About the Editors
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About the Editors
Ricardo Barret to Ferreira da Silva is a founding, senior, and managi ng partner with
Barretto Ferreira e Brancher–Sociedade de Advogados (BKBG). He is the editor
and coauthor of Computer Law in Latin America, published in the United States
in 1977 by the Computer Law Association (CLA) (www.itechlaw.org); editor and
coauthor of Doing Business in Brazil, published in the United States i n 2002 by the
ABA (www.americanbar.org); and editor and coauthor of A Legal Guide to Doing
Business in South America, published in the United States in 2011 by the ABA.
Mr. Barretto Ferreira is a graduate of São Paulo University Law School (1973) and
the University of North Dakota Law School (1974). He has written many articles
and given lectures in Brazil and abroad. He is listed in various international direc-
tories (Legal 500, C hambers & Partners Latin America, Best Lawyers, W ho’s Who
Legal, and others). He has served on many boards and committees: vice chair of
the Inter-American Law Committee of the Comparative Law Division of the ABA,
2001–2004, Washington, D.C.; member of board of directors of CLA, 1995–2001
and 2003–20 05; vice president of CLA, 20 02–2003; executive vice president of the
Brazilian Computer and Telecommunication Law Association (ABDTIC) (www
.abdtic.org.br) for 1989 and 1994 and president of ABDTIC for 1995 and 1998;
representative of ABDTIC on the board of directors of the International Federation
of the Computer Law Associations for eight years; and Federal Communications
Bar Association (FCBA), Washington, D.C. (www.fcba.org). He is fluent in Portu-
guese, English, French, and Spanish. E-mail: barretto@bkbg.com.br
Paulo Marcos Rodrigues Brancher is a founding and managing partner at BKBG.
He holds a PhD in international law and is a professor of international law at São
Paulo Catholic University Law School. He is listed in the following international
directories: Who’s Who Legal, Chambers & Par tners Latin America, Practical L aw
Company—Which Lawyer?, and Best Lawyers. Mr. Brancher assists foreign com-
panies doing business in Brazil, is the author of many books on business law, and
is a frequent speaker at national and international seminars. He is fluent in Portu-
guese, English, French, and Spanish. E-mail: brancher@bkbg.com.br
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