José-Ricardo Pereira Lira

With a law degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, José-Ricardo has been a lawyer for over 30 years. He is a partner of Lobo & Lira, the result of the restructuring of Lobo & Ibeas, established in 1974 and which he joined in 1986. His practice focuses on consulting, business structuring and drafting of business contracts, as well as arbitration and judicial and administrative litigation. He is a law professor of the postgraduate school at the PUC-Rio Law Institute and a member of the Council of the Brazilian Bar Association – Rio de Janeiro Chapter, since 2007, where he is also a member of the Urbanistic and Real Estate Law Committee – CD.URBI (chairman), of the Committee for the Protection of the Rule of Law – CDEDD (vice-chairman), and of the Environmental Law Committee – CDA (member). He is also a member of the Brazilian Lawyers Institute – IAB and State Director – RJ of the Brazilian Institute for Real Estate Law – IBRADIM.