FOUNDING PARTNER

Diego Sens

Biography

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Diego Sens is a founding partner of Figueiredo Sens and has been working directly with corporate law issues for more than 10 years. The partner's areas of expertise are international law, contract law, wealth management and M&A.

Sens’ practice is focused on out-of-court, advisory, preventive matters and includes extensive experience in management and strategy creation in commercial contracts. On a day to day basis, Diego participates in negotiations between companies and actively plays a role supervising M&A and financing transactions and in strategy creating in succession and business planning.

Education

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Bachelor of Laws from PUCPR - 2013/2018

MBA in Tax Management in course at USP - 2021-2024

Specialist in Procedure Law from the Brazilian Academy of Constitutional Law - 2019-2020

Short Course on Mergers and Acquisitions - CPA - 2021

Short Course on NFTs and Metalaw - Future Law - 2021

Short Course on Legal Design and Visual Law - PUCPR - 2021

Short Course on Techniques in Law - CPA - 2021

Short Course on AI for Business - Wharton Online - 2023

Track Record

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Lawyer for the world's largest language learning platform, handling matters of international, contractual, and intellectual property law;

Lawyer for the world's largest global technology company in fraud prevention and e-commerce security, handling matters of international, contractual, and intellectual property law;

Lawyer for a Brazilian group of green technology companies advising on investments from a European investment fund, handling matters of international, contractual, and corporate law;

Lawyer for one of Brazil's largest groups of industrial waste management companies, handling matters of corporate, contractual, regulatory, and intellectual property law;

Lawyer for the majority shareholder of a British entertainment industry group managing foreign assets in Brazil, handling matters of international, contractual, and tax law;

Lawyer for the controlling partner of a group of companies with headquarters in Russia and the USA advising on foreign capital reception in Brazil, handling matters of international, regulatory, and contractual law;

Lawyer for a Brazilian investment fund operating in the energy generation industry in extrajudicial and judicial resolution of disputes with CCTVMs;

Lead lawyer in expanding the operations of a group of adult content production companies in Brazil, handling matters of corporate and contractual law;

Lead lawyer in the acquisition of control of one of the largest cosmetics industry groups in the state of Paraná, handling matters of corporate, regulatory, and contractual law;

Lead lawyer in establishing a joint venture between Brazilian and foreign companies aiming to operate in the B&W industry in Brazil, handling matters of international, regulatory, and contractual law.

Lead lawyer in estate and family planning for a politically exposed person in Brazil, managing corporate stakes and real estate properties in matters of contractual and corporate law;

Publications

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The chain of custody of evidence and the admissibility of digital evidence in Brazilian criminal proceedings Graduation Thesis (TCC), presented in 2018 at the Law School of Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná. Advisor: Prof. Dr. Priscila Placha Sá. Author: Diego Meyer Sens.

Computer crime and its criminal protection. Author: Diego Sens. Article published on 11/09/2019. Canal Ciências Criminais - https://canalcienciascriminais.com.br/criminalidade-informatica-tutela-penal/.

The criminalization of sharing scenes of sex or nudity. Author: Diego Sens. Article published on 23/01/2019. Canal Ciências Criminais - https://canalcienciascriminais.com.br/compartilhamento-de-cena-de-sexo/

Virtual rape, sextortion, and its typical contours. Author: Diego Sens. Article published on 05/02/2019. Canal Ciências Criminais - https://canalcienciascriminais.com.br/estupro-virtual-sextorsao/

Principled rationality: An analysis of criminal prosecution from the perspective of fundamental rights: A research project (PIBIC), presented in 2018 and approved at SEMIC. Advisor: Prof. Luiz Gustavo Pujol. Status: Completed; Nature: Research. Students involved: Undergraduate: Diego Meyer Sens.

From language limits to discretion limits in Ludwig Wittgenstein and Herbert L. A. Hart: Research project (PIBIC), presented in 2017 and approved at SEMIC. Advisor: Prof. Dr. Léo Peruzzo. Status: Completed; Nature: Research. Students involved: Undergraduate: Diego Meyer Sens.