Miguel Tornovsky

Practice Areas

Corporate, M&A, Private Equity and Venture Capital.

Career

Miguel Tornovsky practices as a corporate lawyer in the M&A area, with emphasis on private equity and venture capital investments, complex and multidisciplinary transactions involving several jurisdictions, corporate reorganization and litigation, and privatization. During more than 25 years of practice, he has advised domestic and international investment funds and multinational companies in several sectors, including agribusiness, education, energy, pharmaceutical, real estate, healthcare, transportation, technology, retail, and others. Admitted to practice in Brazil (1997) and in New York (2002).

Professional Memberships

International Bar Association (IBA), Officer of the Latin American Regional Forum (LARF).

Member of the Brazilian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (ABVCAP).

Personal

LL.M. from the Columbia Law School (2000).

Bachelor's Degree in Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) (1996).

International experience: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, USA. (2000-02)

Professor of Corporate Law at the LL.M. program of Insper – Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa in São Paulo (2009-2018).