Ricardo Barretto Ferreira da Silva

Areas of expertise

Arbitration and Mediation, Commercial and Financial Contracts, Corporate, Fashion & Luxury Law, Financial and Capital Markets, Intellectual Property, Mergers and Acquisitions, Privacy and Data Protection, Tax Practice – Consulting, Planning and Litigation, Telecommunication, Internet and Information Technology

University graduate

Bachelor of Laws, University of São Paulo (1972)

Postgraduate studies

Graduate course in Tax Law, University of North Dakota (1975)
Graduate course, Institute of World Affairs, Connecticut (1973)

Professional activities

• Co-founder / Vice-President (1989 to 1994)/ President (1995 to 1998) of the Brazilian Computer and Telecommunication Law Association
• Chair of the Latin America Membership Committee (1993-1995) / Member of the Board of Directors (1995 to 2001 and 2003 to 2005) / Secretary, Treasurer and Vice-President of the Executive Committee (2001 to 2003) / Itechlaw´s representative at the Board of Directors of the International Federation of the Computer Law Associations, with its head office in Europe (for eight years) in Computer Law Association
• Chairman of the Legislation Committee (1991-1992) / Member of the Board of Directors (1991-1993) / Legal Counsel (1992-1993) in American Chamber of Commerce – AMCHAM São Paulo
• Chair of the Legislation Committee / President in Brazilian Chamber of E-Commerce
• Vice-Chair of the Inter-American Law Committee of the Comparative Law Division (2001 to 2004) in American Bar Association – ABA
• Vice-Chair of the Protection Sub-Committee in Technology and Information Committee (2002 to 2004) in International Bar Association – IBA
• Co-founder and managing partner of two renowned Brazilian law firms (1975 to 2004 / 2004 to 2016)

Languages

Spanish, French, English, Portuguese