OUR TEAM

Senior Consultants

Welber Barral - on leave

M.A. Economic Analysis, PhD International Law (USP). Professor of Int´l Trade Law (UFSC). Visiting Professor, American University (Washington, DC). Visiting scholar, Georgetown University. Member, Mercosur Review Court. A former federal attorney, Mr. Barral is one of the leading experts in trade remedies in Latin America, and an experienced consultant and arbitrator for governments and private companies.

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Author: Dumping e Comércio Internacional; O Brasil e a OMC; O Brasil
e o Protecionismo; Negociaciones comerciales multilaterales, Arbitragem e seus Mitos, Manual Prático de Defesa Comercial and other 10 books.

Languages: Portuguese, English, French, and Spanish.

E-mail: barral@bcaconsulting.net
 

Vivianne Ventura Dias

PhD Economics (University of California, Berkeley). Former Director of the International Trade and Integration Division of the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), with many years of professional experience in several international organizations (ILO, UNCTAD, United Nations-New York), Mrs. Ventura Dias has been deeply involved with trade and development questions. She has advised Latin American governments on trade negotiations matters, and has done research as well as teaching in prestigious academic institutions in the United States, Mexico and Brazil.

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Languages: English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish.
Publications: South-South Trade, Production Sharing in Latin American Trade: A Research Note (S): International Commerce, No. 22, Trade Policy Reform in Latin America: Multilateral Rules and Domestic Institutions, among other books.

Languages: Portuguese, English, French, and Spanish.

E-mail:ventura@bcaconsulting.net

Adriana Dreyzin de Klor

LLB, PhD International Law (Univ. Cordoba). Visiting professor, Univ. Complutense Madrid (Spain). Former legal consultant, Argentinean Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Member, Mercosur roster of arbitrators.
An experienced consultant in Private International Law, Professor Dreyzin de Klor has worked for the OAS and Unidroit.

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Author: Textos fundamentales de derecho internacional privado, Temas de Derecho Internacional Privado y de Derecho del Mercosur, among other books and articles.

Languages: English, French and Spanish.

E-mail: dreyzin@bcaconsultting.net
 

Luiz Otavio Pimentel

LLB, LLM (UFSC), PhD (U. Barcelona/Asuncion). Professor of Intellectual Property Law (UFSC). Visiting Professor, Univ. Valencia and Salamanca (Spain), Univ. Buenos Aires (Argentina). Member, Mercosur roster of arbitrators. One of the leading experts on Intellectual Property in Latin America, Mr. Pimentel has advised companies on this field during the last 20 years.

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Author: Propriedade Intelectual e Universidade; Las funciones del derecho mundial de patentes, among 14 other books.

Languages: English, Spanish and Portuguese.

E-mail: pimentel@bcaconsulting.net
 

Luiz Fernando Franceschini

LLB, LLM (UFRGS), PhD Int´l Law (USP). Professor of International Finance (ULBRA and UFSC). Former Int´l Legal Coordinator, Banco do Brasil; Legal Director, Banco do Estado do Espírito Santo; Consultant, UNDP, and International Business Institute of the Americas (IBI). Mr. Franceschini is a renown expert in international finance and regulation. He regularly serves at the boards of financial institutions and as a legal advisor. His consultancy work has involved the drafting of administrative regulations and structuring of financial ventures.

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Author: Mercosul e Função Judicial; Temas Atuais de Direito Internacional.

Languages: Portuguese, English, Italian, and Spanish

Email: franceschini@bcaconsulting.net

Consultants

Carolina Pancotto Munhoz

LLB (USP), LLM (UFSC). Adjunct professor of Competition Law (UFSC). Carolina practiced on administrative and antitrust litigation before focusing on teaching and consulting. Currently, she is involved with projects related to structuring and reforming national agencies, trade facilitation, and competition promotion.

Author: Direito, Livre Concorrencia e Desenvolvimento

Languages: English, French and Portuguese.

Email: munhoz@bcaconsulting.net

Gilvan Brogini

LLB (UFSC), LLM International Law (USP). Member, Sao Paulo Bar. Professor of International Trade (Curitiba College). Former Executive Secretary, IRI. An expert on trade and customs legislation, Gilvan has practiced in Brazil for the last ten years.
Complete cv

Author: Medidas de Salvaguarda e Uniões Aduaneiras; OMC e Industria Nacional,  Manual Prático de Defesa Comercial.

Languages: English, Portuguese, and Spanish.

Email: brogini@bcaconsulting.net
 

Gustavo Assed Ferreira

LLB (UNESP), LLM (UNAERP), PhD - Int´l Law (UFSC). Former adjunct Professor of Int´l Public Law (UFSC). Professor of Int´l Trade Law (ULBRA). Member of the São Paulo Bar Association. Mr. Assed Ferreira has been involved in trade and development projects over the last years, specially focusing on aspects of trade and environment and international financing for education in Brazil.

Author: Meio Ambiente e Organização Mundial do Comércio: fundamentos para uma relação jurídica.

Languages: English, Spanish and Portuguese.

Email: assed@bcaconsulting.net





Leide Albergoni

Economista, Mestre em Política Científica e Tecnológica (Unicamp). Professora de Economia da FAE Business School, UNIFAE e Centro Universitário Franciscano. Consultora em projetos de finaciamento e prospecção em inovação.

Languages: English, Spanish and Portuguese.

Email:albergoni@bcaconsulting.net


Romênia Marinho Rocha Rodrigues

LLB in Foreign Trade Administration, Specialist in International Law and Business (UFSC) and International Trade and Business for Small Companies (UCB/DF). Professor of Custom Legislation and Taxation and International Trade. Member consultant in Redeagentes. Custom broker registered before the Brazilian Federal Revenue Service. Ms. Romênia is an experienced consultant over 16 years advising private companies in international business transactions.

Languages: English, Spanish and Portuguese.

Email: romenia@bcaconsulting.net
 

Simone Cazarotto - on leave

BA Economics, MA Econometrics (UFSC). Economist, Santa Catarina State Bank. Adjunct Professor of Macroeconomics (UFSC). Simone has worked extensively on the economic impacts of regulatory changes, with particular experience on calculations and modeling of macroeconomic impacts of international agreements.

Languages: English and Portuguese.

Email: cazarotto@bcaconsulting.net
 

Administrative Team

Rogerio Barral


BA, Mngmt., LLB candidate (Unimontes). General manager, Linx Oil Company. A specialist in logistics and transportation, Rogerio is responsible for the strategic management of ongoing projects.

Languages: English, Portuguese and Spanish

Email: rogerio@bcaconsulting.net
 

Felipe Martignago

LLB candidate (Pontifícia Universidade Católica). Martignago is responsible for project management, achievements and administrative services.

Languages: English, Portuguese and Spanish

Email: martignago@bcaconsulting.net
 

Marcio Fogaça

LLB candidate (UFSC). Former Executive Secretary to the Brazilian Association of Law Schools, assistant to Banco do Brasil Legal, and an attended the training Program of the board of  Administrative Council of Economic Defense (CADE) Dept., Fogaça is responsible for project management within the firm.

Languages: English, Portuguese and Spanish.

Email: fogaca@bcaconsulting.net

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