Luciano de Almeida Freitas

Luciano Freitas is a seasoned Brazilian attorney and foreign legal consultant whose practice focuses on corporate structuring, transnational finance, infrastructure investment, compliance, and corporate governance. With a proven track record, he provides strategic guidance to clients navigating complex cross-border transactions, corporate governance matters, and large-scale infrastructure projects. His experience spans diverse industries, delivering tailored solutions that drive growth and ensure compliance across jurisdictions.

Luciano provides strategic legal counsel on business operations and infrastructure investment projects between Brazil and the U.S. He assists U.S. companies entering the Brazilian market and Brazilian investors expanding into the U.S., with a focus on startups, business development, infrastructure projects, agribusiness, and regulatory compliance. He also coordinates with local counsel and Brazilian partners on critical issues, including data protection (LGPD), investment agreements, carbon credit initiatives, agribusiness ventures, and large-scale infrastructure developments.

Previously, Luciano served at the Embassy of Brazil in Washington, D.C., and at the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States, in its legal department and in the procurement group, and has advised the Young Americas Business Trust in international financial and business operations and legal matters. In Brazil, Luciano has also worked with prominent public organizations, including the São Paulo Housing Company, the Municipal Company of Urbanization, the Municipal Transportation Secretariat, and the Traffic Engineering Company of São Paulo. His contributions spanned infrastructure and construction investments, bid and procurement processes, regulatory compliance, and legal advisory functions.

Honors & Recognitions

Best Legal Directors, Análise Executivos Jurídicos e Financeiros (2009)

Distinguished Service Award, Inter-American Bar Association (2003)

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Professional & Community Involvement

Luciano's professional ties extend across Brazil and the Americas. He is a member of the Brazilian Bar Association (Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil) and the Inter-American Bar Association, where he served as assistant treasurer, assistant secretary, vice director for legal community affairs, and vice president of the Young Lawyers and Law Students Section. He also served as an arbitrator with the Arbitration Council of the State of São Paulo.

Beyond the legal profession, Luciano previously served on the board of directors of the Brazil chapter of the Young Americas Business Trust, a nonprofit that works with the Organization of American States to promote youth entrepreneurship across the Americas.

Luciano's career has bridged Brazil and the United States across private practice, public service, and international affairs, from São Paulo's municipal agencies to the Organization of American States and Washington, D.C.'s Office of Procurement, Facilities, and Management Services.