Brazil
Esther Donio B. Nunes
Esther Donio B. Nunes is partner of Pinheiro Neto Advogados, in charge of the firm’s telecommunications and Internet groups. Ms. Nunes also works in the fields of computer science law, technology transfer, trademark and patent licensing, and other regulatory issues.
Ms. Nunes was president of the Computer Law Association (CLA) from 2004 to 2005. She is Chair of the Advisory Board of ABDI (Brazilian Informatics and telecommunications Law Association) and Vice-President of the Brazil-Canada Chamber of Commerce in São Paulo. She usually assists the Canadian Consulate in São Paulo and other US and Canadian governmental entities by presenting legal briefings on doing business in Brazil.
Ms. Nunes has published articles in Brazil and abroad on telecommunications, computer law, technology transfer rules, the treatment of foreign capital in Brazil, and licensing. She is listed in the 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, and 2008 editions of the Chambers Global, The World’s Leading Lawyers, as a leading lawyer in the communications area in Brazil and in the 2006, 2007, and 2008 editions of the Global Counsel 3000 as a “highly recommended” lawyer in the information technology and telecommunication areas. Ms. Nunes graduated from the School of Law of the University of São Paulo, majoring in corporate law.
Mariana Alonso Tomazelli
Mariana Alonso Tomazelli is an associate at Pinheiro Neto Advogados in São Paulo (Brazil). Ms.Tomazelli graduated from the School of Law of University Pontifícia Universidade Católica of São Paulo (Brazil).