Brazil Economic Outlook
Levi Santos ModeratorBLS Co-President
Drausio GiacomelliDeutsche Bank
Paulo VieraBrazilian American Chamber of Commerce; former Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Brazil
Alberto RamosGoldman Sachs
Events · Eventos
The BLS Annual Conference is our flagship event: a full day of panels, networking and Brazilian hospitality at NYU School of Law.
We also open the doors of NYU to the community. If you would like to organize your own event at NYU School of Law, such as a panel, a talk or a networking evening, BLS can help make it happen.
Flagship event · Evento principal
March 30, 2026 · Greenberg Lounge, Vanderbilt Hall, NYU School of Law
In the year of its tenth anniversary, BLS organized a conference with new perspectives and a strong Brazilian character: speakers joining for the first time, a particular focus on Brazil’s macroeconomic landscape, and the depth of legal discussion that has defined BLS over the past decade.
Next · Próximo
10th BLS Annual Conference · Spring 2027. Date, venue and program to be announced. Follow BLS on LinkedIn for updates.
March 30, 2026 · Programação
Six panels, from morning coffee to the evening reception.
- 8:30AM
Registration and Morning Coffee
- 9:00AM
Welcome Remarks
Levi Santos and Bernardo Haas, Co-Presidents
- 9:15AMPanel
Brazil Economic Outlook
- 10:35AMPanel
Scaling Green Deals in Brazil: Investment, Impact, and Innovation
- 11:35AMPanel
Enforcement Trends in the U.S. and Brazil
- 12:30PM
Networking Lunch
- 1:30PMPanel
Brazilian Alternatives Market: Challenges and Opportunities
- 2:35PMPanel
Financial Regulation, Fintech & Cryptocurrency
- 4:05PMPanel
Tax Reform: Managing the Transition and Impacts on Businesses
- 5:30PM
Closing Remarks
Maurizio Levi-Minzi, Debevoise
- 6:00PM
Cocktail Reception
Speakers · Palestrantes
25 guest speakers joined the 9th BLS Annual Conference. Full bios are in the conference magazine.
Scaling Green Deals in Brazil
Bernardo Haas ModeratorBLS Co-President
Thatyanne GasparottoNatixis Corporate & Investment Banking
Geiza Vargas-VargasGreenberg Traurig
Paula VieiraMattos Filho
Fernando VerzoniVeirano Advogados
Enforcement Trends in the U.S. and Brazil
Clarissa Moliterno ModeratorKing & Spalding
Tricia JoDeutsche Bank
Astrid Lima RochaBerardo Lilla Advogados
Luciana DiasFGV Law School; L|Dias Advogados
Rafaela CalcenaKing & Spalding
Brazilian Alternatives Market
Lúcio Feijó Lopes ModeratorFeijó Lopes Advogados
Carlos LoboArnold & Porter Kaye Scholer
Filipe CasellatoBrD – Brasil Distressed
Jose Luis Garcia LascurainJefferson Capital
Financial Regulation, Fintech & Cryptocurrency
Ricardo Genis Mourão ModeratorGoldman Sachs Bank, Brazil
Claudio de Moraes SelmaBTG Pactual (US)
Oscar OsorioZanella & Farah Sociedade de Advogados
Vinicius RodriguesBTG Pactual US Capital
Tax Reform: Managing the Transition
Gustavo Weiss ModeratorNYU Graduate Tax Program
Bernard AppyFormer Extraordinary Secretary for Tax Reform, Ministry of Finance
Maria Isabel FerreiraKPMG São Paulo
Bruno Marques SantoFinocchio & Ustra Advogados
Our history · Nossa história
Ten years of conferences, webinars and partnerships at NYU Law. A selection of key BLS events; beyond these, BLS has partnered with many organizations, such as AB2L (Associação Brasileira de Lawtechs e Legaltechs).
- 2025Apr 7Conference
8th BLS Annual Conference
Five panels on securities and M&A, digital finance, class arbitration, Brazil and the OECD, and technology regulation. Welcome remarks by Professor Kevin Davis and closing remarks by Minister Bruno Dantas, Federal Court of Accounts of Brazil. Read the conference magazine or see the photos.
- 2024AprBrazil Week
Brazil Week at NYU Law
A series of events organized by BLS members, with the institutional support of Instituto Millenium. Speakers included Salo Coslovsky and Karla Bertocco Trindade, and the 7th BLS Annual Conference featured economist Paulo Vieira da Cunha. Interviews from the week are in the 1st edition of the BLS Annual Review.
- 2023Apr 20Conference
6th BLS Annual Conference: What to expect from Brazil in the next four years
Legal and economic perspectives, followed by a cocktail reception. Lester Pollack Colloquium Room, Furman Hall, NYU School of Law, with online transmission.
- 2022Apr 26Webinar
U.S. Discovery in International Arbitration? What a Brazilian lawyer must know about 28 U.S. Code §1782
Webinar with the NYU Law International Arbitration Association. Speakers Eliana Baraldi, John Fellas and Mauricio Gomm Santos; moderated by BLS board members Igor Cunha Arantes Castro and Natália Salvador Veiga.
- 2021Aug 31Online
2nd Brazilian Arbitration Day at NYU
Organized in collaboration with CAM-CCBC (Centro de Arbitragem e Mediação) and streamed online, with twelve arbitration practitioners and scholars.
- 2019Apr 10Conference
4th BLS Annual Conference
Greenberg Lounge, NYU School of Law, sponsored by Veirano Advogados and Santos Neto Advogados, among others.
- 2016Milestone
BLS is founded at NYU School of Law
Current and former NYU Law students create a forum for Brazilian legal, political, economic, cultural and social issues.
Thank you · Obrigado
BLS events are made possible by the commitment of our sponsors and institutional supporters. Check out below our past sponsors.
Sponsors
- Ayres Britto
- Barbri
- Bermudes
- BFBM – Barroso Fontelles Barcellos Mendonça
- CIESP/FIESP
- Congresso de Special Situations e Litigation Finance
- Davis Polk
- Demarest
- DLA Piper
- Failla Lima
- Feijó Lopes Advogados
- Greenberg Traurig
- Jones Day
- King & Spalding
- KPMG
- Madrona Fialho
- Mattos Filho
- Monteiro Rusu
- New York University School of Law
- Santos Neto
- Tozzini Freire
- VBSO Advogados
- Veirano Advogados
- Yarshell Advogados
- Zanella & Farah
Institutional supporters
- AB2L – Associação Brasileira de Lawtechs e Legaltechs
- Arbitration Channel
- BRASA NYU – Brazilian Society at New York University
- Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce
- Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, NYU
- FGV Direito Rio
- IBDT – Instituto Brasileiro de Direito Tributário
- Instituto Esfera
- Instituto Ling
- Instituto Millenium
- IWIRC Brazil
- JOTA
- SABESP
- The Latin American Lawyer
- Young Professionals of the Americas