LAWYER/LEGAL ADVISER
EXTENSIVE AND UNIQUE EXPERIENCE. VERY SPECIALIZED IN COMPUTER AND SOFTWARE LEGAL PROBLEMS.
Legal adviser to the Brazilian Association of Computing Services and Software Companies - ASSESPRO-SANTA CATARINA.
Legal adviser to the SOFTEX - The Brazilian Society for Promoting Software Export. Florianópolis-SC.
Legal adviser to the SOFTVILLE - Joinville-SC
Legal adviser to Brazilian and foreign software and services companies.

EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

EDUCATION

Ph.D in Law - University of Bristol - UK - 1992/1996.
Masters degree (LLM) in Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil - 1990/1991.
Post graduate degree (MSc) in Computer Science - Rio de Janeiro - 1977.
Degree in Law - Rio de Janeiro - 1976/1980.
Degree in Computer Programming and Systems Analysis - Rio de Janeiro - 1974.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

25 years as legal adviser to an impressive client base including leading national and foreign computer, software and services companies. Producing various types of national and international contracts in the field of Information Technology.
Legal adviser to the Brazilian Association of Computing Services and Software Companies for six years, in two periods: from January 1984 to July 1988, and from January to December 1991.
Legal adviser to the Brazilian Association of Software Companies for two years: from July 1988 to December 1990.
Legal adviser to the Professional Association of the Data Processing and Computing Services Companies, in Rio de Janeiro in 1987.
Legal adviser to the Brazilian commission for creation of ALESI - Latin American Association of Computing Services Companies, in 1986 and 1987.
Expert/adviser on computer-related matters in the courts of justice of Rio de Janeiro - 1984 and 1985.
8 years as a lecturer on computer/software law for private courses and in universities in Rio de Janeiro.
Extensive experience in all subjects relating to software/computer/information systems and law, internationally, mainly writing contracts, advising companies in business and commercial disputes and litigations, participating in local and national groups of development of law projects, writing articles and giving consultations to help public and private clients, preparing and teaching courses for public and private companies.

Experienced practitioner in the civil, commercial and company areas specially related to computer companies, with large background concerning computers and especially software and services companies, and software contracts between national and international companies.

GENERAL

Member of the SCL - Society for Computers & Law, branch of Bristol, England. Member of the CLA - Computer Law Association, in Fairfax, Virginia, U.S.A..

Several articles related to law, contracts and computer & software, published in Brazil and in England since 1983.
Several papers presented at various conferences related to software and computer law in Brazil, since 1984. Two more papers given at the Department of Trade and Industry, London, UK (October 1987 and July 1988). One paper given related to Software Regulation in the European Community in Bangalore, India, at the Indian Institute of Science (19-21 August 1993).

AUTHOR OF THE BOOKS
"SOFTWARE: AUTHOR RIGHTS AND CONTRACTS", 372 pages published in Brazil by Polar/Fotomatica Publishers, in 1993.
"LAW, BUSINESSES AND SOFTWARE CONTRACTS", 402 pages - Published oin Brazil by Esplanada/Adcoas - Rio de Janeiro - 2001.
"ARTICLE: SOME COMMON AND CIVIL THOUGHTS ON COMPUTER GENERATED WORK", Published in London - UK - Computer Law and Practice - 1995.

LANGUAGES SPOKEN: ENGLISH, SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE.