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Lawyer, External Consultant and Legal Opinion Counsel

Armindo de Canellas Neto

Armindo de Canellas Neto is a lawyer and issues legal opinions in economic criminal law, administrative law, administrative improbity and electoral law. He is part of the firm as an external consultant, advising on these fields.

He holds a law degree from Ibmec Rio de Janeiro, where he is taking an LL.M. in Tax Law and Tax Accounting. At Columbia University, in New York, he completed Topics in International Arbitration. Before joining the firm, he worked in criminal defence and economic criminal law.

He has chaired the Casa Gustavo Franco study group since 2018. He served as academic coordinator of the Heleno Fragoso Student Union and as student representative on the law faculty board at Ibmec Barra. He interned, as a volunteer, at the Public Prosecutor's Office of the State of Rio de Janeiro. He is fluent in English and has working knowledge of Spanish.

Education

  • Law — Ibmec Rio de Janeiro
  • LL.M. in Tax Law and Tax Accounting — Ibmec Rio de Janeiro (in progress)
  • Topics in International Arbitration — Columbia University

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