Ricardo Madrona

Practice Areas

Corporate and M&A

Banking

Career

Ricardo Madrona is one of the founding partners of Madrona Advogados.

Throughout his career, Ricardo has led hundreds of M&A and corporate restructuring projects, covering transactions of varying sizes and complexity across sectors such as education, healthcare, technology, financial services, retail, food and beverage, and infrastructure. His experience includes representing both sellers and buyers—domestic and international—including private equity funds, several of which significant for the Brazilian banking sector.

Ricardo stands among the most experienced and respected M&A professionals in the country and is recognized for his strong business vision. His reputation is further enhanced by his ability to conduct sophisticated negotiations with clarity and agility, as well as his deep technical expertise and approachable manner. Ricardo also has significant experience in arbitration, acting both as counsel and as a member of arbitral panels in corporate and contractual disputes.

Education:

•Capital Markets Comissione of the Brazilan Bar Association, Chapter of São Paulo

•“Structural Issues in Law Firm Management” by Fordham University School of Law

•Professional LL.M. in Business Law from Fundação Getúlio Vargas

•Post-graduation degree in Business Law from Pontifícia Universidade Católica

•LL.B. from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas