizing Action, a primeira rede de advogados de mudanças climáticas na América Latina, que vem se dedicando ao estudo, desenvolvimento, compartilhamento e produção de conhecimento sobre o direito das mudanças climáticas.
Rodrigo Sluminsky recebeu em 2018, em New York, pela atuação de seu time no setor de energias renováveis, o prêmio de Melhor Departamento Jurídico da América Latina em M&A, concedido pela Global Counsel Awards.
Marcos Catão
Marcos is the partner responsible for our Madrid Office. With extensive experience in International Tax Law, he focuses his work on Markets, Regulatory (Telecommunications), M&A and Wealth Planning.
He is the President of the International Fiscal Association – Latin America Section – IFA Latam, Director of the Brazilian Association of Financial Law – ABDF, and a Professor in the Master’s Program in Tax Law at the Complutense University of Madrid.
Marcos Catão is recognized in the Chambers & Partners, Who’s Who Legal – WWL, and The Legal 500 Latin America guides.
Veronica Melo de Souza
Veronica is a partner in the Tax area at our São Paulo Office. With 15 years of experience in International Tax, she has an extensive expertise in tax consulting and planning, particularly involving international investments, cross-border operations, transfer pricing, interpretation and application of international treaties, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and corporate reorganizations. In addition, she also works in Regulatory (Telecommunications). Veronica worked as an in-house associate for major players in the telecommunications, technology, and multimedia sectors for 8 years.
Veronica is the author of several international Tax articles, and speaker on the subject at various forums, including IFA Global and ABDF/IFA Brazil.
Renata Borges
Renata is a partner in the Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) area at our São Paulo Office. She has an impressive record in Business Law acquired during her time working as a consultant for Big Four companies, as well as the head of the Corporate and M&A areas of publicly traded companies. Renata works on the planning and implementation of corporate operations and reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions, including legal audits, due diligence, drafting, reviewing, and negotiating strategic contracts, as well as dedicating herself to advising routine operations of companies of all sizes.
Renata advises domestic clients and various international investors from a variety of economic sectors, including telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, and insurance.
Cassiano Inserra Bernini
Cassiano atua na área Tributária e Aduaneira do escritório de São Paulo. Com ampla experiência em Consultoria, trabalha com impostos indiretos incluindo também IPVA, ITBI e ITCMD, foca em planejamentos tributários e elaboração de pedidos de Regimes Especiais e de consultas às autoridades fiscais, além de realização de revisões de procedimento e levantamento de créditos extemporâneos. Com sua expertise, trabalha com Contencioso Administrativo e Judicial nas esferas federal, estadual e municipal.
Cassiano atende clientes de diversos setores da indústria, incluindo automotivo, alimentos, vestuário, varejo, equipamentos eletrônicos, seguros, educação, serviços em geral, químico, médico e farmacêutico.
Théo Meneguci Boscoli
Théo Boscoli atua na área de Contencioso Contratual do escritório de São Paulo. Com ampla experiência em Contencioso Cível, Théo especializou-se em atuar com litígios de alta complexidade decorrentes do Direito Empresarial, inclusive arbitragens e mediações.
Théo atende clientes dos setores de educação, imobiliário e agronegócio.
Enrico Luiz P. de O. Soffiatti
Enrico Luiz P. de O. Soffiatti is a partner at our Curitiba office and focuses his work in Contracts and Transaction Structuring, Contract Litigation, Negotiation, Mediation and Arbitration and Corporate areas.
Enrico is a specialist in Contract Law, Corporate Law, Negotiation and Mediation with over than 20 years’ experience in advising domestic and of multinational companies in Brazil.
He is a specialist in negotiating and reviewing national and international contracts, structuring and implementing corporate reorganizations and consulting on foreign investments in Brazil having advised several foreign groups to start their business in Brazil, implementing their local structure or assisting them in assigning new business partners.
Enrico also advises clients in the negotiation, mediation and arbitration of corporate disputes for private organizations and family businesses, as well as in the negotiation of Collective Labor Agreements, representing employers and workers unions.
Member of the Board of Directors of Brazilian subsidiaries of multinational companies, member of the Advisory Board of the International and Comparative Law Center, Center for American and International Law – Dallas, Texas, USA and Judicial Mediator voluntary of CEJUSC 2nd degree of TJ-PR.
