João Ricardo’s practice focuses on merger and acquisition transactions, corporate restructurings, joint ventures, and foreign investments. He counsels publicly held and private companies, business conglomerates, foreign investors, and private equity funds in connection with corporate law matters.

Thiago’s regular clients are sovereign funds and large foreign pension funds, as well as Brazilian financial institutions and conglomerates. Thiago is a non-executive member of boards of directors of retail, real estate development and financial companies.

Steven advises clients in various industries in connection with public and private securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance matters, financings, and complex strategic partnerships.

Ram has an industry-leading multidisciplinary practice advising clients on complex mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, tax equity and project finance transactions, project development, as well as structured commodity hedge transactions across the electric energy, oil and gas, transmission and storage, carbon capture, mining and metals, and natural resource industries.

Award Winner: Ram advised on Energy Power Partners sale of landfill natural gas facilities to NextEra Energy Resources, winning deal accolade at the prestigious Americas M&A Atlas Awards (New York).

Jon currently chairs the securities practice. He has previously chaired the corporate and transactional group and served as managing partner of the Washington, D.C. office.

Krishna focuses his practice on a range of corporate matters and has extensive experience advising public and private companies on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts and other transactions. He also regularly advises boards of directors and special committees on activist defense, proxy contests and the full range of corporate governance matters.

Niko has represented public and private clients for over 20 years in a variety of Canadian, U.S. and international transactions, including negotiated and contested acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, auctions, take-over bids, carve-out transactions, strategic investments, recapitalizations, reorganizations, joint ventures and other corporate matters.

Débora is a partner in the Global Energy, Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions Practices of Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown with a focus in the power, gas and, more recently, hydrogen industries. She has advised both domestic Brazilian and international clients in these industries on transactions and projects in Brazil, Africa and the Middle East.

Grant's practice involves advising clients on public and private financing, mergers, acquisitions and takeover bids, corporate governance, shareholder activism and stock exchange listing matters and regulatory compliance. Grant recently acted for the Special Committee of Shaw Communications Inc. in their proposed merger with Rogers Communications Inc.

Damien focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, shareholder activism defense, distressed M&A and bankruptcy auctions, corporate governance and general corporate matters spanning numerous industries.