ABOUT
I am an intellectual property attorney and mediator supporting legal professionals in complex, high-stakes environments where clarity, judgment, and credibility matter. I am licensed to practice law in both the United States and Brazil and work with clients globally.
For more than two decades, my work has sat at the intersection of intellectual property, negotiation, and dispute resolution, both inside global organizations and alongside legal leaders navigating consequential decisions under pressure.
I built my legal career in-house at multinational companies including Mars, Unilever, and BASF, serving in senior intellectual property roles with global scope. In those positions, I supported global IP strategy, brand protection, and business decision-making. Working inside organizations sharpened my understanding of how legal decisions unfold in real operating environments, under time constraints, internal pressure, and competing interests.
Over time, one pattern became clear: most legal breakdowns are not failures of legal knowledge. They are failures of communication, judgment, and escalation management under pressure.
That insight shaped the focus of my work today. In addition to my legal training, I pursued advanced studies in mediation, dispute resolution, and behavioral psychology, developing an approach that integrates legal rigor with a disciplined understanding of human dynamics.
I am typically brought in when technical expertise alone is no longer sufficient, when matters feel complex or charged, when trust has eroded, or when clarity is required to move forward responsibly.
Clients work with me as a senior advisor grounded in law, attentive to human dynamics, and steady when decisions carry legal, reputational, and organizational consequence.
