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Pedro Rebelo de Sousa

Senior Partner

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Pedro Rebelo de Sousa, Founding and Senior Partner of SRS, is considered a benchmark in Finance and M&A.

Pedro advises domestic and international clients on significant banking and finance matters, as well as structuring and executing big ticket M&A transactions.

With over 40 years of experience, Pedro has a unique banking and finance background having been a senior officer in an international investment bank in São Paulo and New York, and also as Chairman/CEO of a Portuguese bank.

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Portuguese
English
French
Spanish

SRS Global

Africa
Asia
South America
Europe

Since November 2023 - SRS Legal's Senior Partner
From 2009 to November 2023 – Managing Partner of SRS Advogados (formely Simmons & Simmons Rebelo de Sousa)
From 2001 to 2009 – Partner of Simmons & Simmons
From 2004 to 2009 – Member of the Board and PAC of Simmons & Simmons in London
From 1993 to 2009 – Partner of Simmons & Simmons Rebelo de Sousa - Sociedade de Advogados (formerly Grupo Legal Português)
Since 1992 – Executive director and non-executive member of corporate bodies of various companies
From 1990 to 1991 – Chairman of the Board of Directors (responsible for reprivatisation) of Banco Fonsecas & Burnay, S.A
From 1988 to 1990 – Vice-President of the International Financial Markets Division of Citibank N.A., New York, USA
From 1985 to 1988 – Vice-President of the Loan Syndication and Restructuring Department of Citicorp Investment Bank, New York, USA

Masters in Business Administration from the Getúlio Vargas Foundation – School of Business Administration, São Paulo, Brazil
Specialisation (Postgraduate Diploma) in Commercial and Business Law from the Pontifical Catholic University, Brazil
Law Degree from the University of Lisbon School of Law (where he also worked as an assistant)

Portuguese and Brazilian Bar Associations
IBA (International Bar Association)
NYSBA (New York State Bar Association)
UIA (Union International des Avocats)

Since November 2023 - SRS Legal's Senior Partner
From 2009 to November 2023 – Managing Partner of SRS Advogados (formely Simmons & Simmons Rebelo de Sousa)
From 2001 to 2009 – Partner of Simmons & Simmons
From 2004 to 2009 – Member of the Board and PAC of Simmons & Simmons in London
From 1993 to 2009 – Partner of Simmons & Simmons Rebelo de Sousa - Sociedade de Advogados (formerly Grupo Legal Português)
Since 1992 – Executive director and non-executive member of corporate bodies of various companies
From 1990 to 1991 – Chairman of the Board of Directors (responsible for reprivatisation) of Banco Fonsecas & Burnay, S.A
From 1988 to 1990 – Vice-President of the International Financial Markets Division of Citibank N.A., New York, USA
From 1985 to 1988 – Vice-President of the Loan Syndication and Restructuring Department of Citicorp Investment Bank, New York, USA

Masters in Business Administration from the Getúlio Vargas Foundation – School of Business Administration, São Paulo, Brazil
Specialisation (Postgraduate Diploma) in Commercial and Business Law from the Pontifical Catholic University, Brazil
Law Degree from the University of Lisbon School of Law (where he also worked as an assistant)