Marcelo Ruiz Rodrigues Dos Santos

Overview

Marcelo is a qualified Brazilian lawyer with strong experience in corporate and finance law, insolvency and international asset tracing, with a particular focus on complex multi-jurisdictional cases and litigation.

He acts as the most immediate member of the team to support Martin Kenney’s leadership on all of the firm’s Brazilian bankruptcy fraud recovery matters.

Prior to joining MKS Law in 2011, Marcelo worked as in-house lawyer for Banco Bradesco, a top private bank, and the multinational car manufacturers Renault and Nissan in Brazil. He was also the Head of the Brazilian Department at Max Gold Partnership Solicitors LLP, an international law firm in London.

Marcelo is a member of the Brazilian Bar Association and holds an LLM in Corporate Law from Pontifícia Universidade Católica and an MBA in Finance from Fundação Getúlio Vargas. He has practical experience with the common law, and is fluent in Portuguese, English and Spanish.