André de Godoy Fernandes

Areas of expertise

Commercial and Financial Contracts, Corporate, Foreign Investments, Mergers and Acquisitions

University graduate

L.L.B from Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de São Paulo (1992).

Postgraduate studies

DEA in Political Sciences from Université Panthéon-Assas, Paris II (1998). Mémoire (dissertation) : “Télévision et politique au Brésil: de l’emprise des pouvoirs politiques sur la télévision à la liberté du marché” (subject : the legal and political aspects of broadcasting in Brazil), under the coordination of Prof. Jacques Chevallier.

LL.M. in Public Law from Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de São Paulo (2002). Dissertation: “Televisão no Brasil: A Constituição Federal de 1988 e o controle da programação televisiva” (subject: provisions of the Brazilian Federal Constitution on broadcasting and control of television programming), under the coordination of Prof. Ricardo Lewandowski. 

Academic Visitor - Programme in Comparative Media Law and Police – Centre for Socio-Legal Studies from Oxford University in England (2008).

Ph.D. in Commercial Law from Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de São Paulo (2009). Thesis: “Meios de comunicação social no Brasil: promoção do pluralismo, direito concorrencial e regulação” (subject: media concentration in Brazil and comparative experiences regarding control of media concentration and promotion of pluralism and diversity), under the coordination of Prof. Calixto Salomão Filho.

Professional activities

Member of IDSA – Instituto de Direito Societário Aplicado.

Languages

French, English, Portuguese