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Evaristo Lucena

Evaristo Lucena

Brazil 2025

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Ranked in 2 practice areas

Corporate/M&A

Brazil

3 years ranked

About

Provided by Trench Rossi Watanabe

Brazil: Transactional

Practice Areas

Capital Markets, M&A

Career

Evaristo Lucena joined the Firm in 2020 and became partner in 2022. He integrates the Transactional practice group, with focus on corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, and capital markets. Lucena often represents issuers, shareholders, financial institutions and investors, both nationals and foreigners, in a variety of transactions involving structuring, registration and listing of companies with regulatory agencies and stock exchanges in Brazil and abroad, and M&As involving publicly-listed companies in non-regulated and regulated industries.

Professional Memberships

Admitted to practice law by the Ordem de Advogados do Brasil (SP), the NY State Bar and the Law Society of Ontario.

Personal

He has worked in Baker Mckenzie New York and Toronto as part of the equity capital markets and M&A teams.

Education

He graduated from Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais with a degree in Law and obtained his LL.M. (cum laude) from the Duke University School of Law, with specialization in Business Law.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Brazil: Transactional

Corporate/M&A - Brazil

Up-and-coming Individual
Up and Coming

Individual Editorial
Evaristo Lucena is an up-and-coming lawyer experienced in advising clients on M&A matters.

Capital Markets: Equity - Brazil

Up-and-coming Individual
Up and Coming

Individual Editorial

Evaristo Lucena advises issuers, shareholders, financial institutions and investors on company structuring, registration, listings and public M&A transactions in regulated and non-regulated sectors. He is recognised for his legal knowledge and commercial awareness.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Evaristo Lucena is an exceptional talent. His technical excellence, strategic insight and professionalism set him apart.

    Corporate/M&AChambers Brazil: Transactional
  • Evaristo Lucena is an excellent adviser, meticulous in his analysis and very reasonable in negotiations, always focusing on what truly matters. He has a thorough understanding of the regulations.

    Corporate/M&AChambers Brazil: Transactional
  • Evaristo Lucena has emerged as a standout in capital markets and M&A, combining strong technical expertise with an innovative approach to transactions. His dedication is consistently valued.

    Capital Markets: EquityChambers Brazil: Transactional
  • Evaristo Lucena is knowledgeable and masters complex topics.

    Capital Markets: EquityChambers Brazil: Transactional
  • Evaristo has always stood out for his intelligence, resilience and sophistication in corporate and capital markets matters.

    Capital Markets: EquityChambers Brazil: Transactional
  • Evaristo Lucena combines his legal knowledge with negotiation, financial and accounting skills, and is able to identify risks and propose solutions like few other lawyers I know.

    Capital Markets: EquityChambers Brazil: Transactional

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Brazil

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