João Carlos A. Corrêa de Mendonça

Profile

João has a wide range of experience in complex cross-border corporate operations and restructurings, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, succession, compliance, audits, corporate and contractual consultation, banking and finance operations, legislation on foreign investments in Brazil, as well as corporate planning, and public and private bidding processes.

He specializes in limited liability companies, listed and unlisted companies, mixed and public economies, special partnerships, shareholders’ agreements, and legislation on foreign and Brazilian capital invested abroad vis-à-vis Brazil’s Central Bank and the Securities and Exchange Commission. He has particular knowledge of operations involving technology rights, cryptocurrency, Initial Coin Offering, and blockchain. He is also very active in the healthcare and medical equipment industries, including health surveillance legislation and its enforcement by Brazil’s health and sanitation surveillance authorities.

João is one of Felsberg’s representatives at Meritas, the global alliance of 186 full-service law firms from 94 countries that is ranked Band One by international legal directory Chambers and Partners in the category Leading Law Firm Networks: The Elite. He is also recognized by The Legal 500 and Leaders League.

Professional Associations

• Member of the Committee of Company Law, The Center for the Study of Law Firms (CESA)
• Admitted to the São Paulo branch of the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB/SP)

Education

• Postgraduate Degree in Corporate Law, FGV – Fundação Getulio Vargas
• LL.B., FMU – Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas