Corporate & M&A Lawyer · OAB/SP 475602

Júlia Castellari Ribeiro

Corporate Law, Contracts & Capital Markets

Brazilian attorney (OAB/SP) advising from day-to-day corporate housekeeping to the architecture of a deal — shareholders' agreements, holding structures, succession planning and fundraising.

Corporate law, structured with precision.

Studio headshot of Júlia Castellari Ribeiro, corporate and M&A lawyer.
São Paulo, BR Practising since 2018

01 / Profile

Profile

A career built entirely within corporate law and contracts, with strong exposure to capital markets and M&A.

From day-to-day corporate housekeeping — corporate acts, books, governance — to sophisticated matters such as shareholders' agreements, holding structures, succession planning and fundraising. Experience spanning a publicly-listed company's IPO, investment agreements and structured operations at a startup, due diligence, and CVM (Brazilian SEC) compliance. A strong fit for in-house legal (corporate) or law-firm roles across Corporate, M&A, Contracts and Capital Markets, at mid-level (Pleno).

02 / Areas of Practice

Areas of practice

Direito Societário

Corporate Law

Corporate acts for limited liability companies (Ltda.) and closely-held corporations (S.A.); spin-offs and conversions of corporate type; regularization of corporate books; governance structuring.

Deal Structuring

M&A & Structured Operations

Assembly of structured operations; corporate and tax studies to define the best structure per client objective; due diligence; review of the transaction history of corporations (S.A.).

Drafting & Negotiation

Contracts

Investment agreements with individual and corporate investors; SaaS contract review and negotiation; service agreements for technology companies; amendments, powers of attorney, term sheets and conditions-precedent checklists.

CVM Compliance

Capital Markets

Full participation in a group holding's IPO; control of obligations toward shareholders and investors; CVM compliance — material facts, market notices and the reference form.

Patrimonial

Wealth & Succession Planning

Patrimonial holdings, donation instruments and shareholders' agreements drafted within a succession context.

Controls

Governance

Robust shareholders' and quotaholders' agreements; control of directors' and officers' mandates; organization of corporate books.

03 / Experience

Professional experience

Present Sep 2025 — Present São Paulo Corporate & Contracts

Peluso, Guaritá Borges e Rezende Advogados

Associate Lawyer · Advogada Plena

  • Drafting routine corporate acts for limited liability companies (Ltda.) and closely-held corporations (S.A.).
  • Corporate operations: spin-offs and conversion of corporate type.
  • Analysis of S.A. transaction history to regularize corporate books.
  • Drafting shareholders' and quotaholders' agreements to structure robust governance.
  • Wealth & succession planning: patrimonial holdings, donation instruments and succession-context agreements.
  • Review of service agreements for technology companies.
  • Drafting legal documents: extrajudicial notices, settlement terms, contract amendments, contracts and powers of attorney.
  • Leading registration processes for corporate acts.
  • Direct client contact and meetings for alignment and clarification.
Dec 2023 — Sep 2025 São Paulo Corporate · Contracts · Capital Markets

Monteiro, Rusu, Cameirão e Bercht Advogados

Junior Lawyer · Advogada Júnior

  • Owned the day-to-day corporate work of a startup: control of directors' and officers' mandates.
  • Drafting medium- and high-complexity corporate acts; coordinating registration.
  • Control of obligations toward shareholders and investors.
  • Drafting and negotiating investment agreements with individual and corporate investors.
  • Conditions-precedent checklists for investment agreements.
  • Direct contact with directors and shareholders; coordinating client and investor meetings.
  • Review and negotiation of the startup's SaaS contracts.
  • Assembly of structured operations; corporate and tax studies to define the best structure.
Mar 2022 — Dec 2022 São Paulo Corporate

Almeida Prado & Hoffmann Advogados Associados

Junior Lawyer · Advogada Júnior

  • Day-to-day corporate work for limited liability companies.
  • Drafting low- and medium-complexity contracts.
  • Drafting legal opinions on corporate matters.
  • Analysis of corporate structures for clients.
Apr 2019 — Apr 2021 São Paulo Corporate & Compliance

Hidrovias do Brasil S.A.

Legal Intern

  • Day-to-day corporate work across all group companies: control of board and officer mandates.
  • Drafting low- and medium-complexity corporate acts; coordinating registration.
  • Assisting with the reference form (formulário de referência).
  • Control and drafting of group powers of attorney; organizing corporate books.
  • Assisting with CVM compliance; drafting material facts and market notices.
  • Participation in audits; analysis of NDAs.
  • Control and amendment of stock option agreements.
  • Participation in the entire IPO process of the group holding.
Aug 2018 — Feb 2019 São Paulo Corporate

DDSA — De Luca Derenusson Schuttoff e Azevedo Advogados

Legal Intern

  • Drafting low-complexity corporate acts.
  • Participation in audits.
  • Research of legislation and case law.
  • Coordinating registration of corporate acts.

04 / Education & Languages

Education and languages

Education

Postgraduate (Lato Sensu) — Business / Corporate Law

Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)

Mar 2023 — Jun 2024

Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)

Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie — Higienópolis Campus

Aug 2016 — Jan 2022

Languages & International

Portuguese Native
English Advanced
  • High School exchange — Vancouver, Canada (2014)
  • English course — Embassy English, Oxford, UK (2014)
  • Legal English course — Mackenzie Language Center (2017)
  • Advanced English — ICBEU, São José dos Campos (2006–2013)

05 / Selected Highlights

Selected highlights

IPO experience

Participated in the full IPO process of a listed group's holding — Hidrovias do Brasil S.A.

Capital markets & CVM compliance

Material facts, market notices and the reference form prepared under CVM requirements.

Startup corporate counsel

Owned the day-to-day corporate work and supported investment rounds end to end.

M&A & structured operations

Corporate and tax structuring to define the best route for each client objective.

7+ years in corporate law

A continuous corporate practice since 2018, including internships at leading firms.

Fluent in English

International academic background across Canada and the United Kingdom.

06 / Contact

Let's discuss the next deal.

Available for in-house legal (corporate) or law-firm roles across Corporate, M&A, Contracts and Capital Markets, at mid-level (Pleno).

OAB/SP 475602 São Paulo, Brazil Corporate & M&A
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