Leonardo Ugatti Peres

Leonardo Ugatti Peres is a founding partner of Azeredo Santos & Ugatti Peres - Sociedade de Advogados (A&P Advogados).
Leonardo has experience in the corporate area, focusing on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), corporate restructuring and legal advice in corporate law. He also acts in capital markets, including in the constitution and monitoring of mutual/investment funds, structuring/organization of public offerings of securities, and legal advice in capital markets. Leonardo also works with managers and financial institutions in the analysis of transactions in light of CVM’s (Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission) rules.
Leonardo has experience advising startups and scale ups, including the drafting of contracts, assistance in fund raising, rounds of sale of relevant stakes and/or control.
Leonardo holds a law degree from Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF) and an LL.M. in Corporate Law from Instituto Brasileiro de Mercedo de Capitais (IBMEC-RJ). Leonardo has an extension course in Accounting for Lawyers from the Instituto de Pesquisa e Estudos Contábeis (IPEC-RJ) and Data Protection Officer from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV).