140722 institutional presentation - go trade solutions
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Experience in
the private and
public sectors
Customized Services
Vast experience and connections with governments worldwide,
academic institutions, and think tanks
A Team with
multidisciplinary
background
Partners directly
involved with
the Projects
Trade creation, enhancement &
barriers
Customs Reengineering
Trade Policy
Regional Integration
Antidumping,
Subsidies &
Safeguards
Circumvention
GovernmentProcurement
Geographical
Indications
Public InterestActions
Technical Barriers to
Trade - TBT
Market Access
Research and
Forecasting
Trade & Investment
Sanitary &
Phytosanitary
Measures – SPS
Labeling
Trade creation, enhancement &
barriers
Customs Reengineering
Trade Policy
Regional Integration
Trade creation, enhancement &
barriers
Custom Reengineering
Trade policy
Regional Integration
Trade Policy:
Development
and Reform
Consultative Policy
& Law Formulation
Training &
Capacity Building
Non-Tariff Barrier Studies
Review/Design of Trade
Policy Institutions
WTO Accession
Trade Policy Reviews
WTO and PTA
Negotiating Support
Trade Policy
Implementation
Trade creation, enhancement &
barriers
Customs Reengineering
Trade Policy
Regional Integration
Customs Unions
Deeper Integration (e.g., Monetary Union)
Trade GroupingStudies
Policy andRegulatoryHarmonization
Rules of Origin
General System of Preferences - GSP
Bilateral, Preferential andFree Trade Agreements
Regional Balance Mechanisms
Gesner de Oliveira (Ph.D.)
Highlights(1996 - 2000)President of CADE, the Brazilian Antitrust Authority.
Education
As president of CADE,participated in several WTO meetings in Geneva as a member of the Brazilian delegation in the Trade and Competition Policy Group.
Experience of twenty years in antitrust consulting for international and national institutions.
Expert witness to CADE on electricity, telecommunications, sanitation and natural gas regulators.
Arbitrator in private disputes and testimonyon competition issues to the New York Bankruptcy Court.
(1996-1998) Represented Brazil in the antitrust group of the WTO.
Special consultant in antitrust for the World Bank, OECD and UNCTAD.
Took part in several evaluations of economic aspects of the antitrust systems of Egypt, India, Costa Rica, Panama and Argentina.
Professor of the Department of Economics of the Getulio Vargas Foundation – SP
Visiting Professor at Columbia University in the USA
Ph.D in Economics from the University of California/BerkeleyMaster in Economics from the Economics Institute of UNICAMP Bachelor of Economics from the College of EconomicsAdministration at the University of São Paulo/USP
Academia
Regis P. Arslanian (Amb.)
HighlightsOver 36 yearsof experience with posts at the Brazilian Embassies, including Germany, Venezuela, and to Brazil’s Permanent Mission to the UN in NY.
Education
Minister Counselor and Deputy Chief of Mission at the Brazilian Embassy in Washington DC.
Head of the Trade Policy Division during the Uruguay and Doha Multilateral Trade Rounds.
Chief Trade Negotiator for Brazil during the following trade agreements: FTA Mercosur-South African Common Market’s Union (SACU); FTA negotiations between Mercosur and the Gulf Cooperation Council; Mercosur-India PTA; Mercosur-Israel FTA; market access consultations with the US and Canada.
Ambassador-Head of the Permanent Mission of Brazil to Mercosur and ALADI, both Organizations located in Montevideo, Uruguay.
of the Board of Foreign Trade of the Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo (FIESP); of the Superior Council of Brazil’s Association of the Electrical and Electronics Industry (ABINEE); and of Brazil’s Technical Counselor of the Foreign Trade Association (AEB).
Bachelor of Lawsfrom the Universidade do Estado da Guanabara (currently UERJ)Post Graduated in Diplomacy from the Brazilian Diplomatic Academy (Rio Branco Institute)
Brazilian Chief Trade Negotiator during the Free Trade Agreement of the Americas (FTAA) and for the Mercosur-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
Memberof the Permanent Council of International Integration (COINTER) of the Brazilian National Confederation of Industry;
Prof. Roland Saldanha
Highlights
Head of Department of Economics of Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP)
Education
Professor of International Industrial Economics of the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo for almost 20 years.
Since 1997,has been consultant in major cases of Antitrust, Regulation and Trade Remedies.
Experience in a vast scope of industries, including petrochemical, steel, oil, natural gas, glass, textile, and food and beverage.
Wide-ranging knowledge in consultancy for the agribusiness sector.
Over a 20-year period, successfully represented numerous respondents from Brazil, United States, China, Italy, Germany, Indonesia, Mexico, Argentina and other countries in various antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings.
Worked for the Brazilian government as a consultant of the Antitrust Authorities (CADE).
PhD in Business Administration from PUC-SP
Master’s degree in Economics from Getulio Vargas Foundation - São Paulo (FGV-SP)
Bachelor of Business Administration from FGV-SP
Bachelor of Laws from PUC-SP
Academia
CarolinaUres
HighlightsSince 1999, as a legal advisor in Trade, primarily focuses on issues related to tariff and non-tariff barriers.
Has been practicing in the area of international law for 20 years.
Significant experience representing companies before the different government institutionsthat regulate and apply international trade laws and other related matters, such as trade remedies, SPS, TBT, licenses and other non-tariff barriers.
Has defended the interests of Brazilian and foreign producers, exporters and importers, as well as governments in several different jurisdictions, including Brazil, Russia, Mexico, Argentina and the US.
Has received awards as one of the world's leading trade lawyers every year since 2003.
In 2005, Carolina was selected to assist the Brazilian mission in Geneva on various WTO matters, specifically with respect to anti-dumping negotiations.
With a background in international negotiations, provides reports of policy and strategy recommendations for exporters of goods and services on political trade debates.
EducationLL.M in International Economic Law and Policy from IELPO Program at the University of Barcelona
Intensive Trade Law Program by the Institut des Hautes Etudes – HEI (Geneva)
Post-Graduation in Law & Economics by FundaçãoGetulio Vargas
Trade Program by the World Trade Institute - WTIInternational Trade (Bern)
Bachelor of Law by Universidade de São Paulo
Capacity building for law reform and implementation of trade commitments for governments and blocs relating to Association Agreements, WTO Accessions, Trade Enhancement Programs, among others.
Darcio Martins
Highlights
Consultant in International
Trade, Regulation of Public Concessions and Antritrust.
Experience in many industries such as petrochemical, steel, oil, natural gas, glass and textile.
Worked as Economic Research Analyst for private financial institutions for 4 years.
Education
PhD Candidate in Economics at FGV-SP
Strong skills in data analysis using statistics and econometric models.
AcademiaProfessor of Economics at the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP).
Coordinator of Microeconomics and Industrial Organization areas.
Master in Economics at PUC-SP
Bachelor in Public Administration at FGV-SP
Mariana Chacoff
Highlights
Consultant in the International Trade field, with focus on customs-related issues and trade remedies.
Expert in tariff reduction mechanisms, including “ex-tarifários’’, and good knowledge in tariff classification analysis.
Extensive experience on on-the-spot verifications for anti-dumping investigations. Has assisted several countries, especially involving the collection of data for trade remedies purposes, developing strong due diligence skills.
Familiar with the chemical, rubber, textile, paper, steel, and machinery sectors.
Experience with Latin American Pricing for Multinational Companies.
EducationBachelor of Economics from PUC-SP
Further studies in Economics from UrsinusCollege – USA and from the London School of Economics
Expert in subsidy and countervailing measures investigations. Participated in the first subsidy on-the-spot verification ever performed by the Brazilian Trade Remedy Department (DECOM).
Vast knowledge with product pricing strategies.
Rafael Ferrão
Highlights
Six yearsof working experience at the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade (MDIC).
Responsibilities includedserving in anti-dumping and safeguards investigations (initiated between 2007 and 2012) for the Brazilian domestic industry.
Conducted on-the-spot verifications performed by DECOM (domestic industry, importers and exporters). Leading Trade Analyst for
the Brasília office.
Education
Bachelor of Management and Foreign Trade from Estácio de Sá University, Rio de Janeiro
Manages trade remedy investigations and analyzes all possible strategies that trade authorities could carry out. This analysis is indispensable in order to obtain the best possible outcome for the clients.
Emphasis in trade remedies and customs legislation.
Provides a personal interface with the Brazilian government in processes involving trade remedies and tariff reductions.
Marcela Arnaiz
HighlightsOver 13 yearsof consulting experience in the area of international trade, with a special focus in trade remedies and international trade negotiations.
Extensive experience providing technical assistance to the public and private sector, as well as international institutions (EC, World Bank and IMF).
Professional experience qualifies her to assess the particularities of international trade from different perspectives, facilitating the construction of a particular and insightful view about trade matters.
In-depth knowledge about antidumping, countervailing duties and safeguard cases in multiple jurisdictions, including Uruguay, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, China, Korea, Uruguay and Vietnam across different sectors, such us: agro-industrial products, steel, rubber, chemicals.
Comprehensive exposure to public interest investigations. Marcela has participated in virtually all the investigations opened since the new public interest procedure was sanctioned in Brazil (2011).
Has participated in the definition of political strategies aimed at liberalizing international markets, including both agricultural and non-agricultural products, through qualitative and quantitative analysis.
LL.M in International Economic Law and Policy from IELPO Program at Barcelona UniversityPostgraduate degree in Business Administration from Universidad de la RepublicaBachelor of Economics from University of Montevideo
Education
Tomas Cwierz
HighlightsWorked for the Argentinian Ministry of Economy as a trade analyst, intervening in anti-dumping, safeguards, and subsidy investigations.
Specialized in trade negotiations. Participated in the rules debates at the Doha Round Negotiations and discussions regarding some investigations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Argentina.
Education
Degree in Economics from the Buenos Aires UniversityFurther studies included courses in mathematics, statistics, business administration, and accounting
Broad experience in the private sector.
Experience in drafting new regulations and documentsfor trade remedy proceedings and establishing the five points that a transition economy is required to prove to be considered a market economy.
External advisor for the Buenos Aires SMEs and business development, investment and innovation matters.
Eduardo Profeta
HighlightsConsultant specialized in customs regulations in Brazil with vast knowledge on import and export procedures and regulations.
Has leadership skills withfocus on commercial development and business strategies related to foreign trade activities in Brazil, Latin American and Europe.
Works with cost reduction and rearrangement of companies’ business and operational structure, with focus on the import and exports departments.
Education
MBA in Agricultural Economics from University of São Paulo (USP)Bachelor of Arts in Agricultural Business from PUC-Campinas
Strong knowledge and skills on Brazilian legal and taxes regulation.
Has assisted several Latin American, North American and European companies in establishing branches and production plants in Brazil.
Specialized in tariff reduction for machinery (ex-tarifário).
Provided technical customs support to foreign companies working with the Brazilian market and facing local bureaucracy, adjusting procedures and registering companies to be able to import and export.
Lawyers, Economists, Accountants,
Foreign Affairs Specialists, International
Business Experts, and Engineers
More than 30 years working with
governments and jurisdictions worldwide
Over 200 years of combined experience
We have access to the highest
political spheres, and
our work is strictly technical
and we know how to use it.
Close familiarity with the
operations of the individual
governmental and political
entities from the associates
background.
Existence of
International and
National Legislation
Different
approaches
required
Government
Interface
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BrasiliaSGCVS Lote 11 - Bloco E - 208Brasília DF 71215-100 Brasil
Buenos AiresMaipu 267 6o Buenos Aires C1084ABE Argentina
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