OUR TEAM

Ricardo Nunes
Partner

Ricardo is a partner at the complex litigation department, and is licensed to practice in Brazil and in the State of New York. Ricardo has been working for more than a decade with high-stakes litigation, with particular emphasis on complex patent and regulatory disputes, and has experience with different technological fields, including chemical, pharmaceutical and biotech, as well as telecom, software, electronics, oil & gas and mechanical.

Practice Areas
Litigation
Patents
Food & Drug Law

Education

Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree in Intellectual Property Law, summa cum laude, from The George Washington University Law School. Graduated with the highest honors after receiving a merit-based full tuition scholarship. Paper on sham litigation and patent disputes published in Brazil;
Master’s degree in Regulatory Law from Fundação Getúlio Vargas – FGV. Awarded with a merit-based tuition scholarship. Dissertation on Law & Economics published by the Business Law Review;
Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree from the State University of Rio de Janeiro – UERJ. Awarded with the “Introduction to Science Prize” for the paper “Second medical use patents”. Received a merit-based scholarship to research Intellectual Property Law. Dissertation on the European patent system approved with highest grade and statement of praise, and published in the University’s Biannual Corporate Law Review.

Affiliations, Commissions and Collegiate

New York State Bar Association;
Member of the Brazilian Bar Association, registered in the State of Rio de Janeiro;
Vice-chair of the Latin American Practice Committee of the IPO (Intellectual Property Owners Association);
Former secretary of the Plant Varieties Committee of the Brazilian Intellectual Property Association – ABPI.

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