Leonardo Portelada dedicates his practice to corporate transactions, finance and guarantee structuring, commercial agreements, public and private offerings of debt instruments in Brazil and abroad. He also advises Brazilian and foreign clients in connection with local regulatory agencies, such as, the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM), the Brazilian Central Bank (BACEN) and others. He also works on compliance and anticorruption cases.

Leonardo Portelada was part in several finance and capital market transactions. He has experience in issuance of bonds, corporate finance and project finance transactions. He has worked in corporate transactions related to the education, health and entertainment sectors, advising buyers and sellers in cases of mergers and acquisitions (M&A), as well as providing assistance in the negotiation of strategic investments made by Brazilian and foreign investors. Leonardo also advised in the structuring and review of compliance programs, including the auditing of companies related to covenants set forth in leniency agreements. He also worked in corporate investigations.

Leonardo Portelada has worked in well- renowned law firms, such as, Mattos Filho Advogados, Tauil & Chequer in association with Mayer Brown LLP and Sampaio Ferraz Advogados. He is also a Board member at Instituto Tellus, a consultancy firm focused on innovation in the public sector and in design of public policies.

Leonardo Portelada participated in the study published by the Transparency International named “2011 Corruption Perceptions Index.” It dealt on the perception of corruption in 183 countries and the enforcement of anti-corruption regulations in those countries.

Leonardo Portelada holds a law degree from the Getúlio Vargas Foundation at São Paulo (FGV/SP), with a postgraduate degree in Compliance from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC/SP) and a post-graduate degree in LGPD, Governance and Compliance from the University of São Paulo (USP).