Artur Badra has more than 20 years of experience coordinating corporate legal strategies for global clients doing business in Latin America. Artur also advises Latin American companies on their global operations. Fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, Artur has in-depth knowledge of the different cultural and business environments of the region.
Artur focuses predominantly on M&A for domestic and multinational companies, cross-border transactions, restructuring of corporate groups, joint ventures, and other forms of business cooperation. In addition, he handles the local coordination of competition matters and internal corporate investigations of fraud and violations of anticorruption and antitrust laws. Most recently, Artur has advised Braskem, BTG, Embraer, Marelli, Orange, Petrobras, SAP, Sanofi, and XP on various corporate and compliance matters.
After many years of working at Jones Day in Europe, Artur has been a key member of the São Paulo Office since its inception in 2011. Artur is deeply involved in mentoring new lawyers and is engaged in inclusion initiatives.
Esperienze
- May 15, 2018
The new European regulation on data protection (GDPR) for Brazilian businesses - November 20, 2015
Investing in Latin America: Recent Legal and Tax Developments
"Extremely personable, responsive and undertakes significant work under pressure while maintaining constant good spirits. A very well-rounded lawyer."The Legal 500 Latin America
- Instituto de Empresa, Madrid (LL.M. in International Legal Practice 2007); Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, São Paulo (LL.M. in Corporate Law 2006); Pontifícia Universidade Católica, São Paulo (Diploma in International Contracts 2004); Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas, São Paulo (LL.B. 2003)
- São Paulo, Brazil and Member C102562 of the Madrid Bar Association
The Legal 500: Latin America (2019-2025): "Next Generation Partner" and "Rising Star"
Who's Who Legal and Global Investigations Review: WWL GIR: Investigations — Future Leaders (2021-2025): "a well-respected corporate lawyer with considerable experience of anti-corruption and antitrust-related investigations"
El Confidential (2022): "Top 10 M&A Lawyers in Spain"
Latinvex (2020, 2021): "Rising Star"
The Best Lawyers in Brazil™ (2025): competition/antitrust law
- English, Spanish, and Portuguese