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Renata S. Brandão Vasconcellos
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rvasconcellos@porterwright.com
p: 202-778-3060 f: 202-778-3063
1919 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Suite 500
Washington, DC 20006-3434
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As an attorney admitted in Brazil, New York, and the District of Columbia, Ms. Vasconcellos has developed considerable experience in international trade law, with emphasis in Customs law, Unfair Trade Practices, Export Control, and International Arbitration. Ms. Vasconcellos served as an intern at the Organization of American States in 1995, where she prepared a paper on Trade Agreements in the Western Hemisphere. In Brazil, she worked at the Brazilian Attorney General’s Office in Rio de Janeiro. Ms. Vasconcellos is one of the directors of the ABCI Institute – Brazilian International Trade Scholars (www.abciinstitute.org).
Practice Areas
International Business & Trade
Business
Litigation & arbitration
Trade
Professional Associations
Rio de Janeiro/Brazilian Bar Association
Brazilian Attorneys for International Trade in Washington, D.C.
Education
American University, Washington College of Law, LL.M., 1993
Universidade Federal Fluminense, J.D., 1992
Bar Admissions
District of Columbia
State of New York
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Presentations/Publications/CLE
Author, "Um Mal Necessário: A Defesa Contra o Terrorismo Marítimo" (in Portuguese) (to be published in 2009)
Author, "Exemplos do Longo Alcance da Lei Norte-Americana, Como A Extraterritorialidade da Lei Norte-Americana Pode Afetar Empresas Brasileiras" (in Portuguese), published in Ensaios em Comércio Internacional, Vol II (Editora Singular) (August 2006)
Author, "Compliance With Export Controls: The Customer Is Not Always Right, The Businessman Has A Duty To Inquire," published by ILSP Global Network newsletter (March 2006)
Coauthor, "New GSP Opportunities for Argentina," published by Practical Latin America Tax Strategies, WorldTrade Executive, Inc. (November 2002)
Coauthor, "Sunset Reviews of Antidumping Orders: An Analysis of the Procedure and the Results," Developments in Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice (1998-1999), published by the American Bar Association (2000)
Speaker, ITAR: An Overview of Defense Trade Controls, sponsored by the U.S. Export Assistance Center-U.S. Department of Commerce, Independence, Ohio (February 2008)
Speaker, Federation of Industries of the State of Ceará, "Legal Issues that Brazilian Companies Face When Exporting to the U.S.," Brazil (June 29, 2001)
Speaker, Workshop on U.S. Export Control and Country Sanctions: Survey and Update, Columbus, Ohio (December 1999)
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