Mauro Cesar Leschziner

Practice Areas

Partner in M&A and private equity, Corporate, Restructuring and insolvency, Contracts and complex negotiations, Automotive, Education, Agribusiness, Retail and consumer and ESG and impact business.

Career

Mauro is one of our senior partners in the M&A and Private Equity Group. He has represented local and foreign clients in their investments in and divestments of Brazil. In addition to regularly providing legal advice on complex transactions for some of the country's most active private equity firms, Mauro is the legal advisor for large Brazilian and foreign corporations, both privately and publicly owned, in their M&A activities and general corporate and contractual needs. Mauro has actively represented clients in different areas, such as fertilizers and agribusiness, healthcare, technology (including fintechs), education and consumer retail. Recently, he has also represented clients in some of the most significant real estate projects in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.

As part of his work, he advises clients in complex M&A and private equity transactions, negotiations of strategic contracts and disputes, and foreign investments in Brazil. He has also represented large Brazilian families in the succession planning to the next generations.

Professional Memberships

Admitted to the Brazilian Bar and New York Bar Association. Member of International Bar Association.