Ordélio Azevedo Sette

Areas of expertise

Administrative Law, Infrastructure, Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) and Project Finance, Dispute Resolution: Litigation , Foreign Investments, Insurance, Pension Plan and Healthcare, Mergers and Acquisitions, Mining Law

University graduate

Graduated from University of Brasilia, Law School (LL.B. 1966).

Postgraduate studies

LL.M. in Public Law and Constitutional Law from University of Brasilia (1967).

Extension course in International and Comparative Law from Cornell University, and in National and International Law from OAS – Organization of American States, in Washington, D.C.

Professional activities

Ordélio Azevedo Sette is the founding partner of Azevedo Sette Advogados a law firm in Brazil (founded in 1967) with 6 offices in Brazilian major cities: Belo Horizonte (MG), Brasília (DF), Goiânia (GO), Recife (PE), Rio de Janeiro (RJ), and São Paulo (SP).

He is ex-UN external consultant, ex-President of the International Chamber of Commerce of Brazil (CIC-BR), ex-member of the Advisory Board of The Council of the Americas, ex-member of the Board of CONSEA FIESP (São Paulo Industries’ Federation Board of Advanced and Strategic Studies), and ex-member of the BIAC – Business Industries Advisory Council of the OCDE, Paris, France.

He is author of 4 law books two of them published in the United States.

He was elected in 2014 as “Executive of the Year” from IBEF-MG (Brazilian Institute of Finance Executives).

Languages

Spanish, French, English, Italian, Portuguese