- THE AUTHORS

- THE AUTHORS –
Book contents
William T. Allen – NYU Pollack Center for Law & Business
“THE IPO MARKET IN BRAZIL”
Andrew B. Jánszky – Shearman & Sterling
Tobias Stirnberg – Shearman & Sterling
João Vicente Camarota - Shearman & Sterling
“THE BRAZILIAN LEGAL ENVIRONMENT FOR COMPANIES WITH
DIFFUSE OWNERSHIP”
Marcelo S. Barbosa – Vieira, Rezende, Barbosa e Guerreiro Advogados
“MERGER CONTROL IN BRAZIL—THE CURRENT REGIME, THE LATEST
IMPROVEMENTS ANDTHE PROPOSED REFORM”
Ecio Perin Jr. – President of IBRADEMP
Guilherme F.C. Ribas – Felsberg e Associados
“TAKEOVERS IN BRAZIL”
Syllas Tozzini – Tozzini Freire Advogados
Renato Berger – Tozzini Freire Advogados
“OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR FOREIGN PRIVATE EQUITY
INVESTORS IN BRAZIL”
S. Wade Angus – Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Mariana Pargendler – Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
“PRIVATE EQUITY/VENTURE CAPITAL FUNDS IN BRAZIL (FUNDOS DE
INVESTIMENTO EM PARTICIPAÇÕES-FIPS)”
Marcos Rafael Flesch – Souza, Cescon Avedissian, Barrieu e Flesch
Advogados.
Marina da Silva Prado – Souza, Cescon Avedissian, Barrieu e Flesch
Advogados.
“BRAZILIAN REGULATORY PRIVATE EQUITY INVESTMENT FUNDS—
FIPS: ADVANTAGES AND BENEFITS”
Ricardo C. Veirano – Veirano Advogados
Gustavo Moraes Stolagli – Veirano Advogados
“JOINT VENTURES IN BRAZIL”
Diane G. Kerr – Davis Polk & Wardwell
Manuel Garciadiaz – Davis Polk & Wardwell
Adriano Castello Branco – Davis Polk & Wardwell
“CONSIDERATIONS FOR INVESTMENTS IN BRAZIL”
Pedro Aguiar de Freitas – Companhia Vale do Rio Doce
“SOME THOUGHTS FOR BOARDS OF DIRECTORS IN 2008”
Martin Lipton – Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
“CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN BRAZIL AND BOVESPA’S LISTING
SEGMENTS”
Carlos Motta – Machado, Meyer, Sendacz e Opice
Adriana Cortese Julião - Machado, Meyer, Sendacz e Opice
“THE RISE OF A GLOBAL CHAMPION AMID CONSOLIDATION OF THE
WORLD’S EXCHANGES”
NYSE Euronext
“BRIDGING THE GAP—RECENT SEC INITIATIVES TO EASE BURDENS ON
FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUERS”
Antonio N. Piccirillo – Proskauer Rose LLP
Leonardo Di Cola – Proskauer Rose LLP
“THE U.S. HIGH YIELD BOND MARKET”
Peter V. Darrow – Mayer Brown LLP
Luke S. Richbourg - Mayer Brown LLP
“OVERVIEW ON EUROBOND ISSUANCES BY BRAZILIAN ISSUERS”
Donald E. Baker – White & Case
John W. Anderson, Jr – White & Case LLP
“HYBRID SECURITIES—AN OVERVIEW OF THEIR FEATURES AND
ADAPTATION TO CHANGING MARKETS”
Jonathan Walcoff – JP Morgan Chase & Co.
Beatriz Franco – IBRADEMP - JP Morgan Chase & Co.
“BRAZIL’S NEW RECUPERAÇÃO JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS—NEW HOPE
FOR BRAZILIAN COMPANIES IN SEARCH OF RELIEF UNDER THE
SECTION 3(A)(10) REGISTRATION EXEMPTION?”
Richard J. Cooper – Clearly Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Dalmau Garcia – Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
“FUNDING IN THE BRAZILIAN MARKET AND RECEIVABLE FUNDS”
Luis Peyser – IBRADEMP -– Unibanco – União de Bancos Brasileiros S.A.
Flávio Tudisco – Xavier, Bernardes e Bragança Advogados
“SECURITIZATION BY BRAZILIAN ISSUERS IN THE INTERNATIONAL
CAPITAL MARKETS”
Emil Arca – Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP
“THE EVOLUTION OF CREDIT DERIVATIVES DOCUMENTATION
INTERNATIONALLY AND PERSPECTIVES FOR ITS DEVELOPMENT
IN BRAZIL”
Anthony R.G. Nolan - K&L Gates
Rodrigo de Moraes Salles – K&L Gates
“AN OUTLOOK ON BRAZILIAN REAL ESTATE FUNDS AS VEHICLE TO
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT IN BRAZIL”
Lúcio Feijó Lopes – Feijó Lopes Advocacia
“DUE DILIGENCE IN SECURITIES OFFERINGS BY INTERNATIONAL
ISSUERS”
Eduardo Vidal – Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
Sofia Grafanaki-Fasouli – Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
Alexis Alvarez - Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
“PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS (“PPP”) IN BRAZIL”
Isabel C. Franco – Demarest & Almeida Advogados
Renato Poltronieri – Demarest & Almeida Advogados
“GUARANTEES AND SECURITY INTEREST IN PROJECT FINANCE
TRANSACTIONS FOR THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY IN BRAZIL”
Ricardo E. Vieira Coelho – Pinheiro Neto Advogados
“PROJECT FINANCE AT PETROBRAS—HOW THE COMPANY MADE USE
OF PROJECT FINANCE STRUCTURES TO OVERCOME ITS BIGGEST
FINANCIAL CHALLENGES AND FEASIBLY DEVELOPED ITS BEST
PROJECTS BETWEEN 1995 AND 2004”
João Carlos M. Ferraz – Petrobras
“RENEWABLE ENERGY AND GREEN TECHNOLOGY— AN ANALYSIS OF
OPPORTUNITIES BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND BRAZIL”
Rafael Figueiredo – Quinn Emanuel Urqhart Oliver & Hedges LLP
Rodney Alves – ManattJones Global Strategies
“CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR BRAZIL IN THE CARBON
MARKETS— THE UNRESOLVED ISSUE OF FOREST CONSERVATION”
Rubén Kraiem – Covington & Burling LLP
“A GUIDELINE TO TRANSNATIONAL BANKRUPTCY AND THE NEW
BRAZILIAN REORGANIZATION LAW”
Paulo Cezar Aragão – Barbosa, Müssnich & Aragão Advogados
Laura Mendes Bumachar – Barbosa, Müssnich & Aragão Advogados
“THE APPLICATION OF THE NEW BRAZILIAN BANKRUPTCY LAW AND
PROPOSED REFORMS: OUR EXPERIENCE IN THE ACQUISITION OF
DISTRESSED ASSETS —THE VARIG CASE”
Paulo Penalva Santos Lobo – Motta, Fernandes Rocha Advogados
Otto Eduardo Fonseca de Albuquerque Lobo – Motta, Fernandes Rocha
Advogados
Daniel Kalansky - Motta, Fernandes Rocha Advogados
“ARBITRATION IN BRAZIL ON CORPORATE MATTERS”
Joaquim de Paiva Muniz – Trench, Rossi & Watanabe, (Baker McKenzie
Brazil)
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THE EDITORS
Beatriz Franco – JP Morgan Chase & Co.
Daniel Kalansky - Motta, Fernandes Rocha Advogados
Bianca Soares – Allen & Overy LLP
Rodrigo V. Vella – Vella Buosi Advogados