A lawyer shaped by three jurisdictions and one global question.
How do legal careers actually work across countries, and how can lawyers learn from one another to build paths that aren't limited by a single system?
I am a Corporate and Commercial Real Estate lawyer with more than a decade of experience between Brazil and Canada, with additional U.S. exposure through short study programs and a legal externship, including over three years in the startup and tech sector at Duolingo (non-legal role).
My career began in procedural and administrative law, including a judicial clerkship at the Roraima Court of Appeal, where I gained technical expertise in Real Estate Registry and Public Notary offices. I shared that knowledge as a university lecturer in business law, and that foundation in property registration, fraud detection, and contract analysis still shapes my practice today.
In Canada, I have applied this experience at Atasoy Law, the Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee, and currently at Northview Law. I support corporate and commercial real estate files, and have appeared before the Landlord and Tenant Board and Small Claims Court, conducted research in charities law and international estate litigation, and prepared firm marketing materials, trainings, and a podcast.
Earlier in my career, my U.S. exposure came through short academic programs and a legal externship in Arizona, where I assisted with high-stakes state law matters, including a capital punishment case. I was not admitted to practice law in the United States, but the experience crystallized my belief that legal practice deserves both technical rigor and human context.
Beyond practice, I founded Studying Law Around the World, a global legal podcast with 150+ episodes featuring guests from 14 countries. I also completed the 75 Lawyers Project, interviewing 75 senior lawyers across Canada to support early-career professionals and celebrate U of T Law's 75th anniversary.
I am also a researcher, a father, and a curious person with many other interests. My research explores comparative legal systems, international legal mobility, professional regulation, legal storytelling, legal technology, and the role of communication in shaping the future of the profession.
Recurring questions across the work.
Different projects, the same underlying inquiries. These are the questions that show up in the practice, the podcast conversations, and the research, year after year.
How legal careers actually translate across systems.
Not the official pathway documents, but the lived choices, mentors, and credentials that move a lawyer from one jurisdiction to another.
How small and mid-size firms adopt legal technology.
What sticks, what gets abandoned after a quarter, and what it means for access to legal services outside large urban markets.
How charities and nonprofits are governed across borders.
Where Brazilian, U.S., and Canadian charity-law regimes line up, where they diverge, and what cross-border philanthropy needs from its lawyers.
How comparative legal education shapes the next generation.
What students hear, what they don't, and how exposure to other systems changes the questions they end up willing to ask.
Where the work has taken shape.
Global Professional Master of Laws
University of Toronto
Bachelor's in Law & International Relations
Brazil
Multi-Jurisdictional Practice
Brazil · Canada (with U.S. study & externship experience)
2025 Canadian Law Blog Award
Best Podcast
Certifications
- Clio Certified Administrator
- Transactional Practice Certification
- Negotiation Professional Certificate
- Embark Business Academy (Em-BA), DMZ, Toronto Metropolitan University
- Approved, 38th Brazilian National Bar Exam
Nominations
Canadian Lawyer Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers in Canada
Nominee, Changemaker category (2026) — results pending
Awards & Scholarships
Canadian Law Blog Award, Best Podcast
Winner (2025)
American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division "Star of the Quarter"
Fourth Quarter 2024-2025, in connection with ABA's Annual Conference in Toronto
Young Lawyer Scholarship
Latin American Regional Forum, IBA Annual Conference (2025)
Thiago Moraes Barbarisi Memorial Scholarship
Awarded for academic and professional merit, Fordham School of Law (New York)
Foundations of US Law and Practice Scholarship Award
Brazil delegation (Moritz College of Law — The Ohio State University)
Languages
English
Full Professional
Portuguese
Native / Bilingual
Spanish
Professional Working
To share real stories of legal education and careers across countries, helping law students and lawyers learn from each other and see new paths beyond their own systems.
A more connected legal community where ideas, careers, and opportunities move across borders, and where lawyers feel confident building paths not limited by one country.
Six principles guiding the work.
Authentic storytelling
Real journeys, not polished resumes. Honest experiences, including challenges and pivots.
Global perspective
Law is local, but careers are not. Different systems are a source of insight, not confusion.
Practical insight
Every conversation should leave the listener with something they can actually use.
Accessibility
Make legal careers feel understandable and reachable, especially across new countries or systems.
Curiosity
Ask simple, direct questions that open the door to deeper thinking and unexpected paths.
Community over competition
Highlight collaboration, mentorship, and shared growth instead of comparison.
Part of an ongoing body of work