Bachelor of Laws from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS) in 1991.
Master’s degree in Economic and Financial Law from Universidade de São Paulo (University of Sao Paulo – USP) in 1998.
Negotiation course (PIL) at Harvard Law School in 2005.
Legal Advisor to Federação das Associações Comerciais e de Serviços do Rio Grande do Sul (Federation of Trade and Service Associations of Rio Grande do Sul – FEDERASUL) in 1994.
Councilor of the Municipal Council for Urban Environmental Development of Porto Alegre, RS, from 2005 to 2007.
Advisor to Conselho Administrativo de Recursos Fiscais(Administrative Council of Tax Appeals – CARF) of the Ministry of Finance in 2007.
President of Aliança de Advocacia Empresarial (Corporate Law Practice Alliance – ALAE), in the 2009–2010 term.
Member of the Brazilian Bar Association, Rio Grande do Sul Section; of AssociaçãoBrasileira de Direito Financeiro (Brazilian Association of Fiscal Law – ABDF); of the International Fiscal Association; of Instituto de Estudos Empresariais (Institute of Business Studies – IEE); of Instituto Liberdade (Liberty Institute – IL-RS) and of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) – Rio Grande do Sul Chapter.
 
LANGUAGES: Portuguese and English.
 
MAIN PRACTICE AREAS: Tax Law, Corporate Law, and Real Estate Law.