Felipe F. Rocha has nearly 20 years of experience in international contracts, corporate transactions and direct investments in Brazil and abroad. His key trait is his ability to work in different areas, and he has led teams in cases involving real estate business, intellectual property, oil & gas, public tenders, corporate litigation, M&A transactions, compliance and regulatory issues. He has been a partner since 2007.
He began his career in 1999 as a trainee with ABN AMRO Bank S.A, a Dutch financial institution. Shortly before he graduated from the Universidade de São Paulo Law School (FADUSP) in 2002, he was promoted to the position of legal analyst. With ABN he had his first experience of banking law, the capital markets and compliance, and he obtained a broad overview of people management and organizational processes.
Shortly after obtaining his degree at FADUSP, he accepted the challenge of a job in the public sector as legal adviser for legislative and executive affairs to the São Paulo Municipal Council, focusing on public policy and local development. Later, he became chief of staff in the newly created district council of Butantã. His work as chairman of the local tenders committee was a key element in the administrative decentralization that took place in the city of São Paulo in the early 2000s.
He attended a course in Economics at FEAUSP in 2006 and was awarded a bachelor’s degree in Economic Sciences. He based his work on knowledge of European Community Law, acquired during his participation in the International Studies Center (NEI) of the C. A. XI de Agosto, and his studies in the area of International Economics and Economic History (“Factor Mobility and International Risk Sharing: Robert A. Mundell’s Theory of Optimal Currency Areas applied to the European Monetary Union).
He has practiced law since 2005 and became a partner of the firm in 2007. His knowledge of Law and Economics, in addition to his experience in the public and private sectors, has equipped him with the expertise necessary to support and execute his clients’ corporate, contractual and international business. Costa da Silva & Fernandes Rocha Advogados is the preferred choice of companies from startups to major groups for its proven strategies in establishing and expanding their business in Brazil and abroad.
In 2019, his work as a corporate lawyer was recognized when he was invited to join the traditional São Paulo Institute of Lawyers (IASP).
Mail: felipe.rocha@csfr.com.br |
Education: Bachelor of Economic Sciences at the School of Economics, Administration and Accounting of the Universidade de São Paulo (2013) Specialist in International Company Law at CEU Law School (2005) |
Languages: Portuguese, English, Spanish and French |
Registered to Practice: Brazil and Portugal |