AI Magazine Issue 7 2018

72 Acquisition International - Issue 7 2018 Founded by Partners Eduardo Biondi and Antonio Ricardo Corrêa, Eduardo Biondi Advogados Associados is a law firm focus on real estate structuring and business litigation. In March, Corrêa was recognised as part of Acquisition International magazine’s ongoing Global Excellence Awards as Brazil’s Leading Advisor in Real Estate Law for 2018. Following the win, we profiled this extraordinary lawyer, and the firm he co-founded, to see how he has built one of South America’s most recommended law firms. iondi and Corrêa founded Eduardo Biondi Advogados Associados to meet the very real need for an experienced, and highly capable Brazilian firm operating within the real estate, civil and corporate legal arenas. Advocating, above all else, a client- centric outlook, they have designed the firm to meet the individual requirements of every client and case with integrity, and professionalism. Perhaps no one embodies this approach more than Antonio Ricardo Corrêa, who has endeavoured to lead the firm by example. An integral member Company: Eduardo Biondi & Antonio Ricardo Corrêa Advogados Associados Address: Avenida Rio Branco, 131, 13° andar - Grupo 1303/1304, CEP, 20040-006, Brazil Website: www.ebiondiadvogados.com Phone: 0055 21 2262 7879 Real Estate Advisory You Can Trust B 1804AI11 of the Eduardo Biondi Advogados Associados office, he has been a practicing lawyer since 1990, and an active member of the legal community in the region. A member of the Real Estate Law Commission, President of the State Commission, and Vice President of the Fórum de Departamentos Jurídicos, his expertise in the field is noted, and undisputable. Graduating in Law with an MBA from Ibmec, a private university in Rio de Janeiro, he has been a guest Professor at Fundação Getulio Vargas, lecturing in the areas of litigation in real estate development, contract management and real estate law. Further, Corrêa was an invited lecturer at Ibmec for the MBA, and other postgraduate, courses, in the discipline of decision making. Finally, he’s also tenured as a Professor of the School of Magistracy of the State of Rio de Janeiro, in the matter of Incorporação Imobiliária.Between 1997 and 2013, Corrêa was the Legal Director of Carvalho Hosken S / A Engenharia e Construções, and the Chief Executive Officer of the Sylvio Capanema de Souza Advogados Associados. Supplementing his academic pursuits with real world experience has allowed Corrêa to develop a well-rounded, informed perspective, and a meticulous, detail-oriented approach to his work. Indeed, Eduardo Biondi Advogados Associados’ staff is comprised almost entirely of doctors and masters in law, professors of renown and published authors. In this, Biondi and Corrêa have created a firm that promotes excellence through expertise. Knowledge through study and experience. Implementing this as their core ethos, they have fortified their position as a leading firm in Brazil, and the leading practitioners in real estate litigation. Ultimately, Antonio Ricardo Corrêa embodies the very best qualities of an exemplary lawyer, and, naturally, a worthy winner in Acquisition International’s Global Excellence Awards as Brazils’ Leading Advisor in Real Estate Law. The Global Excellence Awards were launched to recognise the ongoing achievements of firms around the world, regardless of size, location or prominence in their sector.