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Chadbourne launches City-based Brazil desk with Collyer Bristow hire

2 October 2012 | By Lucy Burton

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Chadbourne & Parke has hired Collyer Bristow’s international business chief Silvia Fazio to head a Brazil desk in the US firm’s London office.

Fazio will join the firm as international partner and will be based in São Paulo and London, where she will establish a Brazil desk for UK and European clients active in the country.

This won’t be the first time the corporate lawyer has opened a Brazil desk in the UK - while at Collyer Bristow Fazio established Brazil and Italy desks for the firm. She qualified at the Brazilian Bar, São Paulo in 1997 and at the Milanese Bar and in England and Wales in 2001.

“Qualified to practise law in Brazil, the UK, Italy and Portugal, and fluent in five languages, Silvia is a truly international lawyer whose skills and experience will complement and enhance our corporate practice globally,” said Chadbourne’s managing partner Andrew Giaccia in a statement.

The New York firm obtained its licence to practise as a foreign legal consultancy in São Paulo in 2010. Brazil has experienced a surge in growth in recent years and was recently named the sixth largest economy in the world.

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  • Mortisha Brown | 3-Oct-2012 7:59 am

    Congratulations to Chadbourne & Parke for having Collyer Bristow to the firm. I'm pretty sure that it's going to be great addition. Good luck!

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  • Anonymous | 3-Oct-2012 9:17 am

    It is common knowledge that Brazil is one of the fastest growing economies. There can only be a handful of native Brazilian lawyers working in London who are dual qualified - even less who focus on advising large Brazilian banks, corporates, high networths and have the necessary following of work to interest the larger law firms. This seems like a timely, interesting and intelligent hire. Whilst the MC, SC and elite US have great people, they don't always have the answers as far as recruitment is concerned and in these circumstances, firms do have to think outside the box. Mortisha, your sarcasm tells me that you have a limited and unimaginative view of the legal market.

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  • Anonymous | 3-Oct-2012 9:13 pm

    I assume the above comment is a joke. Brazil is predicted to grow at less than 2%. People rushing into brazil now for a piece of the pie have missed the boat. Turkey is a better bet, but by the time most realise that, that boat will have also left.

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  • Anonymous | 4-Oct-2012 7:10 pm

    ... have to wait and see what happens. It has been well publicised that Brazil has been going through a period of weak growth and its rate has been cut to as low as 1.5% by the likes of Fitch. However, Fitch also predicts growth in Brazil for 2013 as do many others who say there are signs that the market will re-accelerate. The slow down there has not deterred investors attracted by the build up for 2014 World Cup and Olympics in 2016. The country, one of the worlds largest economies, still received $40 billion in foreign direct investment during the current slow down.

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