NEW YORK, Jan. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Global law
firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has increased its Brazil and cross border transaction
capabilities with the addition of Giovanni
Biscardi as a shareholder in the firm's New York office and as a foreign legal
consultant in the firm's Miami
office. Biscardi joins Greenberg Traurig from Carlton Fields, where he was a former member of
the firm's Board of Directors.
Biscardi, who focuses on mergers and acquisitions, and corporate
matters, including commercial and financing agreements, also is the
former managing partner of the Rio de
Janeiro office of Brazilian law firm Machado, Meyer, Sendacz
& Opice. He has joined Greenberg Traurig's Latin America
Practice, where he assists U.S. clients in structuring their
investments throughout Latin
America and has a long track record of handling complex
cross-border transactions for Fortune 500 companies and private
equity funds. He also assists foreign individuals and entities with
their investments in the United
States.
"We are very pleased to welcome Giovanni to the firm," said
Marc M. Rossell, co-chair of
Greenberg Traurig's Latin America Practice. "His in-depth
experience leading transactions internationally will certainly be
an asset to many of our clients who do business globally. Coupled
with our New York-based
shareholder Ross Kaufman, who is
well-known to clients for his work in Brazil, and our recent addition of
Arnaldo C. Rego, Jr. as Of Counsel
in Miami, our Latin America
Practice is now more prepared than ever before to assist clients,
especially in matters involving business in Brazil."
Biscardi has wide-ranging experience handling legal work related
to business transactions in numerous international jurisdictions,
including Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China,
France, Italy, and Spain.
"As Brazil and other Latin American markets see continued
economic growth, there will be numerous opportunities for both
inbound and outbound investment," said Yosbel A. Ibarra, co-managing shareholder of the
firm's Miami office and a member
of the Latin America Practice. "Giovanni's significant knowledge of
the economic and business climate in Brazil and other jurisdictions provides
Greenberg Traurig clients with a valuable resource as they evaluate
their global investment decisions."
Biscardi received his J.D. from Universidade Candido Mendes, an
M.B.A. from Escola de Magistratura do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, and an LL.M. in International
and Comparative Law from the George Washington
University School of Law. He is licensed to practice law in
New York and Brazil, is a Certified Foreign Legal
Consultant in Florida, and speaks
fluent Portuguese and Spanish, as well as conversational
Italian.
"While the advantages of Greenberg Traurig's global platform are
well-known, I was particularly impressed by the firm's
collaborative culture and am very excited to be joining its highly
respected Latin America team,"
Biscardi said. "The markets in Brazil and elsewhere in Latin America are very appealing to foreign
investors at the moment, so we are seeing an increased amount of
interest in the region both from companies located internationally
and domestically."
About Greenberg Traurig's Latin America Practice: Greenberg
Traurig's award-winning Latin America Practice draws on resources
from our offices around the world, bringing together a
multidisciplinary team of lawyers to help clients identify business
opportunities in Latin America.
The team, which includes lawyers who have been chief legal officers
at major multinational companies, has wide-ranging experience
representing U.S. and international clients who do business in
Latin America, as well as advising
Latin American clients on their business ventures in the United States. The firm's experience
throughout the region enables the team to offer clients local
knowledge and resources in the legal aspects of market
opportunities, investments, financing, access to capital markets,
governmental strategies, or international dispute resolution.
About Greenberg Traurig, LLP: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (GT) has
approximately 2100 attorneys in 41 locations in the United States, Latin America, Europe, Asia,
and the Middle East. GT has been
recognized for its philanthropic giving, diversity, and innovation,
and is consistently among the largest firms in the U.S. on the
Law360 400 and among the Top 20 on the Am Law Global 100. Web:
http://www.gtlaw.com Twitter: @GT_Law.
SOURCE Greenberg Traurig, P.A.