TozziniFreire’s partner in the Corporate & Foreign Investment and Mergers & Acquisitions practices, Oswaldo has over 20 years of experience in Corporate Law, Corporate Governance and domestic and foreign M&A transactions, focusing on contracts and financing operations in several industries, such as retail, technology, biotechnology, mining, energy, oil & gas and agribusiness. He has wide expertise in international agreements, having worked on legal proceedings and arbitrations in the USA, United Kingdom and Italy. He also worked on financing operations and IPO processes in London and São Paulo.
// Academic education
Executive MBA from Insper, 2016.LL.M. degree in Natural Resources Law from CEPMLP (Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law & Policy) at the University of Dundee, United Kingdom (Chevening Scholarship), 2008.Postgraduate degree in Corporate Law from FGV-SP (Fundação Getulio Vargas de São Paulo), 2005.Postgraduate degree in Business Finance from Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, 2004.Graduate of the Law School of Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, 2001.
// Recognition
Recognized by important legal guides, such as Chambers Brazil (Corporate and M&A), Legal 500 (Corporate and M&A: high-end), Latin Lawyer 250 (2023, 2024, and 2025), and Análise Editorial, among the Most Admired Lawyers ( Corporate, Business Contracts, and Sugar and Alcohol).
// Additional Activities
- Member of the Board of Directors of the Brazil-Canada Chamber of Commerce CCBC, since 2022.
- Vice-President of the Audit Committee of Centrais Elétricas de Santa Catarina S.A. CELESC, 2023-2024.
- Member of the Audit Committee of Investco S.A., since 2021.
- Member of the Board of Directors of ABBI (Brazilian Association of Bioinnovation), 2017-2019.
// Publications
"Regulamentação da Atividade de Mineração no Brasil e Proposta para um Novo Código de Mineração" article. In Construindo um Novo Brasil: Principais Desafios do Regime Jurídico da Infraestrutura. São Paulo: Impressão Régia, 2011.
