OUR TEAM
BIOGRAPHY
With extensive experience in corporate law, domestic and international contracts, structured transactions of equity finance and debt, and notably mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions, mainly representing family-owned companies on the sell-side, Lasmar is a founding partner of Lasmar Advogados. Recognized for his technical excellence, negotiation skills, and close personal involvement in his clients’ projects, Lasmar has acted in numerous relevant corporate transactions both in the domestic and international markets, especially in the mining, steel, forestry, health/pharmaceutical, electro-electronic, funeral, energy, technology, infrastructure, logistics, and general consumer industries.
Before founding Lasmar Advogados, he was a partner in traditional law firms in Brazil. Qualified to practice law also in New York/USA, he was a permanent associate of the M&A department of the law firm White & Case in NY (USA) and has acted as member of boards of directors of Brazilian companies.
2001
LL.B. from Faculdade de Direito Milton Campos (BH/MG)
2002
Post-Graduate degree in Economics and Corporate Law from FGV – Fundação Getúlio Vargas (BH/MG)
2007
LL.M. in Corporate Law and M&A from the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia/USA)
Professional Enrollment
NYSBA – New York State Bar Association
ABA – American Bar Association
OAB – Brazilian Bar Association (MG and SP)
International Work Experience
White & Case, LLP (New York/USA) – 2007/2009Publications
Coauthor of the Chapter “US Private Equity” of “PLC Cross-border Private Equity Handbook – 2008/2009”, published by Practical Law Company in New York, USA, 2008
Languages
Portuguese, English and Spanish