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Mariana Cavalcanti Jardim

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Of Counsel, Campos Mello Advogados (cooperation firm)*
Rio de Janeiro
About

Mariana Jardim is a lawyer with over 15 years of experience in advising clients in complex regulatory and M&A matters related to the (re)insurance business in Brazil. She is also a professor in (Re)insurance Law and Corporate Law and holds a Master’s degree from the Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, a top-ranked university in Latin America.

DLA Piper and Campos Mello Advogados (CMA) are separate and independent law firms, which work in cooperation with one another. Partners of DLA Piper are not partners of CMA; and CMA partners are not partners of DLA Piper.

Areas of FocusCorporateMergers and AcquisitionsInsurance
Mariana is a professional who has worked in large law firms, so she has a corporate bias, and she is very fast in her interactions with people and in obtaining results. She is very focused and can tie the ends of the operation to make it run smoothly and finish within the deadline agreed upon by the parties. She is a good business conductor." (Thomson Reuters' Stand-out Lawyers 2024 survey)
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EXPERIENCE

With solid knowledge and experience in (Re)insurance and Corporate Law, with more than 18 years of experience in the legal and regulatory framework of the (re)insurance sector, Mariana focuses her practice on advising clients on mergers & acquisitions and corporate reorganizations, including the required regulatory approvals before the (re)insurance regulator; claims handling and coverage issues; the negotiation of insurance policies; the structuring and review of insurance products and program design and review; the analysis and negotiation of agreements related to insurance and reinsurance operations, including insurance distribution structures; the incorporation, licensing and maintenance of insurers and reinsurers in Brazil; and all aspects of (re)insurance regulation, compliance, corporate governance and market conduct, including representing clients in administrative proceedings before local (re)insurance regulator.

Languages
  • Portuguese
  • English
  • Spanish
Education
  • She holds an LLB (2007) Degree in Law from Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro – UERJ, is post-graduated in Corporate Law by Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro and holds a Master’s degree in Corporate Law and Economic Activities from the Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro – UERJ

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

The Legal 500 Latin America

  • Leading Associate, Brazil, Insurance (2025)
  • Rising Star, Brazil, Insurance (2024)
  • Recommended, Brazil, Insurance (2022, 2023)
  • Up and Coming, Insurance, reinsurance and private pension practice (2017)

Thomson Reuters

  • Stand-out Lawyer (2023-20224)

Análise Advocacia

  • Most Admired Lawyer in the Insurance practice in Brazil and in Rio de Janeiro State (2023)
  • Most Admired Lawyer in the Insurance practice in Brazil (2022)

Also recognized by Chambers and Partners of the best insurance and reinsurance law firms in 2012 as one of the main contacts in the area.

Recent Publications

JARDIM, Mariana C.. Notas sobre a culpa grave sob a ótica do seguro de responsabilidade civil de administradores comercializado no Brasil. REVISTA ELECTRÓNICA DE DIREITO, v. 31, p. 139-168, 2023.

JARDIM, Mariana C. Os impactos da Lei de Liberdade Econômica no mercado securitário. In Heloisa helena Barbosa; Cleyson Mello; Gustavo Siqueira; Leonardo Sant' Anna; Alexandre Assumpção; Maurício Menezes; José Carlos Vaz e Dias. (Org.). O Futuro do Direito. 1ed.Rio de janeiro: Processo, 2022, v. , p. 343-372.

JARDIM, M. C.. Acionamento de resseguradoras por terceiros sob a perspectiva do Direito Brasileiro: um estudo sobre o contrato de seguro de responsabilidade civil facultativo. (Third party rights to reinsurance agreement under Brazilian law: a study on facultative civil liability insurance) REVISTA ELECTRÓNICA DE DIREITO, Portugal, v. 26, p. 31-54, 2021. https://cije.up.pt/client/files/0000000001/4-mariana-jardim_1792.pdf

JARDIM, M. C.; HILL, Marcella; SURYAN, J. Nova Lei de Licitações: um novo seguro garantia? LexLatin, Londres, 05 abr. 2021.

https://br.lexlatin.com/opiniao/nova-lei-de-licitacoes-um-novo-seguro-garantia

JARDIM, M. C.; HILL, Marcella; SURYAN, J.. Novos Desafios na Operacionalização do Seguro Garantia. São Paulo: Roncarati, 2021.

https://www.editoraroncarati.com.br/v2/Colunistas/Jaqueline-Suryan-Marcela-Hill-e-Mariana-Jardim/Novos-Desafios-na-Operacionalizacao-do-Seguro-Garantia.html

JARDIM, M. C.; NEIVA, A. M. ; ROSA, M. P. O. . A atuação das fintechs no ecossistema de inovação do setor financeiro, sua disciplina jurídica e a gestão do seu capital intangível. In: Pedro Eroles. (Org.). Fintechs, Bancos Digitais e Meios de Pagamento. Aspectos regulatórios das novas tecnologias financeiras. vol. 5. 1ed, 2021, v. 5.

JARDIM, M. C.. O contrato de contragarantia: o descompasso entre sua conceituação teórica e aplicação prática nas operações de seguro garantia. RSDE: Revista Semestral de Direito Empresarial. 2020. https://rsde.com.br/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/RSDE-24-p.221-259.pdf

JARDIM, M. C.; HILL, Marcella. Impactos da pandemia no seguro-garantia. InsuranceCorp, São Paulo, p. 12 - 13, 2020.

Memberships and Affiliations

  • Brazilian Bar Association (OAB), Rio de Janeiro Chapter
  • Member of the OAB/RJ Insurance and Reinsurance Law Committee

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