Azevedo Sette announces new partners in various areas

Azevedo Sette Advogados has announced the lawyers Piero Sellan, Rodrigo Tambuque Rodrigues and Sergio Mirisola Soda (pictured from left to right) as new partners in the São Paulo office, and Cintia Robin as a consultant. All of them are professionals with wide market recognition who are considered benchmarks in their respective areas of practice.

Piero joins the TMT – Technology, Media and Telecommunications and Privacy and Data Protection practices with more than 20 years’ experience, mainly in regulatory, contractual and competition matters, with a focus on the telecommunications, audiovisual and new technologies sectors, having participated in major mergers and acquisitions in the media and telecom sector.

The new partner graduated from Mackenzie Presbyterian University and has a specialization in Law and Economics from the University of Buenos Aires – UBA and a postgraduate degree in Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law from the Escola Superior da Advocacia – ESA OAB/SP.

He has worked as a legal executive for multinational companies in the banking, media, telecommunications and technology sectors, as a legal specialist at the Ministry of Finance, at the Secretariat for Economic Monitoring (SEAE-MF) and as coordinating partner of the TMT practice in renowned corporate law firms, always with an emphasis on TMT, Regulatory Law, Competition, Government Relations and transactional advice in complex and strategic negotiations.

He will continue his successful career at Azevedo Sette, working closely with partners Ricardo Barretto Ferreira da Silva and Danielle Chipranski Cavalcante.

Rodrigo, the new partner in Litigation and Real Estate, has been working in these areas for over 19 years, focusing mainly on corporate and real estate civil litigation, having advised a large number of clients and highly complex projects in a highly personalized manner. He also has a strong track record before the State and Superior Courts in legal claims.

He has in-depth experience in litigation involving corporate issues (such as partial and total dissolution of a company with determination of assets, accountability actions, enforcement of specific obligations contained in a partners’ or shareholders’ agreement, etc.), real estate developments and subdivisions, as well as advising shopping centers, lato sensu, which ranges from managing a portfolio of lawsuits – eviction actions, renovation actions, revision actions, enforcement of extrajudicial titles, indemnity actions, among others – to advising on contracts and setting up condominiums.

The partner graduated from Mackenzie Presbyterian University. He has a postgraduate degree in Corporate Law from FGV/SP and in Environmental Law from PUC/SP. He is a member of the GRI Club (Global Real Estate Brazil Institute) and its Legal Committee. He was an assistant professor on the Environmental Law Specialization Course at PUC/SP and has worked as a partner coordinating the corporate and real estate litigation practice at renowned corporate law firms.

Rodrigo will work alongside Sergio, a partner who returns to Azevedo Sette to lead our civil litigation, real estate and middle market portfolios.

With more than 18 years’ experience in civil liability, copyright, class actions and real estate claims, Sergio stands out for his ability to combine technique with results aligned with clients’ needs, having worked on major lawsuits for companies in the retail, automotive, technology and infrastructure sectors, among others.

He has a postgraduate degree in Civil Liability from the Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV/SP) and graduated from the Mackenzie Presbyterian University Law School.

In addition to the three new partners, the firm announced the addition of Cíntia Robin to its team of consultants. With more than 20 years’ experience advising clients on complex tax issues and developing international succession and estate planning strategies, Cíntia stands out for her multidisciplinary profile, acquired throughout her career in global markets.

Cíntia holds a master’s degree (LL.M.) in International Taxation from Maastricht University in the Netherlands, with a full scholarship sponsored by the university, and a specialization in International Taxation from FGV/SP. Her education also includes a course in Foreign Trade from Aduaneiras and a postgraduate degree in Tax Law from PUC/SP. In addition, she has a technical degree in Accounting, which further expands her expertise.

Throughout her professional career, Cíntia has amassed a robust international career, with experience in several European countries, including Luxembourg, where she worked as a senior consultant for global consulting firms. She also took part in a course on international treaties in Poland and completed an internship in the Netherlands.

In addition, 12 new lawyers, with excellent experience and training in their areas, are joining Azevedo Sette’s team of professionals.