Professional Background
Helena has extensive experience in merger and acquisition operations and corporate affairs involving banks, investment funds and corporate groups, both domestic and foreign.
She worked at the US office, Jones Day, NY, and is admitted to the practice by the New York State Bar.
Recognition
Helena is recognized among the leaders in her practice area in Brazil by the Chambers Brazil guide in the "Corporate/Comercial: Rio de Janeiro" category, by The Legal 500 in "Corporate and M&A", and by Leaders League in “Wealth Management”.
Affiliations
Member of the Study Committee on Corporate Law and Capital Markets at the Brazilian Institute of Corporate Law (IBRADEMP).
Articles and Publications
Book Chapter
GUIMARÃES, Helena. FUCCI, Ana Luisa. Utilização de Seguros em Operações de M&A – Uma alternativa possível no Brasil? In Fusões e Aquisições em Foco: Uma abordagem Multidisciplinar Volume II. Rio de Janeiro: Lumen Juris, 2022, p. 53-66.
GUIMARÃES, Helena. FUCCI, Ana Luisa. Uma Análise do Conceito de Material Adverse Change em Tempos de Pandemia. In SUSSEKIND, Carolina S. FREITAS, Fernanda. CAVALCANTI, Flávia (coord.). Fusões e Aquisições em Foco: Uma Abordagem Multidisciplinar. Rio de Janeiro: Lumen Juris, 2021, pp. 279-295.
Education
Bachelor of Laws from Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ).
Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Columbia University, NY.
Languages
English, Spanish and French.