WFaria Advogados has announced Maria Beatriz Bueno Kowalewski as its new M&A and Corporate partner. With Bia Kowalewski, WFaria extends and improves its corporate governance, M&A, risk analysis and proposals for mitigation structures services

– Your effective knowledge about corporate and regulatory issues are very importante at this moment that many clients must be define strategic decisions about your future after Covid-19 economic debacle.

Bia Kowalewski stands outs for her track record on assisting clients through complex transactions, such as acquisition by Brookfield of Odebrecht Ambiental assets (2017). She she worked as a foreign associate for first-tier international law firms in Berlin and Brussels, between 2003 and 2007,before joiningTozzini Freire as M&A partner also responsible for the firm German Desk. She is also an active member of the Brazilian Institute for Corporate Governance (IBGC).

Bia Kowalewski is graduate in USP and has Master Degreee about German Law,  European Union Law and  M.LL.P. legal practice certification, Jur. Fakultät der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlim, 2006, with magna qualification com cum laudae.

About WFaria Advogados

For companies, law firms, and CPAs whose clients require legal support in Brazil, WFaria is the one-stop shop that provides high-quality legal, tax, and compliance services at fair fees.

With offices in Brazil and in the United States, we are a superior service provider composed by senior experts with international vision and experience that allow us to assist clients doing business in Brazil, from market entrants to Fortune 500 companies.

“Strong position in the Brazilian compliance and fraud investigation scenario, having played a key role at major cases such as the Eletrobras investigation, which led to the relisting of the company’s stock at NYSE and the avoidance of monitoring by US Department of Justice.

WFaria has supported over 100 international companies in their investment in Brazil through M&A deals and greenfield investment.

Our Tax Recovery department has worked with hundreds of companies and recovered millions of dollars in taxes.

The Litigation Team has deep expertise in supporting our clients in tax, civil, corporate, and labor litigation and arbitration.”