Vitor Lourenço Simão Castro

Vitor Lourenço Simão Castro serves as Senior Legal Counsel at Philip Morris International since October 2023. Prior to this role, Vitor was an Associate Solicitor at Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. from January 2022 to October 2023 and worked as a Contract Lawyer at Slaughter and May through Michael Page from July 2021 to November 2021, focusing on multilingual document review for large litigation cases. Vitor’s extensive experience in dispute resolution spans over 17 years at Veirano Advogados, where roles included Counsel and Senior Associate, specializing in complex disputes, commercial litigation, and contracts, while also leading initiatives within the LGBT+ affinity group and the D&I Committee. Vitor's academic credentials include a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Mediation from King's College London and advanced law degrees from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul.