Partner of Demarest’s M&A, Private Equity and Venture Capital and Corporate Governance areas, Paulo Frank Coelho da Rocha holds a master’s degree (LL.M.) in Corporation Law from New York University, after which he worked for two years as foreign associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore. He is the author of several articles in the field and co-author of the books “Business Laws of Brazil”, West Thompson, (2015), and “Brazil M&A”, Donnelley Financial Solutions (2018). Paulo has been nominated for many consecutive years as a leading lawyer in his field by the legal directories IFLR1000, Chambers & Partners, The Legal 500, Who’s Who Legal, LACCA, Leaders League, Latin Lawyer 250 and Análise Advocacia 500.
Partner
Paulo Frank Coelho da Rocha
PRACTICE AREAS
Corporate
Mergers and Acquisitions
Private Equity and Venture Capital
OFFICE
São Paulo
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— Advised Digital Realty in the acquisition of Ascenty for USD 1.8 billion.
— Advised Mohawk Industries in the acquisition of Eliane S/A Revestimentos Cerâmicos for USD 250 million.
— Advised Kingspan in the acquisition of Isoeste Construtivos Isotérmicos for BRL 302 million.
— Advised Unilever in the acquisition of Mãe Terra Produtos Naturais, for BRL 290 million.
— Master’s degree (LLM) in Corporate Law from New York University School of Law (1997)
— Bachelor of Laws from the University of São Paulo School of Law (1993)
— Officer of the Latin American Regional Forum of the International Bar Association
— Former Chair of Lex Mundi
— Member of the Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce
— Member of the Advisory Board of the Working Group on Legal Opinions of the American Bar Association
— Membro do Conselho Consultivo do Working Group on Legal Opinions da American Bar Association
— Author of numerous articles on Corporate Law and Corporate Governance, including:
— ”A new dawn for compliance in Brazil in the wake of the Petrobras scandal”, IBA.
— Co-author the book “Business laws of Brazil”, Thomson Reuters, 3rd Ed.
— ”The debate about publication of financial statements by large companies in Brazil”.
— “A new Brazilian Commercial Code and its Effects on Brazilian Corporate Law”.
— “Impact of the Proposed new Commercial Code on Joint Ventures”, International Law Office.
— “O Projeto do Novo Código Comercial e as Atuais Tendências do Direito Comercial”, Revista de Direito Empresarial.
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