DLA Piper strengthens international Litigation & Regulatory practice with Austrian Litigation and Regulatory partner hire

DLA Piper is expanding its international offering and strengthening its international Austrian Litigation & Regulatory practice with the appointment of Ricardo Gardini de Andrade. He joins the Vienna office as a partner from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, where he was a core member of the firm’s Brazil Group for 13 years.

Ricardo specializes in international arbitration and litigation as well as on cross-border M&A / corporate matters with a particular focus on Brazilian clients and international corporations involved in Brazil. ·He regularly advises some of the largest Brazilian companies and financial institutions on their high-profile mandates across the globe, particularly in Europe. Ricardo also advises several leading international companies with operations in Brazil. He is a registered European lawyer with the Vienna Bar Association as well as admitted to practice in Brazil and Italy. Ricardo speaks Portuguese, Italian, English and German.

Commenting on his appointment, Ricardo said: "I am very much looking forward to starting a new chapter of my professional career with DLA Piper. The firm’s global platform will undoubtedly assist many of my Brazilian based clients on their high-profile business activities around the globe.” 

Christoph Mager, Managing Partner of DLA Piper’s Vienna office, said: ”We are thrilled to have Ricardo join our international team. He has excellent client relationships and with Vienna being a hub for Brazilian multinational groups, he will undoubtably add real value to our globally active clients.”