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Rodrigo Rocha Monteiro de Castro

rodrigo.castro@mcssa.com.br

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Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), Corporate Law and Estate Planning, Capital Markets, and Sports Law.

Ph.D., Master’s, and Specialist Degree in Commercial Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP).

Professor at IBMEC/SP.

MBA from Insper/SP.

Co-author of Bill No. 4.303/12, which established the Special Regime for Simplified Joint-Stock Companies.

Co-author of Bills No. 5.082/2016 and 5.516/2019, which led to the creation of the Sociedade Anônima do Futebol (SAF).

Founder and President of the Institute for Applied Corporate Law (IDSA) from 2004 to 2010.

Founder and President of the Movement for the Defense of Advocacy (MDA) from 2016 to 2019.

President of the Committee for Monitoring the New Commercial Code for Brazil – OAB/SP from 2014 to 2019.

Former Professor of Commercial Law at Mackenzie Presbyterian University.

Former Legal Director for Latin America at the Accor Group.

Author of more than a hundred articles and the following books on corporate law, capital markets, and the soccer market:

“Football and Governance”. Migalhas, 2018.
“Football, Market, and State”. Quartier Latin, 2016.

“Legal Framework for Reorganizations: Corporate, Business, and Associative Restructuring”. Editora Saraiva, 2016.
“Football Corporations – Exposition and Commentary on Bill 5.082/16”. Quartier Latin, 2016.

“Special Regime of Simplified Joint-Stock Companies”. Editora Saraiva, 2013.

“Managerial Control”. Quartier Latin, 2010.

 

Book Coordinator:

Commentary on the Brazilian Corporation Law. Forense, 2021.

Commentary on the Brazilian Football Corporation Law – Law No. 14.193/2021. Quartier Latin, 2021.

Corporate Law, Capital Markets, Arbitration, and Other Topics. Quartier Latin, 2020.

Business Law and Other Legal Studies in Honor of Professor José Alexandre Tavares Guerreiro. Quartier Latin, 2013.

Contemporary Limited Liability Companies. Quartier Latin, 2013.

Control Power and Other Topics in Corporate Law and Capital Markets. Quartier Latin, 2010.

Corporate Law – Current Challenges. Quartier Latin, 2008.

Joint-Stock Companies. Quartier Latin, 2007.

Corporate Law and the New Brazilian Bankruptcy and Corporate Recovery Law. Quartier Latin, 2006.

Corporate Restructuring. Quartier Latin, 2005.

In 2021, he was recognized by the national publication Análise Advocacia in the Corporate Law practice, within the transportation and logistics sectors, and for his work in São Paulo.

In 2022, he received further recognition from Análise Advocacia for his work in the consumer products and financial sectors, in addition to his Corporate Law and Arbitration practices, once again for his involvement in São Paulo. In 2024, he was acknowledged for his Corporate Law expertise and his practice in São Paulo.

Rodrigo Monteiro de Castro was featured in the 2022 edition of The Legal 500 in the Dispute Resolution – Litigation category as a Recommended Lawyer.

He was also recognized from 2020 to 2023 as one of the top lawyers in Latin America by Best Lawyers.