Joao Paulo Minetto

Joao Paulo Minetto currently serves as Diretor Jurídico Societário at Grupo J&F since November 2024 and has been a Sócio at Demarest Advogados since October 2015, providing counsel to investment banks, private equity firms, and various companies in both domestic and international operations, including public offerings, debt issuances, securitization, and mergers and acquisitions. Previous experience includes positions as Senior Associate at Lefosse Advogados, Associate at Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr. e Quiroga Advogados, and Foreign Associate at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, focusing on Mergers and Acquisitions, Capital Markets, and General Corporate Law. Early career experience includes serving as an in-house lawyer at Banco Santander. Joao Paulo Minetto holds an LLB from USP - Universidade de São Paulo, an LL.M. in Law/Business from the University of Pennsylvania, a Wharton Business and Law Certificate from The Wharton School, and a degree in Sustainability Leadership and Corporate Responsibility from London Business School.