Education:

State University of Rio de Janeiro Law School (1971).
Gama Filho University (LL.M, Business Law, 1982).
Columbia University Law School, New York (LL.M, 1983).
State University of Rio de Janeiro Law School (JSD 2006).
Languages:

Portuguese, Spanish, English and French.
Practice Areas:

Intellectual Property, Internet Law, Computer Law; Technology; Patent and Trademarks; Unfair Competition; International Tax Law; International Business Law; Administrative, Utility Regulation and Public Contract Law, Arbitration.
Author:

For books and articles published and Academic career see the Official Brazilian Government page at http://lattes.cnpq.br/7922883899350072.
Award:

Prêmio Análise Advocacia 2009: The most admired Intellectual Property Lawyer.
Selected in the 2010 edition of Best Lawyers Brazil in the specialty of Intellectual Property.
Member Brazilian Bar Association, Brazilian Institute of Lawyers, American Bar Association and Cyberlaw Network.
Member of Editorial of the WIPO-WTO Colloquium Research Papers Magazine.
Arbitrator for WIPO and CBAR. ABA, Brazilian IP Association and Cyberlaw Network.
Arbitrator of World Intellectual Property Organization and of the
International Chamber of Commerce.