TozziniFreire Advogados announces five new partners
TozziniFreire Advogados announced the appointment of five of its professionals as partners, advancing its growth ambitions and strategic expansion goals.
The Merger and Acquisition practice will welcome two new partners, Cauê Almeida and Victor Françoso. Felipe Paiva will strengthen the Capital Markets team, focusing on securitization. The Labour & Employment practice will have Mayra Pelegrino as a new partner, and finally, Eric Visini will enhance the Tax Law team (all the partners are pictured from left to right).
Cauê Almeida holds a degree in Law from the Universidade Católica de Santos, a postgraduate degree in International Law from the Escola Paulista de Direito (EPD), and in Business Law from Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV), as well as a master’s degree in Business Law from the same institution. Cauê specializes in contract and corporate law, as well as mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, and private equity transactions, both domestic and cross-border.
Victor Françoso graduated in Law from Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, studied American and International Law at the Southwestern Institute for International and Comparative Law (SWIICL), and holds an LL.M. in Corporate Law from Insper. Victor focuses on corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, foreign investment, private equity, and venture capital, with experience in administrative and public law, commercial law, capital markets, corporate contracts, regulatory issues, and bidding processes.
Felipe Paiva graduated in Law from Universidade Milton Campos, completed a postgraduate program in Executive Management Finance & Accounting at the University of La Verne, and holds LL.M. degrees in Corporate Law from Ibmec and Securities and Financial Regulation from Georgetown University. Felipe has experience advising clients on the structuring of investment funds, venture capital, and private equity, as well as private funds, asset management, securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and financing transactions.
Mayra Pelegrino graduated in Law from Universidade Paulista (UNIP), holds postgraduate degrees in Civil Procedure Law and Labor Law from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP), and has an LL.M. from Ibmec. She has extensive experience in managing labor processes for large companies, including strategy definition and drafting legal documents, preventive legal advice, especially in auditing and consulting.
Eric Visini graduated in Accounting and Law from PUC-SP, completed a specialization at the Academy of American and International Law at the Center for American and International Law, and holds an LL.M. in Tax Law from Insper. Eric has extensive experience in Tax Law, providing preventive tax consulting, including guidance on tax planning, cross-border structuring and procedures for companies; advising on issues related to double taxation treaties, restructuring operations, and mergers and acquisitions, as well as implementing reorganizations both in Brazil and abroad.
