Biography

Marcus Phelipe Barbosa de Souza is the partner responsible for the Firm’s Corporate and M&A team, providing strategic advice to domestic and international clients across various business sectors. With extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, corporate law (including company formation, liquidation, demergers, mergers by absorption and joint ventures), contracts and investment structuring, Marcus also advises on inbound and outbound investments and the corporate aspects of wealth and succession planning.

Practice Areas

• Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)
• Corporate & Finance 
• Corporate
• Contractual
• Family and Succession

Education

• Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), Pontifical Catholic University of Goiás (PUC-GO)

• Postgraduate Specialisation in Tax Law, University of São Paulo (USP)

• Postgraduate Specialisation in Tax Law, International Institute of Social Sciences (IICS)

• Postgraduate Specialisation in Tax Procedure, Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP)

• MBA in Business Law and Economics (Postgraduate Specialisation), Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV)

Licenses

• Brazilian Bar Association (OAB), São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro Chapters

Languages

Portuguese, English, and Spanish.

Awards and Nominations

Chambers and Partners, Legal 500 and Lexology Index (formerly Who’s Who Legal).