Graduated at the Law School of the University of São Paulo (1986).

Masters in Industrial Property at the CEIPI - Centre d'Etudes Internationales de la Propriété Industrielle - University of Strasbourg - France (1987-1988).

Specialization in Tax Law at the Centro de Extensão Universitária, São Paulo (1993).

Master of Intellectual Property (MIP) at the Franklin Pierce Law Center (UNH), Concord, NH, USA (1995-1996).

Director of the Intellectual Property Association of São Paulo - ASPI (2002-2004, 2014-current).

President of the Antitrust Commission of the Brazilian Intellectual Property Institute - IBPI (1998-2004).

Responsible for the “Intellectual Property around the World” section of the Review of the Brazilian Intellectual Property Association - ABPI since 2006.

Head of the Legal Department of the Federation and Center of the Industries of the State of São Paulo - FIESP/CIESP (2000-2004).

Arbitrator of the Arbitration and Mediation Center of the World Intellectual Property Organization - WIPO (Geneva).

Author of papers related to Intellectual Property and the Brazilian Federal Procurement Law (Federal Law no. 8.666/93)

Fluent in English, French, Spanish and Italian, with basic knowledge of German, Japanese and Russian.