It was published on Latin Lawyer and Migalhas the news about the admission of new Partner Marcelo Barradas for the Litigation, Arbitration and Compliance practice area. See bellow:
ARAÚJO E POLICASTRO ADDS DISPUTES AND COMPLIANCE PARTNER
Brazil’s Araújo e Policastro Advogados has boosted its Disputes and Compliance practice with the hiring of a new partner, the former head of Compliance in Latin America for US car parts supplier Johnson Controls.
Marcelo Barradas left his role as director of legal compliance for Latin America at Johnson Controls to join Araújo Policastro’s disputes and compliance practice at drive the beginning of March.
He has previously worked for Debevoise & Plimpton LLP in New York under the firm’s foreign associate programme, as well as serving as an associate at Pinheiro Neto Advogados and Lefosse Advogados.
Barradas, who holds an LLM from Australia’s Queensland University, says he will help to expand the firm’s work in advising clients on Compliance.
Partner Camila Araújo says that the hire forms part of an expansion drive to coincide with the firm’s 50th anniversary this year. “In the year of our Golden jubilee, our thoughts are facing the future,” she notes.
Throughout 2012, Araújo e Policastro boosted a number of practice areas with new hires. (…) Earlier in 2012 Araújo e Policastro added two partners to its Tax and Real Estate departments, absorbed an Antitrust boutique and brought two new partners on board for its International Trade and Finance teams.
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