Marco Germanò

Marco André Germanò is a Yenching Scholar at Peking University and an LL.M. student at the University of São Paulo (USP). His research focuses on the legal and social aspects of Chinese investments in South America, with a particular interest in M&As, dispute resolution mechanisms, and the role of lawyers in cross-border deals. He holds an LL.B. from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), where he was a Santander Scholar. During law school, Marco was a fellow at Botín Foundation and at Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS). Moreover, he received scholarships to study international law and politics at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Brown University, the London School of Economics, Harvard University, and the Hague Academy of International Law. After graduation, Marco has held Research Assistant positions at the Center for Law, Globalization and Development (UFRGS) and at the Global Law and Development Study Center (Fundação Getulio Vargas - FGV), where he has examined the characteristics of China’s economic presence in Brazil. He is a licensed lawyer in Brazil’s jurisdiction and has practiced law in national and international venues, including a working experience at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) in Washington, DC.

CLD Research Brief, 2021: Unraveling the Role of Local Lawyers and Law Firms in Chinese Investments in Brazil