About Ricardo Barretto Ferreira da Silva

Ricardo Barretto Ferreira da Silva is a senior partner at Azevedo Sette Advogados, working in the areas of corporate, tax, M&A, IP, TMT, privacy and data protection. He has held the following positions, among others: co-founder, Vice President (1989–94) and President (1995–98) of the Brazilian Association of Technology, Information and Telecommunications Law; Chair of the Latin America Committee (1993–95); Member of the Board (1995–2001 and 2003–05), Secretary, Treasurer and Vice-President (2001–03) of the International Technology Law Association; Chairman of the Legislation Committee (1991–92); Member of the Council (1991–93); and legal adviser (1992–93) of the American Chamber of Commerce São Paulo. He has also edited and co-authored numerous publications and articles on varied topics.