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Experience in the private and public sectors
Customized Services
Vast experience and connections with governments worldwide, academic institutions, and think tanks
A Team with multidisciplinary background
Partners directly involved with the Projects
Trade creation, enhancement & barriers
Customs Reengineering
Trade Policy
Regional Integration
Antidumping, Subsidies & Safeguards
Circumvention
Government Procurement
Geographical Indications
Public Interest Actions
Technical Barriers to Trade - TBT
Market Access Research and Forecasting
Trade & Investment
Sanitary & Phytosanitary Measures – SPS
Labeling
Trade creation, enhancement & barriers
Customs Reengineering
Trade Policy
Regional Integration
Customs Compliance and EfficiencySpecial Customs RegimesImport and Export Licensing
Import Taxation (maximization of benefits)Customs ValuationImport, Production & Assembly
StudiesGlobal Sourcing Market Expansion StudiesTariff Reduction Analyses and Pleads
Trade creation, enhancement & barriers
Custom Reengineering
Trade policy
Regional Integration
Trade Policy: Development and Reform
Consultative Policy & Law Formulation
Training & Capacity Building
Non-Tariff Barrier Studies
Review/Design of Trade Policy Institutions
WTO Accession
Trade Policy Reviews
WTO and PTA Negotiating Support
Trade Policy Implementation
Trade creation, enhancement & barriers
Customs Reengineering
Trade Policy
Regional Integration
Customs Unions
Deeper Integration (e.g., Monetary Union)
Trade Grouping Studies
Policy and Regulatory Harmonization
Rules of Origin
General System of Preferences - GSP
Bilateral, Preferential and Free Trade AgreementsRegional Balance Mechanisms
Gesner de Oliveira (Ph.D.)
Highlights(1996 - 2000)President of CADE, the Brazilian Antitrust Authority.
Education
As president of CADE,participated in several WTO meetings in Geneva as a member of the Brazilian delegation in the Trade and Competition Policy Group.
Experience of twenty years in antitrust consulting for international and national institutions.Expert witness to CADE
on electricity, telecommunications, sanitation and natural gas regulators.
Arbitrator in private disputes and testimony
on competition issues to the New York Bankruptcy Court.
(1996-1998) Represented Brazil in the antitrust group of the WTO.
Special consultant in antitrust for the World Bank, OECD and UNCTAD.
Took part in several evaluations of economic aspects of the antitrust systems of Egypt, India, Costa Rica, Panama and Argentina.
Professor of the Department of Economics of the Getulio Vargas Foundation – SP Visiting Professor at Columbia University in the USA
Ph.D in Economics from the University of California/BerkeleyMaster in Economics from the Economics Institute of UNICAMP Bachelor of Economics from the College of EconomicsAdministration at the University of São Paulo/USP
Academia
Regis P. Arslanian (Amb.)
HighlightsOver 36 yearsof experience with posts at the Brazilian Embassies, including Germany, Venezuela, and to Brazil’s Permanent Mission to the UN in NY.
Education
Minister Counselor and Deputy Chief of Mission at the Brazilian Embassy in Washington DC.
Head of the Trade Policy Division during the Uruguay and Doha Multilateral Trade Rounds.
Chief Trade Negotiator for Brazil during the following trade agreements: FTA Mercosur-South African Common Market’s Union (SACU); FTA negotiations between Mercosur and the Gulf Cooperation Council; Mercosur-India PTA; Mercosur-Israel FTA; market access consultations with the US and Canada.Ambassador-Head of the Permanent Mission of Brazil to Mercosur and ALADI, both Organizations located in Montevideo, Uruguay.
of the Board of Foreign Trade of the Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo (FIESP); of the Superior Council of Brazil’s Association of the Electrical and Electronics Industry (ABINEE); and of Brazil’s Technical Counselor of the Foreign Trade Association (AEB).
Bachelor of Lawsfrom the Universidade do Estado da Guanabara (currently UERJ)Post Graduated in Diplomacy from the Brazilian Diplomatic Academy (Rio Branco Institute)
Brazilian Chief Trade Negotiator during the Free Trade Agreement of the Americas (FTAA) and for the Mercosur-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
Memberof the Permanent Council of International Integration (COINTER) of the Brazilian National Confederation of Industry;
Prof. Roland Saldanha
Highlights
Head of Department of Economics of Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP)
Education
Professor of International Industrial Economics of the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo for almost 20 years.
Since 1997,has been consultant in major cases of Antitrust, Regulation and Trade Remedies.
Experience in a vast scope of industries, including petrochemical, steel, oil, natural gas, glass, textile, and food and beverage.
Wide-ranging knowledge in consultancy for the agribusiness sector.
Over a 20-year period, successfully represented numerous respondents from Brazil, United States, China, Italy, Germany, Indonesia, Mexico, Argentina and other countries in various antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings.
Worked for the Brazilian government as a consultant of the Antitrust Authorities (CADE).
PhD in Business Administration from PUC-SP
Master’s degree in Economics from Getulio Vargas Foundation - São Paulo (FGV-SP)
Bachelor of Business Administration from FGV-SP
Bachelor of Laws from PUC-SP
Academia
CarolinaUres
HighlightsSince 1999, as a legal advisor in Trade, primarily focuses on issues related to tariff and non-tariff barriers.
Has been practicing in the area of international law for 20 years.
Significant experience representing companies before the different government institutions that regulate and apply international trade laws and other related matters, such as trade remedies, SPS, TBT, licenses and other non-tariff barriers.
Has defended the interests of Brazilian and foreign producers, exporters and importers, as well as governments in several different jurisdictions, including Brazil, Russia, Mexico, Argentina and the US.
Has received awards as one of the world's leading trade lawyers every year since 2003.
In 2005, Carolina was selected to assist the Brazilian mission in Geneva on various WTO matters, specifically with respect to anti-dumping negotiations.
With a background in international negotiations, provides reports of policy and strategy recommendations for exporters of goods and services on political trade debates.
EducationLL.M in International Economic Law and Policy from IELPO Program at the University of Barcelona
Intensive Trade Law Program by the Institut des Hautes Etudes – HEI (Geneva)
Post-Graduation in Law & Economics by Fundação Getulio Vargas
Trade Program by the World Trade Institute - WTIInternational Trade (Bern)
Bachelor of Law by Universidade de São Paulo
Capacity building for law reform and implementation of trade commitments for governments and blocs relating to Association Agreements, WTO Accessions, Trade Enhancement Programs, among others.
Mariana Chacoff
HighlightsConsultant in the International Trade field, with focus on customs-related issues and trade remedies.
Expert in tariff reduction mechanisms, including “ex-tarifários’’, and good knowledge in tariff classification analysis.Extensive experience on on-the-spot verifications for anti-dumping investigations. Has assisted several countries, especially involving the collection of data for trade remedies purposes, developing strong due diligence skills.
Familiar with the chemical, rubber, textile, paper, steel, and machinery sectors.
Experience with Latin American Pricing for Multinational Companies.
EducationBachelor of Economics from PUC-SP
Further studies in Economics from Ursinus College – USA and from the London School of Economics
Expert in subsidy and countervailing measures investigations. Participated in the first subsidy on-the-spot verification ever performed by the Brazilian Trade Remedy Department (DECOM).Vast knowledge with product pricing strategies.
Rafael Ferrão
HighlightsSix yearsof working experience at the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade (MDIC).
Responsibilities included serving in anti-dumping and safeguards investigations (initiated between 2007 and 2012) for the Brazilian domestic industry.Conducted on-the-spot verifications performed by DECOM (domestic industry, importers and exporters). Leading Trade Analyst
for the Brasília office.
EducationBachelor of Management and Foreign Trade from Estácio de Sá University, Rio de Janeiro
Manages trade remedy investigations and analyzes all possible strategies that trade authorities could carry out. This analysis is indispensable in order to obtain the best possible outcome for the clients.
Emphasis in trade remedies and customs legislation.Provides a personal interface with the Brazilian government in processes involving trade remedies and tariff reductions.
Celso Cadete
HighlightsLegal Advisor, with focus on International Trade Regulation , Trade Defense, Antitrust Regulation and Competition.
Responsibilities included legal research and legal writing on safeguards measures, antidumping investigation procedures and subsidy and countervailing measures investigations.
Brazilian Lawyer, admitted in Brazilian Bar Association since 2010 under the number 348.531 OAB/SP
EducationMaster in Economic Law from Federal University of Paraíba
Tax Law Specialist from Paulista University, São Paulo
Bachelor of Law by Federal University of Paraíba
Bachelor of International Relations by State University of Paraíba
Emphasis in trade remedies regulation and antitrust regulation
In 2013, Celso was selected as trainee under the Trade Policy Training Program of Brazilian Embassy in Washington D.C.
In charge of legal opinion of several trade issues, as trade remedies, SPS, TBT, international trade negotiations, trade customs, market access and trade facilitation.
It´s been involved on the trade defense of major Brazilian and foreign producers, exporters and importers.
Tomas Cwierz
HighlightsWorked for the Argentinian Ministry of Economy as a trade analyst, intervening in anti-dumping, safeguards, and subsidy investigations.
Specialized in trade negotiations. Participated in the rules debates at the Doha Round Negotiations and discussions regarding some investigations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Argentina.
EducationDegree in Economics from the Buenos Aires UniversityFurther studies included courses in mathematics, statistics, business administration, and accounting
Broad experience in the private sector.
Experience in drafting new regulations and documents for trade remedy proceedings and establishing the five points that a transition economy is required to prove to be considered a market economy.
External advisor for the Buenos Aires SMEs and business development, investment and innovation matters.
Marcela Arnaiz
HighlightsOver 13 yearsof consulting experience in the area of international trade, with a special focus in trade remedies and international trade negotiations.
Extensive experience providing technical assistance to the public and private sector, as well as international institutions (EC, World Bank and IMF).Professional experience qualifies her to assess the particularities of international trade from different perspectives, facilitating the construction of a particular and insightful view about trade matters.
In-depth knowledge about antidumping, countervailing duties and safeguard cases in multiple jurisdictions, including Uruguay, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, China, Korea, Uruguay and Vietnam across different sectors, such us: agro-industrial products, steel, rubber, chemicals.Comprehensive exposure to public interest investigations. Marcela has participated in virtually all the investigations opened since the new public interest procedure was sanctioned in Brazil (2011).
Has participated in the definition of political strategies aimed at liberalizing international markets, including both agricultural and non-agricultural products, through qualitative and quantitative analysis.LL.M in International Economic Law and Policy from IELPO Program at Barcelona UniversityPostgraduate degree in Business Administration from Universidad de la RepublicaBachelor of Economics from University of Montevideo
Education
Darcio Martins
HighlightsConsultant in International Trade, Regulation of Public Concessions and Antritrust.Experience in many industries such as petrochemical, steel, oil, natural gas, glass and textile.
Worked as Economic Research Analyst for private financial institutions for 4 years.
Education
PhD Candidate in Economics at FGV-SP
Strong skills in data analysis using statistics and econometric models.
AcademiaProfessor of Economics at the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP).
Coordinator of Microeconomics and Industrial Organization areas.
Master in Economics at PUC-SP
Bachelor in Public Administration at FGV-SP
Lawyers, Economists, Accountants, Foreign Affairs Specialists, International Business Experts, and Engineers
More than 30 years working with governments and jurisdictions worldwide
Over 200 years of combined experience
We have access to the highest political spheres, andour work is strictly technical and we know how to use it.
Close familiarity with the operations of the individual governmental and political entities from the associates background.
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