Alberto Murray Neto

Attorney admitted to the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB), São Paulo section in 1990; admitted to Portuguese Bar Association, Lisbon Council in 1999. Legal Education: graduated from Universidade de São Paulo Law School; Post-graduation at the University of Toronto Law School (Comparative Capital Markets Regulation Program). Expertise: International Tax Law, International Business Law, Contracts, Mergers and Acquisitions. Previous work experience: Foreign Counsel in the corporate and commercial areas at the law firms “Lang Michener” and “Tory Tory Deslauriers & Binnington” in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Government Experience: Vice-President of the Board of Trade of the State of São Paulo. Legal writing experience: Author of articles published in foreign and national specialized magazines and newspaper. Recipient of a special award in 1983, from the University of Brasilia and “Jornal da Tarde” newspaper, for his article: “Are Political Parties Necessary for Democracy?”. Co-author and co-organizer of the book “The Corporations in a Practical View of the Lawyer.” Co-author of the following books: “Agribusiness – Declaration of the Rights of Economic Freedom” and “Protection of Trademarks and Intellectual Property – Combating Counterfeiting”. Membership: Vice-President for Brazil of the International Association of Young Lawyers, based in Luxembourg (1998/2003), International Bar Association, based in London, England, Brazil-Canada Chamber of Commerce in Toronto, Canada; The Canadian Council for the Americas, in Toronto, Canada; Legal Committee of the Brazil – Canada Chamber of Commerce in São Paulo, Brazil and The New York State Bar Association. São Paulo Lawyers Association, Canadian Bar Association (Ontario), Brazilian Olympic Committee (1996 to 2008); Arbitrator of the Court Arbitral of Sports (CAS/TAS), in Lausanne, Switzerland, of the International Olympic Committee (IOC); Member of Rex Sports, in Barcelona, Spain; member of the Council of the Center of Studies of Law Firms (C.E.S.A.); President of the Legal Commmitte of the Brazil-Canada Chamber of Commerce; Legal Director for the Brazilian Canadian Cultural Institute, and Member and President of the Executive Committee of the PLG International Lawyers, in Brussels, Belgium. Member of the Governance and Integrity and Corporate Law Committees of the Brazilian Bar Association/São Paulo Chapter. Regularly nominated by specialized magazines among the most prominent business law attorneys in Brazil, such as Brazilian 50 Leading Lawyers and Who’s Who Legal. President of the Ethics Counsel of the Brazilian Olympic Committee (2018/2020). Founder of the non-governmental organization Sylvio de Magalhães Padilha (www.symap.org.br), which promotes sports and social work in the Paraisópolis community, in the city of São Paulo. Languages: Portuguese, English and Spanish. E-mail: alberto@murray.adv.br