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Paulo Brancher
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Experiência
A specialist in technology, banking, financial services, cryptoassets and innovation issues, Paulo is a Distinguished Professor at Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo and a graduate and postgraduate professor in Business Law and Law & Technology at the same institution.
Paulo is a member of the International Technology Law Association (ITechLaw), having previously served as a board member for six years. He has also served as chairman of the Brazilian Association of Information Technology and Communications (ABDTIC).
Paulo is the author of the book Contratos de Software, Direito da Concorrência e Propriedade Intelectual, Contratos de Licenciamento de Propriedade Industrial (Software Agreements, Competition Law and Intellectual Property, Industrial Property Licensing Agreements), and has co-authored another three – A Proteção de Dados Pessoais no Brasil (Personal Data Protection in Brazil), Desafios Atuais do Direito da Concorrência (Current Challenges in Competition Law) and Desafios Atuais da Regulação Econômica e Concorrência (Current Challenges in Economic and Competition Regulation). He is also the editor of the law journal Direito Empresarial na Economia Digital (Business Law in the Digital Economy).
Formação
Bachelor of Laws – Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP);
Master of Laws in Comparative Civil Law – Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP);
Doctor of Laws in Economic Law – Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP);
Distinguished Professor (livre-docente) – Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP).
Reconhecimentos
Análise Advocacia 500 – Construction and Engineering (2020), Digital (2020), São Paulo (2020);
Chambers Brazil (formerly Chambers Latin America): Technology (2018 – 2021), Telecommunications (2018);
Latin Lawyer 250 – Telecoms & Media Data, Technology and Privacy Law, and Intellectual Property (2020 – 2021);
Leader’s League: Technologies, Internet & Telecommunications (2018);
LACCA Approved – Corporate/M&A (2019 – 2021);
The Legal 500 – Dispute Resolution (2015), TMT: Cybersecurity and Data Privacy, TMT: Tech, Innovation and Digital Business (2015 – 2019, 2021 – 2022), Corporate and M&A (2015 – 2017), Competition and Antitrust (2015 – 2018).
Metaverse and music: opportunities and challenges
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Brazilian Data Protection Authority publishes guide on cookies and personal data protection
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Territoriality and intellectual property in the metaverse
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Image rights and representations in the metaverse
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Processing of children’s and adolescents’ data set to be regulated in Brazil
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Data Protection Authority releases study on data processing by research organisations
On 3 May 2022, the National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) released a technical study titled “The LGPD and personal data processing for academic purposes and studies by research organisations”.
Click here and access the article on Lexology.
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Brazil cryptoassets law expected to boost M&A transactions
Brazil’s cryptoassets regulation bill, approved by the Senate (Senado Federal) and now under review by the House of
Representatives (Câmara dos Deputados), is expected to boost M&A deals involving cryptocurrency exchanges, according to industry sources, advisors, and lawyers.
Click here and access the article on PaRR.
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Resolution assigning specific numbers for telecoms services approved in Brazil
Approved on 15 March 2022, Anatel Resolution No. 749/2022 determines the assignment of specific numbers for telecoms services. The new resolution aims to ensure that current regulations keep up with the sector’s rapid technological development, especially with regard to the internet of things (IoT) and machine-to-machine (M2M) solutions – ensuring compatibility, integrated operations and interconnection between networks.
Click to read the Lexology article.
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