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Experience

Luiz Antonio specializes in advising listed companies, including their boards of directors and committees.  Of the course of his career, he has taken part in many complex transactions involving corporate reorganizations of groups of listed companies, acquisitions and sales of control, and public tender offers, acting for both acquirers and target companies. Luiz Antonio has led the defense in various administrative proceedings before Brazil’s securities regulator, the CVM, and the National Financial System Appeals Council, and has acted in complex corporate disputes, both as legal counsel and as arbitrator.

He was a Commissioner of the CVM from 2000 to 2004, where he was involved in important decisions by the Commissioners, and in drafting important rules such as the Instructions on Public Disclosure (CVM358), Tender Offers (CVM361), and Public Offerings (CVM400). He was also involved in the reform of Brazil’s Corporations Law under Law 10.30/2001 and Law 10.411, which restructured the CVM. 

Luiz Antonio served as a member of the board of directors of B3 - Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão, Brazil’s stock exchange, and of B3’s Audit Committee. He has also served on the Capital Market Commission of the Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance - IBGC, the Regulations Committee of the Brazilian Futures Market - BMF, and on the Fiscal Councils of listed companies. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of BrMalls S.A..

Education

LL.B., Universidade Cândido Mendes - UCAM (1991).




Recognition

Luiz Antonio is frequently recognized in leading legal publications such as Chambers Brazil, Chambers Global, The Legal 500, Latin Lawyer, IFLR1000, Análise Advocacia, and Lexology Index. He was also ranked among the top 10 lawyers in Latin Lawyer 40 Under 40 and recognized as an Acritas Star by Acritas (part of Thomson Reuters).

“Luiz Antonio de Sampaio Campos draws on his long-standing experience in the market, including as a former director of CVM (the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission), to handle sophisticated transactions involving publicly listed companies representing high-profile clients.” – Chambers Brazil

“Luiz Antônio de Sampaio Campos is among the top names for complex M&A deal-making in the country” – Latin Lawyer

Publications

Co-author of Direito das Companhias (Companies Law), coordinated by the drafters of the Brazilian Corporations Law, Alfredo Lamy Filho and José Luiz Bulhões Pedreira. 

Author of various articles on Corporate Law and the Capital Market.


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