Luiz Leonardo Cantidiano

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Practice Areas: Arbitration, capital markets, contracts, corporate law, finance, structured, financial transactions and investment funds, mergers and acquisitions, private equity

Professional Memberships: Chairman, Listing Committee, BMF&BOVESPA Stock Exchange, Member, Executive Council, Brazilian Association of Listed Companies - ABRASCA, Member, Consulting Board, Brazilian Association of Private Equity and Venture Capital – ABVCAP, Member, Ethics Committee and Technical Committee, Brazilian Institute of Investors’ Relations – IBRI, Member, Body of Arbitrators, New Market Arbitration Chamber, Member, Board of Directors, Rio de Janeiro Stock Exchange (1984-1987), Member, Appeals Council, Brazilian Financial System (1991-1993), Member, Board of Directors, BNDESPAR – BNDES Participações S.A. (1996-1998), Advisor to the São Paulo Stock Exchange during the implantation process of the New Market (2000-2001)

Career: Commissioner, Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission - CVM (1990-1991), Chairman, Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission - CVM (2002-2004)

Publications: He has many articles published on corporate law and capital markets, having delivered lectures on such matters in Brazil and abroad on many occasions. Recent articles are available on www.mfra.com.br, Books: Direito Societário e Mercado de Capitais, 1996; Estudos de Direito Societário, 1999; Reforma da Lei das S/A Comentada,2002.

Personal: Bachelor of Laws, Universidade do Estado da Guanabara (nowadays, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro) (1972), Languages: Portuguese, English and French