Luiz Rafael de Vargas Maluf is the new head of CGM Advogados’ Capital Market practice. Rafael has over 17 years of practice and vast experience with capital markets, corporate, M&A, financing, and foreign investment matters. Rafael joins the firm’s consolidated group and brings together a team to CGM that will be focused on this area, particularly on public offerings of securities.

Rafael has advised both investment banks and issuing companies and gathers a track record that covers about 40 equity public offerings and more than 150 local and international fixed income transactions, such as debentures, commercial notes, CRIs, CRAs, financial bills, bonds, among others.

“It is a privilege and an immense satisfaction to be back at CGM, to develop such a relevant practice area, which will undoubtedly operate in synergy with all other areas of the firm, ensuring clients the advice of a full-service law firm such as ours.” says Rafael.

Rafael has a law degree from Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, a post-graduate degree in Corporate Law from Fundação Getúlio Vargas, and an LL.M. from the University of Virginia School of Law.

“We are very happy with Rafael’s arrival, since we know his vast experience in capital markets matters and his integrity and ethics, which are very important values for CGM Advogados. We are sure that he will add a lot of value to our team and will be very successful here,” states Adriano Chaves, founding partner of CGM.