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1 Brazil Our Team Partners Anna Tavares de Mello Tel: +55 (21) Anna Tavares de Mello joined the firm in 1996 and became partner in Ms. Mello also serves as managing partner of the office. Her practices mainly include Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity and Corporate, Major Projects, Insurance and Reinsurance, Oil & Gas, as well as Banking & Finance. She has over two decades of experience helping clients invest soundly in Brazil and abroad and is ranked by Chambers Global 2009 as one of the leading advisers for Corporate/M&A and has been listed in the 2010 rankings of Chambers Latin America for Corporate/ M&A and Insurance. Ms. Mello graduated in 1991 at Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Law School. Master Degree in 1995 of Corporate Law from the Universidade Cândido Mendes. Course in 1998 of Corporate Finance at New York University. She is registered in the Chapter of the Brazilian Bar Association and serves member of the Brazilian Bar Association Insurance Commission. José Roberto Martins Tel: +55 (11) José Roberto Baldoini Martins joined the firm in 1993 and became partner in His practice includes energy and infrastructure projects, public private partnerships, privatization, mergers and acquisitions, contracts and administrative law. Graduated from Universidade de Law School (1993). Master of Laws (LL.M.) at University of Chicago (1996). Member of the Brazilian Bar Association and the New York Bar Association. Significant projects include financing, construction, operation, and/or acquisition of major power plants, coke plants, industrial gases plants, oil platforms, refineries, port terminals, roads, subway/metro lines, among others. His clients include AES, Air Liquide, CEMIG, CPFL, ENI, Hutchison Ports, Petrobras, PSEG, Reliant, Southern, Sunnoco, Vale, Veolia. Languages: Portuguese, English, Spanish. Joaquim Muniz Tel: +55 (21) Joaquim Tavares de Paiva Muniz joined the firm in 1999 and became partner in His practice includes arbitration and dispute resolution, project finance, mergers and acquisitions, securities, infrastructure, debt renegotiation and corporate law. He has been working with clients interested in projects for stadiums in Northeast and Southeast of Brazil. Graduated in 1996 from Universidade do Estado do. Master of Laws (LL.M.) at University of Chicago in Professor of Arbitration, Economic and Regulatory Law at FGV and Corporate Law in postgraduation courses at UERJ. Enrolled with the New York Bar Association. Languages: Portuguese, English, French and Spanish.

2 Maria Beatriz Mello Tel: +55 (11) Maria Beatriz G. M. Mello joined the firm in 1995 and became partner in Her practice includes civil, contractual, administrative law, with emphasis on energy and infrastructure projects (project finance) with focus on construction agreements (EPC and others). She is also a practioner of the climate change group of Baker &McKenzie. Graduated in 1987 from Universidade Federal da Bahia Law School. Member of the Brazilian Bar Association. Significant projects include drafting, negotiating advising on construction agreements for hydro and wind power plants, gas chemical complex, cement factories, coke plants, residential and commercial buildings, among others. Languages: Portuguese, English and French. João Francisco R. Regos joined the firm in 1996 and became partner in His practice includes real estate, civil construction and entertainment. He has been deeply involved in assistance to clients in the hotel and tourism business either in assistance related to acquisitions or operational agreements (including management agreements and condo hotels). Graduated in 1985 from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Law School. João Francisco Regos Tel: +55 (11) joaofrancisco.regos@bakermckenzie.com Heloisa Barroso Uelze joined the firm in 2000 and became partner in Her practice includes tax, administrative and judicial litigation. Graduated in 1990 from the Law School of Pontifícia Universidade Católica of. Specialization in Civil Procedure and Administrative Law from Pontifícia Universidade Católica of. Heloisa Barroso Uelze Tel: +55 (11) heloisa.uelze@bakermckenzie.com Ana Beatriz Kesselring Tel: +55 (11) ana.kesselring@bakermckenzie.com Ana Beatriz Marchioni Kesselring joined the firm in 1998 and became partner in Her practice includes environment protection, dealing with infrastructure projects, tourism sector, real estate, climate change issues, consumer protection, and social responsibility. Graduated in 1993 from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de School of Law (PUC/SP). Obtained a Master s degree in Ocean and Coastal Law in 2002 and a Master s degree in Comparative Law in 2003, both from the University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida.

3 Esther Miriam Flesch Tel: +55 (11) Esther Miriam Flesch joined the firm in 1989 and became partner in She is the head of the German Desk and of the Brazilian Intellectual Property/ Information Technology and Compliance Practice Groups. Her practice includes corporate and commercial law, corporate compliance, information technology, e-commerce, privacy, intellectual property and health laws, including all types of transactions, commercial contracts and distributorship, licensing of copyrights, sports and unfair competition issues, entertainment, information technology and security, advertising, intellectual property protection and licensing, franchise agreements, technology transfer agreements, industrial property, technology and image rights protection, software licensing and protection. Esther advises a number of German companies investing in Brazil and has significant experience with the hotel, technology and security industries. Graduated in 1988 from the University of Sao Paulo Law School in Brazil. She has a Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree from the University of Michigan Law School, USA (1992) and a PhD in International Law from the University of Sao Paulo Law School (1996). She was also a research scholar at the Max Planck Institute for foreign and international Copyright, Patent and Competition Law in Munich, Germany (1993). Member of the Brazilian Association of Intellectual Property (ABPI) and of the Association of Brazilian and German Jurists (DBJV). Registered at the Brazilian Bar Association in 1989, Chapter. Languages: Portuguese, English and German. Associates Ana Ligia Gomiero Tel: +55 (11) ana.gomiero@bakermckenzie.com Ana Ligia Gomiero joined the firm in 2004 and her practice includes banking and finance, capital markets, debt restructuring, energy, foreign investment and exchange controls, infrastructure projects, international trade, mergers and acquisitions, power and renewables, project finance and securitization. Graduated from Universidade de Law School - USP (Bachelor of Laws - LL.B., 2003,, Brazil). King s College London School of Law (Master of Laws - LL.M., Commercial and Financial Law, with emphasis in the Law and Regulation of International Finance, 2007/2008, London, United Kingdom). The Hague Academy of International Law (Specialization Course, Private International Law, 2006, The Hague, Netherlands). Ibmec Centre of Studies on Law (Master of Laws - LL.M., Banking & Finance Law, 2005/2006,, Brazil). Centre of Research on International Negotiations - CAENI/USP (Specialization Course, International Negotiations, 2003,, Brazil). Centre of Research on International Relations of the School of History and Political Science of the University of São Paulo - NUPRI/USP (Specialization Course, Contemporaneous International Relations, 2002,, Brazil). Languages: Portuguese, English and Italian. Bernardo Pedrete Tel: +55 (21) bernardo.pedrete@bakermckenzie.com Bernardo do Amaral Pedrete joined the firm in 2008 and his practice includes public and regulatory law, corporate law, infrastructure projects and contracts. Assists clients in public biddings for restructuring and management of sports stadiums and multiuse arenas. Graduated in 2003 from the State University Law School. Master of Laws (LL.M.) in 2007 from the State University Law School. Registered at the Brazilian Bar Association in 2003, Chapter.

4 Camila von Ancken Tel: +55 (11) Camila von Ancken joined the Firm in 2002 and is a member of the German Desk, as well as of the Intellectual Property/Information Technology and Compliance Practice Groups. Her practice includes information technology-related contracts, e-commerce, privacy, intellectual property licensing and protection, commercial contracts and distributorship, copyrights, sports and unfair competition, entertainment, advertising, technology transfer agreements, including franchise arrangements, technology and image rights protection, software protection and licensing, litigation and transactions in general. She advises German and other companies in the technology and hotel industries. Graduated in 2004 from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Law School. Master of Laws (LL.M. Eur.) in International and European Commercial Law at the University of Munich (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Muenchen), Germany, in 2008, with scholarship granted by the European Union (Alban Program). Worked at the Munich office of Baker & McKenzie from February 2007 to June Member of the Brazilian Association of Intellectual Property (ABPI) and of the Association of Brazilian and German Jurists (DBJV). Languages: Portuguese, English and German. Flávia Amaral Tel: +55 (11) flavia.amaral@bakermckenzie.com Flávia Amaral joined the firm in 2009 and her practice areas include industrial property, technology, confidential information, franchising, copyright, image rights, software, entertainment, advertising, sports and unfair competition, and protection of rights; litigation; transactions, licensing and transfer agreements related thereto. Her experience involves among others, the legal assistance and review of client s advertising and promotional materials, in order for them not to infringe third parties intellectual property rights; the legal advisory to sponsorship agreements; drafting licensing of athletes image; the legal advisory with regard to the use of intellectual property rights related to world and local sports championships and entertainment events; the legal advisory regarding the implementation of several hotels franchising chains and hotels operating management transations in Brazil. Graduated in 2000 from Federal University of (UFRJ). Specialization Course in Brazilian Corporate Law - Fundação Getúlio Vargas (2003). Postgraduate in Civil Procedural Law - Faculdade Cândido Mendes (2002). Affiliated to the Brazilian Intellectual Property Association (ABPI). Affiliated to the Brazilian Association of Intellectual Property Agents. Affiliated to the Interamerican Association of Intellectual Property. Affiliated to the Brazilian Franchising Association. Henrique Frizzo Tel: +55 (11) henrique.frizzo@bakermckenzie.com Henrique Krüger Frizzo joined the firm in 2002 and became an associate in His practice includes administrative law, energy and infrastructure projects, public private partnerships, privatization and concession of public services, regulatory agencies laws, litigation, mining, telecommunications and media and transportation. Graduated from Universidade de with a degree in Law in Specialization on State and Governmental affairs at Escola de Formação de Governantes, associated with Universidade de School of Law in Extension Course on Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) at Superior School of the Public District Attorney s Office (Escola Superior do Ministério Público de ). Specialization in Government Contracts at Fundação Getulio Vargas Significant projects include assistance on major public bid procedures for infrastructure projects, military and defense contracts, concession and public-private partnership agreements, as well as exploration of public real estates by private entities (i.e. soccer arenas). His clients include Motorola, GE, CPFL, ENI, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Hutchison Ports, Petrobras, Veolia. Languages: Portuguese, English, German

5 João Paulo Andrade Tel: +55 (11) João Paulo Branco M. Andrade joined the firm in 2006 and his practice includes commercial contracts and distributorship / agency matters, copyrights, entertainment, information technology, intellectual property protection, franchise agreements, licensing and technology transfer agreements and trademarks. He was also advisor to the opening of new franchising projects in the hotel industry, and hotel operation management structure in Brazil. Graduated in 2003 from Universidade Paulista - UNIP. Specialization in commercial agreements by Fundação Getulio Vargas (2009). Secretary of the Franchise and Transfer of Technology Committee of the Brazilian Association of Intellectual Property (ABPI), member of ABPI and of the Association of Intellectual Property of (ASPI). Luciana Pereira Tel: +55 (21) luciana.pereira@bakermckenzie.com Luciana Vianna Pereira joined the firm in 2004 and her practice areas include environmental law, mergers & acquisitions, corporate law and infrastructure projects and contracts. Assists clients in participation of public bids for restructure and management of Sports Stadiums. Graduated in 2003 from Universidade Estadual do Law School. Postgraduated (lato sensu) in Brazilian Environmental Law, from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro Law School in Enrolled with the Brazilian Bar Association in 2003, Chapter. Nilton Gomes de Mattos Neto joined the firm in 2007 and his practice areas include Administrative Law, Arbitration and Dispute Resolution, Corporate Law, Energy, Infrastructure Projects, International Trade, Mergers and Acquisitions, Power and Renewables and Project Finance. Graduated in 2007 from Universidade do Estado do - UERJ Law School. Enrolled with the Brazilian Bar Association in 2007, Chapter. Nilton Matos Tel: +55 (21) nancy.matos@bakermckenzie.com. Patricia Araujo Levy joined the firm in 2010 and his practice areas includes corporate law, energy and infrastructure projects, public private partnerships, regulated utilities and administrative law. Graduated in 2008 from the Law School of the Catholic University of - PUC/SP. Specialization Course in Administrative Law in progress at Catholic University of - PUC/SP. Registered at the Brazilian Bar Association in 2009, Chapter. Patricia Araujo Levy Tel: +55 (11) patricia.levy@bakermckenzie.com

6 Renata Amaral Tel: +55 (51) Renata Campetti Amaral joined the firm in 2002, and her practice includes environmental law, climate change, social responsibility and consumer law. Graduated in 2000 from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul Law School. Specialization in International Law at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Law School (2001) and Master of Laws at University of Texas School of Law (2002). Counselor at CODEMA - Council for the Environment of the Industry Federation of the State of Rio Grande do Sul (FIERGS). She has large experience in advising environmental issues related to licensing proceedings of projects such as building of roads, installation of telecommunication equipment and implementation of entertainment businesses. She is also an expert on legal aspects related to the implementation of projects for the generation of carbon credits. Thales Stucky Porto Alegre Tel: +55 (51) thales.stucky@bakermckenzie.com Thales Michel Stucky became an associate in His practice areas include domestic and international tax planning, controversies, tax planning in M&A and in private equity. Education: Pontífica Universidade Catolica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUC-RS), 2003 (J.D.); Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos Tributários (IBET), 2005 (Specialization in Tax Law) and New York University School of Law - Master of Laws (LL.M) in International Taxation (2008). Between 2008/2009 he was a tax associate at Baker & Mckenzie LLP, in Chicago (USA). He is one of the tax and legal advisors in the project involving the construction of a highway ( Rodovia do Parque ) which will ease the access to the city of Porto Alegre during the 2014 World Football Cup. Brasília SAF/S Quadra 02, Lote 04, Sala 203 Edificio Comercial Via Esplanada Brasília - DF Tel: Fax: Av. Rio Branco, 1-19º andar, Setor B Ed. RB , RJ Tel: Fax: Porto Alegre Av. Borges de Medeiros, 2233, 4º andar Porto Alegre, RS Tel: Fax: Trench, Rossi e Watanabe - Advogados Av. Dr. Chucri Zaidan, º andar - Market Place Tower I , SP, Brazil Tel: Fax: