He graduated at the University of São Paulo Law School and was admitted to the Brazilian Bar Association in the State of São Paulo in 1978. He is also member of the AASP (Lawyer’s Association of São Paulo). He was a professor in post-graduation programme of Corporate Law at the University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos (Unisinos), lecturer of the Observador Legal Editora training programme and also lecturer in many forums related to his area of expertise. He was responsible for the resolution of various majority/minority conflicts in Brazil, questions of administrator responsibility, approval of mergers and acquisitions, filings before Brazilian anti-trust authorities and other topics of Company Law, Capital Markets and Merger and Acquisitions. He was a board member of the Chamber of Mediation and Arbitration of the European Chambers of Commerce for Brazil and a member of IBGC (the Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance) and is currently a Vice President of the Dutch Chamber of Commerce in São Paulo (DUTCHAM). He is a founding partner of Noronha Advogados.