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