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Gabriel Vazami

Partner · Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados

BrazilCorporate / M&A, Private EquityPortuguese, English

About

Partner at Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados specializing in corporate law, advising on domestic and cross-border M&A and representing companies, investment funds and football clubs in transactions involving Brazilian football corporations (SAFs). He has extensive experience drafting and negotiating commercial and sports/entertainment contracts, advising on structuring and debt restructuring, and representing clients before FIFA and the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

Practice areas

Corporate / M&APrivate EquityVenture CapitalMedia, Sports & EntertainmentCommercial ContractsInternational / Cross-Border

Office

Expertise

Football corporations (SAFs)Sports dispute resolution (FIFA & CAS)M&A and cross-border transactionsDebt restructuringSponsorships and naming rightsPlayer transfers and image rightsAudiovisual co-productionsStartupsFood & BeverageConstructionPower / EnergyLogisticsPulp & PaperRetailTissueServices

Education

  • Fundação Getúlio Vargas (GVlaw), São Paulo — Postgraduate Course in Corporate Law
  • University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, United States — LL.M.
  • Pontifícia Universidade Católica of São Paulo (PUC-SP) — Bachelor of Laws

Admissions

  • Brazilian Bar Association
  • New York State Bar

Languages

PortugueseEnglish