19 Aug 2026
Sperling Advogados appoints Michele Haidar as partner
"Michele Haidar joins Sperling Advogados as a partner to bolster its corporate practice, focusing on corporate transactions, foreign investment and corporate governance."
Haidar is recognized for advising multinational corporations and family-owned businesses on complex transactions. She will strengthen the firm’s corporate practice, with particular emphasis on corporate transactions, foreign investment, corporate governance and strategic legal counsel for Brazilian and international companies.
Throughout her career Haidar has worked on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate reorganizations, foreign investment structuring, corporate governance matters and compliance programs. She has advised clients on establishing and expanding their businesses in Brazil, supporting every stage from initial feasibility studies and project planning to incorporation, ongoing operations and corporate reorganizations, and has advised executive management and boards of directors on strategic and corporate decision-making.
Haidar has developed a practice advising Asian companies, notably Japanese business groups, on structuring new investments and incorporating companies in Brazil. Her experience across different business cultures and the relationships she has built with foreign investors have positioned her as an advisor to international companies operating in Brazil. She is a member of the Corporate Law, Corporate Governance and ESG Committee of the Sao Paulo Bar Association (OAB/SP), Pinheiros Chapter.