Professional experience

Raquel Stein’s practice focuses on the commercial contracts area, with particular expertise in international transactions and in matters pertaining to distribution, franchising, and sales representation. She has a track record in handling corporate matters, having been engaged in several M&A transactions in Brazil and in Latin American countries.  

Her mastery of multiple languages allows her to work in implementing international projects, representing national and international clients.  

She is also a member of the multidisciplinary ESG team of the firm, providing legal counseling to clients from many sectors in matters related to her core practice areas.  

 

Education

• Master’s degree in Private Law from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)- 2011;
• Post-graduate diploma in Civil Procedural Law from the Brazilian Academy of Civil Procedure Law (ABDPC) -2008;
• Bachelor of Laws from the Catholic Pontifical University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUC- RS)- 2005.

 

Publications

• Key Distribution Considerations for Brazil, Practical Law Thompson Reuters, 2022; Agency Country Questions: Brazil, Practical Law Thompson Reuters, 2020; Distribution & Agency, Getting the Deal Through, 2018; Arbitration in Brazil: Case Law Perspective (coauthorship with Arnoldo Wald), in Arbitration Law of Brazil, Juris, 2016; Arbitrabilidade no direito societário, Renovar, 2014; Contrato de Swap. In: Contratos Empresariais: Saraiva, 2014. 

 

Additional Activities

• Women in Law Mentoring Brazil (WLMBR) – founding member and member of the management committee.