Patricia Nakahara

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Extensive experience in M&A, contracts, and business structuring in infrastructure and regulated markets, for both domestic and foreign clients, primarily in the energy, telecommunications, ports/airports, logistics, and internet sectors.

Specialized in providing legal advice to payment fintechs and digital and e-commerce platforms.

Differentials

Currently living in China, Patricia has added significant cultural knowledge to her prior international experience gained in the United States and through years of advising foreign clients with business interests in Brazil. Her standout quality is her deep understanding of the similarities and differences between Western and Eastern legal systems, corporate structures, and business cultures, which can help reduce friction and costs in international transactions.

Languages

Portuguese and English

Recognitions and Publications

Award-winning master’s thesis, nominated for publication in the field of payment systems (Sub-acquirer: Applicable Legal Framework and Key Issues of This Participant in Payment Arrangements. São Paulo: Editora Dialética, 2021.)

Author and co-author of works on Technology and Payment Systems (Sub-acquirer: Autonomous Participant in the Payment Arrangement, pp. 185–205. In: COHEN, Gabriel (Coord.). Law of Payment Systems: Legal Nature and Reflections on Law No. 12.865/2013. São Paulo: Quartier Latin, 2020.)

Co-author of Decode China, a newsletter dedicated to sharing information about innovation, technology, and culture in China.

Graduation

Bachelor of Laws and postgraduate degree from PUC (Pontifícia Universidade Católica)

LL.M from the University of California School of Law – Davis/Berkeley

Specialization in Corporate Governance and International Trade from New York University

Master’s Degree in Business Law from the Professional Master’s Program at FGV-SP (Fundação Getulio Vargas – São Paulo)

Field of expertise

• Logisctics and Transportation
• Financial and Payment Services
• Fintechs
• Retail, Commerce, and Logistics
• Software, Platforms and Cloud

Also like to talk about

Technology, diversity, education, children, internationalization and Asia.