Tiago Araújo Dias Themudo Lessa
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Tiago Araújo Dias Themudo Lessa
Global 2022: Capital Markets
About
Provided by Tiago Araújo Dias Themudo Lessa
Practice Areas
Capital Markets, Banking and Financial Regulation, Agribusiness.
Career
Tiago Araujo Dias Themudo Lessa practices in banking, financial and foreign exchange law matters, with extensive experience in financing, derivatives and capital market transactions. Tiago has amassed an unrivaled expertise in commercial and financial transactions in those segments. He has advised several domestic and international clients in the design of innovative structures that eventually improved the banking, derivatives and agribusiness standards, including agribusiness receivables certificates (CRAs). Renowned by clients as a very creative lawyer, Tiago takes part in several discussion forums aimed to improve the legal and regulatory frameworks for the banking, financial and agribusiness areas.
Professional Memberships
São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Brasília Bar Associations.
Brazilian Agribusiness Association (ABAG).
Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI).
Personal
LL.M. from the Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa (Insper).
Extension Course in Law from the New York University.
Bachelor's Degree in Law from the Mackenzie Presbyterian University.
International experience: Allen & Overy, USA.
Chambers Review
Global
Tiago Araújo Dias Themudo Lessa maintains a strong focus on agribusiness-related capital markets mandates. He is recognised for his adept handling of securitisation matters, especially offerings of agribusiness instruments (CRAs). A client says: "Tiago's work is very good. He has great knowledge of capital markets and agribusiness," and concludes: "He inspires confidence." Another interviewee notes: "Tiago is a very intelligent lawyer."