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Violeta Libergott

Of Counsel
US-LatAm Practice Group Regional Co-Leader, US-Brazilian Initiative
About
Violeta Libergott has significant experience representing multinational companies, financial institutions and investment funds in cross-border M&A, joint venture, and private equity transactions, with a focus on transactions involving private and public companies in Latin American markets, especially Brazil.
  
Violeta advised ENGIE in connection with its winning bid to acquire TAG from Petrobras for $8.6 billion in a competitive auction, the largest cash acquisition and privatization to date in Brazil. She has worked with clients such as WEG, Marfrig, Sanofi and...
Violeta Libergott has significant experience representing multinational companies, financial institutions and investment funds in cross-border M&A, joint venture, and private equity transactions, with a focus on transactions involving private and public companies in Latin American markets, especially Brazil.
  
Violeta advised ENGIE in connection with its winning bid to acquire TAG from Petrobras for $8.6 billion in a competitive auction, the largest cash acquisition and privatization to date in Brazil. She has worked with clients such as WEG, Marfrig, Sanofi and TotalEnergies in cross-border transactions.

Prior to joining DLA Piper, Violeta was an associate at prominent Brazilian and international law firms, where she advised private and public companies on M&A, structuring investments in Brazil, and on general corporate matters, including corporate governance. She also has experience in capital markets, including the issuance of securities in Brazil.
 
Bar admissions / Professional QualificationsNew YorkBrazil
Languages
  • Portuguese
  • English
Education
  • Columbia University, (LL.M. 2015; Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar)
  • Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, (PUC-Rio) (LL.B. 2010)

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DLA Piper Brazil
Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 3729, 4th & 5th floors Itaim Bibi, 04538-905
São Paulo
Brazil
New York
1251 Avenue of the Americas
New York
New York
10020-1104
United States of America