Mr. Verzoni is the office managing partner for the Firm’s Porto Alegre office and a corporate and transactional lawyer focused primarily on mergers and acquisitions and commercial contracts. He has broad experience in structuring and negotiating acquisitions, divestitures, and joint ventures for clients across a variety of commercial and industrial sectors. Clients often rely on Mr. Verzoni’s varied Brazilian legal experience, his skills, and international exposure to efficiently structure and complete complex deals or transactions.

Mr. Verzoni also has a significant commercial contracts practice, both domestic and cross-border, involving preparation and negotiation of agreements for, among others, the supply of equipment for construction in infrastructure projects and industrial facilities, export/import of commodities and other goods, establishment of consortia, project finance and other financing transactions involving local and foreign financial institutions. He regularly advises companies across a broad range of industries including manufacturing, energy and agribusiness.

Bar Admissions
Brazilian Bar Association (OAB-RS)
New York State Bar

Education
LL.M. in International Legal Studies
New York University School of Law (2005)

Specialist in International Law
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (2002)

Bachelor of Laws, cum laude and ranked as first in class
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, UFRGS (2000)

Professional Associations
Chambers of Commerce and Associations

- American Chamber of Commerce (Amcham-RS);
- Deutsch-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AHK).