With more than three decades of practice in the areas of corporate law, mergers and acquisitions,administrative law, public private partnerships and infrastructure, mining law and energy, the newpartner takes over the German Desk of the firm to strengthen bridges between German clients inBrazil and Europe, with special emphasis on structuring investments and business in sustainableenergies, such as hydrogen and green ammonia.Graduated from the Law School of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro and PhD fromthe Law School of the University of Cologne, Claudio is Honorary President (for life) of the Brazil-Germany Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Rio de Janeiro and was Ambassador to Germanyfor the National Union of the Naval and Offshore Construction and Repair Industry (SINAVAL) from2011 to 2023.