Veirano, Ronaldo C

Main Practice Areas

Administrative Law, Arbitration and Mediation, Corporate Law, International Trade.

Professional Experience

Veirano Advogados' Founding Partner

Ronaldo C. Veirano is the founding partner of Veirano Advogados and began his activities in Brazil in 1972 as a partner of Baker & Mckenzie. In 1996 Ronaldo and VEIRANO ADVOGADOS separated from the U.S. firm to become an office with a national and independent base. Nowadays VEIRANO ADVOGADOS is considered one of the top and largest Brazilian law firms with over 200 lawyers spread among its five offices around Brazil.

From 1966 to 1971, Ronaldo C. Veirano worked for the Kendall Company in Boston, Massachusetts, as an attorney focused on international affairs. He is a member of several national and international associations and plays an important role on the top management of several of these institutions. He is currently a member of the Executive Committee of the Brazil-United States Business Board – Brazilian Section; Brazil-China Business Board; Coordinator of the Governance and Nominating Committee of the IBGC (Brazilian Corporate Governance Institute) – of which he is one of the founding partners, Board of Directors of UMOE Bioenergy ASA and member of the Advisory Board of the Brazil Institute of the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, DC.

In August of 2000, he was appointed as the Honorary Consul of Australia in the city of Rio de Janeiro, and works intensively to promote business between the two countries.

In the beginning of 2008 he was nominated, by the Brazilian Government, to join the Fulbright Commission, which grants scholarships to Brazilian students in the United States.

In September of 2009, Veirano was appointed by the Governor-General of Australia, Mrs. Quentin Bryce, as an Honorary Member in the General Division of the Order of Australia. This represents recognition of the services provided to Australia and to  Australian citizens in Brazil. His activities in this area include assisting with all arrangements during official high level visits by Australian representatives to Brazil and encouraging the increasing activities between the two nations.  He was honored, too, by the Brazilian government with the Order of Rio Branco in Degree of Commander, and by the Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro with the Tiradentes Medal.

Chambers of Commerce and Associations

• Board member for the American Chamber of Commerce in Rio de Janeiro, of which he was also Chairman four different times – being the first Brazilian to occupy this position.
• Board member of the Brazilian-Swedish Chamber of Commerce;
• Board member of the Brazilian Center for International Relations (CEBRI);
• Board member of the Brazilian-Canadian Chamber of Commerce;
• Board member of WWF-Brasil (World Wide Fund for Nature - Brasil);
• Brazilian Association of Intellectual Property;
• Brazilian Association of Informatics and Telecommunication Law;
• Brazilian Bar Association (OAB-RJ and SP);
• Brazilian Franchising Association;
• British Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Brazil (Britcham);
• Former Chairman of the British Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Brazil;
• Former Chairman of the American Club in Rio de Janeiro;
• Deliberative Council of the Gávea Golf Country Club, remaining in the position for eight consecutive years;
• Deutsch-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AHK);
• International Bar Association (IBA);
• International Trademark Association (INTA);
• Vice-Chair of the International Trade Committee of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association; and
• World Service Group (WSG).

Lectures

• A speaker at several different seminars in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia and South America, Veirano is invited to speak about the profession, his career, the Brazilian legal market as well as other topics associated with his professional experience, recognized as a major promoter of foreign investments in the country in a range of different economic sectors.

Education

Juris Doctor (1971)
Suffolk University Law School – Boston, Massachusetts

B.A. in Law (1963)
University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ)

Languages

Portuguese, English and Spanish.

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