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LEONARDO DE ALMEIDA SANDES

OAB/MG 85.190
OAB/SP 357.552

Educational Background
• Master of Business Law from Milton Campos Law School
• Postgraduate Degree in Corporate Law from the Institute of Continuing Education (IEC/PUC Minas)
• Bachelor of Laws from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG)

Professional Titles
• Professor of the “Reorganization and Bankruptcy” course in LL.M programs at Ibmec (postgraduate)
• Former Professor of the “LGPD” course in the Digital Compliance MBA program at the Institute of Continuing Education at PUC Minas (postgraduate)
• Former Professor of Corporate Law and Civil Procedure Law at the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais (PUC Minas) (undergraduate)
• Former Professor of Corporate Law and Civil Procedure Law at Milton Campos Law School (postgraduate)
• Former Professor of Corporate Law and Civil Procedure Law at CAD – Center for Legal Updates (Gama Filho University/Fumec) (postgraduate)
• Member of the Minas Gerais Lawyers’ Institute (IAMG)
• Member of the Ethics and Discipline Committee of OAB/MG (2016-2018 and 2019-2021 terms)
• Member of the Bankruptcy Law Committee of OAB/MG (2022-2024 term)
• Member of the Law Firm Committee of OAB/MG (2022-2024 term)
• Member of the Corporate Law Committee of OAB/MG (2022-2024 term)
• Co-Coordinator of the Insolvency Committee of the Center for Studies of Law Firms (CESA/MG)

Practice area
• Arbitration and Mediation
• Civil Law and Business Law
• Corporate Law
• International Law
• Reorganization and Bankruptcy
• Sucession and Estate Planning

Published Works
• Co-Author of the book “Bankruptcy and Recovery Law – Studies on the Amendments to Law 11.101/05” (“Lei de Recuperações e Falências – Estudos sobre as alterações da Lei 11.101/05”) (collective work, Quartier Latin Publisher, 2022)
• Co-Author of the book “Contemporary Trends in Law” (“Tendências Contemporâneas do Direito”) (collective work, D’Placido Publisher, 2017)
• Co-Author of the book “The New Civil Procedure” (“O Novo Processo Civil”) (collective work, Lex Magister Publisher, 2012)
• Co-Author of the book “Corporate Law in the Present Day” (“Direito Societário na Atualidade”) (collective work, Del Rey Publisher, 2007)

Honors and Recognitions

• Listed among the Most Admired Lawyers in Brazil by Revista Análise Advocacia 500 – 2018 (3rd place in Corporate Law in the national ranking and 3rd place in the ranking of the most admired lawyers in Minas Gerais)
• Patron of the graduating class in Law for the 2nd semester of 2012 at the Faculty of Law of PUC Minas – Barreiro Unit