Bio

Silvia Fazio is a partner in the firm´s Sao Paulo office and head of the firm´s Brazil Desk in our London office. Ms Fazio specializes in cross-border investments with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and financings. She brings almost 20 years of cross-border corporate and finance experience to the firm, acting regularly for major Brazilian corporations. She represents financial institutions, public and private companies, private equity funds in a broad range of corporate transactions. She has published extensively on harmonization of corporate and finance standards. She recently ideated and edited a book on investments in Brazil "Brazilian Commercial Law: A Practical Guide", (2013), (2015, second ed.)Wolters Kluwer. Written by thirty seven leading Brazilian practitioners, the book is the first of its kind in English language. Silvia co-authored the chapter on Private Equity, Venture Capital and Investment Funds in Brazil. Ms. Fazio has been recognized as a leading lawyer in several industry publications, including Chambers Global and Legal 500. Chambers wrote, "Silvia Fazio plays a central role in international work....advising on an array of cross-border transactions. She is admitted to practice in Brazil and attracts mandates from leading clients such as Banco do Brazil and Latam Airlines." Prior to joining us, Ms. Fazio was a partner at a UK law firm where as head of International (Legal), she established its Brazilian and Italian desks. Ms Fazio is founder and chairperson of leading non-profit organization Women in Leadership in Latin America (WILL).