Born in Petrópolis, RJ; Admitted to the Brazilian Bar (Rio de Janeiro Chapter) in 1950.

Academic Background:

• • Universidade Federal do Brasil (Bachelor’s degree in Law, 1949);
• • Fundação Getúlio Vargas (Master’s Degree in the Law of Finance and Capital Markets, 1952);

Additional information:

• • Professor of International Law, Faculdade de Direito Cândido Mendes Law School, 1989.

Memberships:

• • Brazilian Bar Association (Rio de Janeiro);
• • Inter-American Council for Trade and Production.

Languages:

Portuguese and English.

Areas of Practice:

Civil and Criminal Litigation.