Senior Partner at Campos Thomaz Advogados
Ricardo is an attorney with extensive experience in Corporate Law, Tax, M&A, Intellectual Property, Technology, Media, Telecommunications, Privacy, Data Protection, and Artificial Intelligence.
He is a national reference in the technology sector and has played a key role in regulatory milestones and structuring projects that continue to shape the legal and technological landscape in Brazil.
Graduated from the University of São Paulo (USP) Law School in 1973. Alumni of the Institute of World Affairs, Connecticut, USA (1973). Conducted graduate research in Taxation and Corporate Law at the University of North Dakota, USA (1974).
Throughout his career, Ricardo has held leadership positions in prominent national and international legal and technology associations, making significant contributions to the development of technology regulation and practice in Brazil and Latin America.
Education
Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) – University of São Paulo (USP)
Alumni – Institute of World Affairs, Connecticut, USA
Graduate Research in Taxation and Corporate Law – University of North Dakota, USA
Professional Associations:
- Co-founder, Vice-President (1989–1994), and President (1995–1998) of the Brazilian Information Technology and Telecommunications Association (ABDTIC)
- Chair of the Membership Latin America Committee (1993–1995), Board Member (1995–2001 and 2003–2005), Secretary, Treasurer, and Vice-President (2001–2003) of the International Technology Law Association (ITechLaw)
- Representative of ABDTIC at the International Federation of Computer Law Associations, based in the EU (for eight years)
- Chairman of the Legislation Committee (1991–1992), Board Member (1991–1993), and Legal Counsel (1992–1993) of the American Chamber of Commerce in São Paulo (AmCham Brazil)
- Chair of the Legislation Committee and President of the Brazilian Chamber of Electronic Commerce (camara-e.net)
- Vice-Chair of the Comparative Law Subcommittee of the Inter-American Legislative Committee of the American Bar Association (ABA) (2001–2004)
- Vice-Chair of the Information Technology Protection Subcommittee of the International Bar Association (IBA) (2002–2004)
Recognitions
Recognized by major international rankings such as Legal 500, Chambers & Partners, Leaders League, Law Business Research, Who’s Who Legal, and others as one of Brazil’s leading lawyers in the technology and TMT sectors.
Publications
Author of numerous articles published in Brazil and abroad on Corporate, Tax, Commercial, IP, IT, Media, Telecom, Privacy, Data Protection, Outsourcing, and Copyright Law.
Editor and co-author of several reference works, including:
- “Handbook for Foreign Investment in Brazil” – Government of the State of São Paulo (1977)
- “Computer Law in Latin America” – Computer Law Association, Washington, D.C., USA (1977)
- “Doing Business in Brazil” – American Bar Association (ABA), Washington, D.C., USA (2002)
- “A Guide to Doing Business in South America” – American Bar Association (ABA), Washington, D.C., USA (2011; 2nd edition published in 2015)
- “Foreign Investment in South America – A Comprehensive Guide on Investments in Infrastructure” – American Bar Association (ABA), USA (2018)
Recent publications include: [NOTA: Incluir os links ao inserir no site]
- “Doing Business in Brazil” (2025), Chambers & Partners
- “Doing Business in Brazil” (2025), Mondaq
- “Tech M&A in Brazil” (2023), Lexology
- “TMT in Brazil” (2025), Chambers & Partners
- “Technology, Media, Telecommunications, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Data Protection and Privacy in Brazil” (2024), Legal 500
- “Foreign Investment in South America – Comprehensive Guide to Infrastructure and the Legal Environment” (2018), American Bar Association (ABA)
Languages
Portuguese
English
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