ALMEIDA FREITAS SOCIEDADE DE ADVOGADOS

Innovative Solutions + Quick and Effective Responses + Concern with Ethical Values + High quality of its professionals and services + Competitive Legal Fees = ALMEIDA FREITAS: A TRUE PARTNER TO CLIENTS Our Difference: with a commercial culture attentive to market variations, and with a personal and transparent service, ALMEIDA FREITAS has its headquarters in the city of Sao Paulo, and focus on providing front-line legal services. With regional and/or international alliances with global players, the Firm allows for its clients a flawless and effective service in real time. LAW FIRM

. Administrative law, infrastructure projects and developements in real estate;. Rural land regularization and agribusiness;. Finance and banking laws, capital markets and corporate transactions;. Corporate governance and compliance;. Contracts – Business and financial laws;. Tax Law – consulting and strategic litigation;. International trade law, international relations and assistance to foreigners;. Strategic litigation Main Practice Areas

The presence of a partner in each case with active participation on the team is a guarantee ALMEIDA FREITAS gives to its clients. We usually work in close partnership with global players for a flawless service. PROFESSIONALS The team at Almeida Freitas includes its partners, attorneys and consultants, all able to provide prompt and effective legal assistance to the needs of our clients in Brazil and abroad.

Our professionals are highly qualified and have recognized legal practice in Brazil and abroad, in the fields of public administration and private practice. With a solid reputation in the local and international markets, the team at Almeida Freitas Law Firm focus on providing front-line services based on ethical values ​​ and impecable strategy, focusing on the best result to the needs of the client. PARTNERS: Luciano de Almeida Freitas Carla Cristina Bordignon de Mello Fernanda Cristina Alem Freitas

For a complete bio, please visit TEAM at Luciano de Almeida Freitas Education: J.D. - Law School Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas – FMU/ SP; LL.M. – Master in International Finance and Banking Laws, Boston University School of Law, Boston, MA; Specialization in International Corporate Governance, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, and Specialization in Regulation of Financial and Capital Markets, FGV–Law/SP. Mr. Almeida Freitas concluded the Seminar on Financing of Projects in the Private Sector, organized by the Inter-American Development Bank – IDB, Washington, D.C., USA, and attended Urban Infrastructure and Projects Management, FIA USP - Universidade de Sao Paulo. Career: Attorney in Sao Paulo, and licensed at the District of Columbia Bar (D.C. Bar) as Special Legal Consultant, Brazilian Law, Washington, D.C., with more than 20 years of legal practice, and extensive experience in the public and private sectors in Brazil and abroad. As Legal Advisor and expert in International Governement Contracts and Public Bids, Mr. Almeida Freitas served in the Organization of American States (OAS), headquartered in Washington, D.C., particularly in the subject of voting system’s development in Haiti. In Brazil, Mr. Almeida Freitas acted in preventive and litigation cases in prestigious law firms and legal departments of companies, as well as in the municipality of Sao Paulo. Mr. Almeida Freitas began his career at the Sao Paulo based Law Firm Cupaiolo e Lencioni Sociedade de Advogados, and worked later at Abreu Sampaio Sociedade de Advogados. At the Public Administration, was Superintendent in the Urban Projects Regularization Sector of the Sao Paulo Company of Housing and Urban Development (CDHU/SP); Contracts and Procurement Coordinator of the Municipal Transportation Secretariat of Sao Paulo (SMT/SP); Head of the Legal Department of the Sao Paulo Traffic Engineering Company (CET/SP). Also, he Co-founded and is a Board Member of the Brazilian Chapter of the Young Americas Business Trust (YABT-Brasil). He was Partner at Alexandre de Moraes Sociedade de Advogados. Mr. Almeida Freitas is Partner at ALMEIDA FREITAS SOCIEDADE DE ADVOGADOS and works in the areas of Corporate and Financial Law, Estate Planning and Tax, Corporate Governance, Negotiations and Contracts, Infrastructure Projects, Land Regularizations, Administrative Law, including Government Contracts, and Procurement Law.

For a complete bio, please visit TEAM at Carla Cristina Bordignon de Mello Education: J.D. – Law School PUC/SP, and Specialization in Civil Litigation from the same University. Mrs. Mello has a Specialization degree in Real Estate Law from Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas – FMU/SP. She attended various seminars and lectures in the areas of: Real Estate Law, Financial Law, Business Law, Consumer Law, Family Law, Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, and Administrative Law, among others. Career: Attorney in Sao Paulo, with more than 20 years of legal practice, with extensive experience in Public Law and Private Law, having served in the following areas: Civil Litigation, Advisory Services with the Public Administration (Contracts and Public Bids), emphasizing that Mrs. Mello legal practice in the Procurement division has included the preparation of Terms of Reference – RFP, Bid Proposals, and drafting of Bills, as well as acting as Legal Advisor before the organs of control and supervision of Public Bodies. Mrs. Mello is licensed as Market Floor Officer. During her career, she has served in renowned Law Firms in Sao Paulo, and worked as an In-House Attorney for the Sao Paulo State Bank – Banco do Estado de Sao Paulo (current Banco Santander); Legal Advisor to the Municipal Transportation Secretariat – SMT/SP, providing legal support to various agencies connected with it, such as the Traffic Engineering Company of Sao Paulo – CET/SP, the Department of Road System Operations – DSV/SP, and the Department of Public Transportation – DTP/SP. Mrs. Mello also worked as voluntary advocate for the Sao Paulo Institute Against Violence, and has experience in Real Estate transactions, with emphasis on relevant legislation of Condos, Incorporations and Public Records. Mrs. Mello is Partner at ALMEIDA FREITAS SOCIEDADE DE ADVOGADOS and works in the areas of Administrative Law (Government Contracts and Procurement Law); Corporate and Financial Laws; Civil Law, with emphasis on Negotiation and Contracts, Estate Planning and Tax, Infrastructure Projects and Real Estate Law.

For a complete bio, please visit TEAM at Fernanda Cristina Alem Freitas Education: J.D. - Law School Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, Sao Paulo; LL.M. – Master in International Finance and Banking Law, Boston University School of Law, Boston, MA; Specialization in International Corporate Governance from Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; and Specialization in Regulation of Financial and Capital Markets from FGV– Law/SP. Career: Attorney in Sao Paulo, and Special Legal Consultant, Brazilian Law, District of Columbia Bar (D.C. Bar) Washington, D.C., with more than 16 years of experience in international and comparative legal matters, in Brazil and abroad. In her professional career Mrs. Alem Freitas served as an Attorney in Brazil at Cupaiolo e Lencioni Advogados and in international renowned Law Firms such as Leite, Tosto e Barros Sociedade de Advogados. Also, worked as a Law Graduate Professor in International Law, at Faculdades FTS (currently Faculdades Anhanguera). In the USA, as International Consultant - Trainee Specialist in the Trade Law Division, she worked at the Department of Foreign Affairs, Embassy of Brazil, Washington, D.C.; also served as International Consultant at the Organization of American States in matters of business relations and comparative legislation, including issues arising from commercial agreements, business formations and setting up of NGOs in Brazil. Mrs. Alem Freitas worked as Special Legal Consultant at the US Law Library of Congress (LOC), at the International and Comparative Law Divisions, specializing herself in Luso-Brazilian legislation, where she provided legal advice to Congressmen on various issues of comparative law and legislation conductive to all Portuguese-speaking countries, being responsible for drafting, reviewing, and submitting reports and legal opinions upon its Legal Directorate´s request. Back in Brazil, Mrs. Alem Freitas founded in the year of 2010 the Institute ILRFE – International Legal Resources for Entrepreneurs, headquartered in Sao Paulo. Mrs. Alem Freitas is Partner at ALMEIDA FREITAS SOCIEDADE DE ADVOGADOS and works in the areas of Corporate and Financial Laws, International and Comparative Laws, Negotiation and Contracts, Corporate Governance and Compliance, New Business Development, Foreign Trade and International Business and Commercial Agreements, as well as International Business Relations.

Please contact us for more information on a specific matter: ALMEIDA FREITAS SOCIEDADE DE ADVOGADOS Cidade Jardim Corporate Center – Park Tower Av. Magalhães de Castro, 4.800, 14º andar São Paulo, S.P., , Brasil Tel: