Team

Jorge Alberto Zugno

Partner

jzugno@zugnopena.com.br

Areas of Activity

• Corporate Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Tax Law
• International Contracts
• Real Estate Law
• Administrative Law

Professional Experience

• Partner of zugnopeña Advogados since January 2011
• Partner of Tozzini Freire Advogados from September 2001 to December 2008
• Partner of Ferreira da Silva, Mariotti, Zugno & Nygaard Advogados Associados, from 1993 to 1999
• Self-employed with private office, from 1983 to 1999
• Corporate lawyer from 1979 to 1983
• Professor of International Law at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, from 1987 to 2004

Jorge has more than 30 years of experience advising national and foreign companies, especially in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, contracts, real estate law, public law and corporate advisory.

Training and Academic Activity

• Bachelor of Law from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS in 1978
• Extension Course in Public International Law at the Hague Academy of International Law, Netherlands, in 1987
• Postgraduate in Economic and Business Law – MBA, from Fundação Getúlio Vargas, in 2008

Languages

• Portuguese
• English
• Spanish

In 2020 and 2021, partner Jorge Zugno was recognized by Análise Advocacia 500, the most prestigious national editorial, as one of the most admired lawyers in Brazil.

Lawyers are selected through research carried out among directors and legal coordinators of the largest companies in the country.

Guilherme Ziegler Zugno

Partner

gzugno@zugnopena.com.br

Areas of Expertise

• Fusions and Acquisitions
• Private Equity and Venture Capital
• Foreign Investment
• Corporate Law
• Financial operations
• Capital Market
• Bank Law
• Contracts

Professional Experience

• Partner of Zugno and Peña Lawyers since January 2011
• International Associate of Uría Menéndez in Beijing, China, from June 2010 to December 2010
• Senior Associate of Dias Carneiro Lawyers from August 2007 to June 2010
• Pinheiro Neto Associate Lawyers from October 2005 to August 2007

Guilherme has extensive experience in advising national and foreign clients, structuring and implementation and corporate and financial operations. Advised on several domestic and international projects of mergers and acquisitions, as well as financing and capital market projects.

Academic Formation and Activity

• Bachelor of Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul in 2003
• L.L.M. - Master of Laws by the Brazilian Institute of Capital Market (IBMEC) in 2007

Languages

• Portuguese
• English
• Spanish

from 2017 to 2021, Advocacy 500, editorial of the highest national prestige, recognized partner Guilherme Zugno as one of the most admired lawyers in Brazil.

Lawyers are selected through research conducted between directors and legal coordinators of the largest companies in the country .

Eduardo Chemale Selistre Peña

Partner

eduardo.pena@zugnopena.com.br

Areas of Expertise

• Civil and business litigation
• Corporate Law
• Bank Law
• Administrative misconduct and anti -corruption
• Contracts

Professional Experience

• Partner of Zugno and Peña Lawyers since April 2016
• CEO of Porto-Alegrense Arena S.A. from March 2015 to March 2016
• Legal Director of the Porto-Alegre Arena S.A. from October 2013 to March 2015
• Legal Manager at the OAS Group in São Paulo from March 2010 to October 2013
• Lawyer at Arruda Alvim and Thereza Alvim Advogados Associados in São Paulo from June 2008 to March 2010
• Judge Advisor at the Rio Grande do Sul Court of Justice from 1999 to 2008

Eduardo Peña has expertise in strategic litigation, an area in which he has acted in both reference offices and internally in large companies. He also served as manager, having assumed the position of company president with more than 100 employees. He had great experience, in the judiciary, in which he remained as an advisor to judge for more than ten years.

> training and academic activity

• Doctor in Civil Procedural Law from PUC-SP (2012)
• Master in Law from PUC-RS (2006)
• Postgraduate from the Rio Grande do Sul Magistracy School (1999)
• Graduated from PUC-RS (1999)
• Professor of Civil Procedural Law in Undergraduate and Postgraduate from Uniritter and Unisinos from March 2016 to 2019
• Professor of Administrative Misconduct courses at the São Paulo Lawyers Association (AASP) and at the Rio Grande do Sul Advocacy School (ESA)
• Author of the books "Judges' powers and attributions", "the interlocutory appeal as a means of challenging the first -degree interlocutory decisions" and "Course and Judgment of Proceedings in the Courts", as well as several articles and research

Languages

• Portuguese
• English
• Spanish

In 2019, 2020 and 2021, the partner Eduardo Peña was recognized by the analysis. Advocacy 500, editorial of greater national prestige, as one of the most admired lawyers in Brazil.

lawyers are selected through research conducted between directors and legal coordinators from the largest companies in the country.

Ianaê Martelli

Partner

ianae.martelli@zugnopena.com.br

Areas of Expertise

• Resolution of disputes
• Arbitration
• Civil Liability
• Bank Law

Professional Experience

• Partner in Zugno & Peña Lawyers since October 2022
• Partner in Saratt Moraes Lawyers from 2015 to 2020 and, later, providing advisory service until 2022
• Associated Lawyer in Carlos Kirchoff Advocacy from 2013 to 2014
• Lawyer in Tozzini Freire Lawyers from 2004 to 2013

Ianaê has experience, especially in the area of dispute resolution, serving medium and large companies, such as financial institutions, food companies, transportation, fertilizers, electricity and telecommunications concessionaires. It also has experience in management and auditing.

Academic Formation

• Graduation at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, in 2004.
• Postgraduate in Business Law at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, in 2009.

Languages

• Portuguese
• English

Nathália Arteiro Steffen

Partner

nathalia.steffen@zugnopena.com.br

Areas of Activity

• Data Protection
• Corporate Law
• Capital Market
• Foreign Investment
• Contracts
• Franchising

Professional Experience

• Has been part of the team of zugnopeña lawyers since 2017.

• Nathália has experience in contractual and corporate matters, including foreign investments in Brazil. Advises public companies on topics related to the capital markets, as well as closed corporations and limited companies on various corporate matters. Nathália has experience working in internal legal matters for large companies.

Training and Academic Activity

L.L.M. – Master of Laws in Data Protection: LGPD & GDPR from Fundação Escola Superior do Ministério Público – FMP (2024)

Postgraduate in Business Law from UFRGS (2022)

Bachelor of Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (2019)

Completion of the Data Protection Officer (DPO) Course at Fundação Getúlio Vargas (2021)

Completion of the International Language Academy of Canada (ILAC) language program, completing Level 14 – High-Advanced English (2020)

Languages

• Portuguese
• English

Frederico Zilles Petry

Partner

frederico.petry@zugnopena.com.br

Areas of Activity

• Corporate Law
• Contracts
• Civil and Business Litigation
• Administrative Law

Professional Experience

• Has been part of the zugnopeña lawyers team since 2018

• Lawyer with private office, from 2017 to 2018

Frederico has experience working in the internal legal department of a multinational company, as well as advising other companies in the contractual and corporate areas.

Training and Academic Activity

• LLM in Business Law at Unisinos (2022)
• Bachelor of Law from Feevale University (2017)

Languages

• Portuguese
• English

Pedro Braga Dornelles

Attorney

pedro.dornelles@zugnopena.com.br

Areas of Activity

• Tax Law

Training and Academic Activity

• Graduated in Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, in 2021/1
• Specialistin Tax Law from the Brazilian Institute of Tax Studies - IBET

Languages

• Portuguese
• English

Isabela Parmeggiani da Silva

Attorney

isabela.parmeggiani@zugnopena.com.br

Areas of Activity

• Corporate Law
• Contracts
• Franchising
• Data Protection

Professional Experience

• Has been part of the team of zugnopeña lawyers since 2021

Training and Academic Activity

• Postgraduate in Business Law from PUCRS
• Bachelor of Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (2022), being awarded the Academic Laureate diploma
• Carried out the PUCRS Academic Mobility Program, developed at the Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa, in the first semester of 2022
• She was part of the PUCRS Arbitration Team, participating in the VI Business Arbitration Competition (CAEMP) – as speaker of the procedural part – and the XII Brazilian Business Arbitration and Mediation Competition (CAMARB)
• In 2023, he coached the PUC-RS Arbitration Team during the XIV Brazilian Arbitration and Mediation Competition (CAMARB)

Languages

• Portuguese
• English
• Spanish

Luísa Kops Ferreira

Attorney

luisa.kops@zugnopena.com.br

Areas of Activity

• Contracts
• Corporate Law
• Customs Law
• International Taxation

Professional Experience

• Joined the team of zugnopeña lawyers since November 2023
• Worked in the International area of Martinelli Advogados from March 2022 to October 2023
• Member of the Executive Group of the Federasul Arbitration Chamber (CAF) since February 2022

Training and Academic Activity

Languages

Gabriela Sauer

Attorney

gabriela.sauer@zugnopena.com.br

Areas of Expertise

• Corporate Law
• Resolution of disputes
• Arbitration

Academic Formation and Activity

• Bachelor of Law at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (2024).
• Integrated the PUCRS arbitration team, participating in the XIII and XIV Brazilian Competition of Arbitration and Business Mediation (Camarb), as a Merit speaker.
• Co-founder of the Society Institute
• Ambassador of the Brazilian Association of Arbitration Students

Languages

• Portuguese
• English

Luiane Udovic Bassegio

Attorney

luiane.bassegio@zugnopena.com.br

Areas of Activity

• Civil and Business Litigation
• Dispute Resolution
• Arbitration

Training and Academic Activity

• Postgraduate student in Business Law from PUCRS.
• Bachelor of Law at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (2024), being awarded the Academic Laureate diploma and the academic achievement award.
• She was part of the PUCRS Arbitration Team, participating in the XIV Brazilian Business Arbitration and Mediation Competition (CAMARB), as a speaker on the merits.
• Co-founder of Instituto Società.

Languages

• Portuguese
• English

Laura Marchesan Cervi

Attorney

laura.cervi@zugnopena.com.br

Areas of Activity

• Corporate Law
• Contracts

Training and Academic Activity

• Bachelor of Law at the Lutheran University of Brazil (ULBRA) (2022).
• Approval of the Course Completion Work with maximum grade and title of commendation, with work entitled ‘’THE SUPPLY BY THE UNION OF MEDICINES NOT REGISTERED WITH ANVISA: AN ANALYSIS OF JUDGMENTS FROM THE HIGHER COURTS’’.
• Postgraduate (in progress) – Civil Law: Business, Obligations and Contracts – LEGALE Educacional

Languages

• Portuguese
• English
• Spanish

Antônio Pedro Pillon Borges

Trainee

antonio.borges@zugnopena.com.br

Training and Academic Activity

Languages