Cepeda Advogados, a leading Brazilian law firm specialized in capital markets, investment funds, structured transactions, and wealth planning, announces the return of João Victor de Nadai Francisco as partner and co-head of the firm’s tax practices focused on the financial and capital markets, investment industry, and private wealth management.
With solid experience in tax advisory matters, João has built a distinguished career specializing in the taxation of investment funds and other financial and capital markets products, local and offshore structures, trusts, and estate and succession planning. His practice encompasses tax advisory services for asset managers, fiduciary administrators, institutional investors, business families, and high-net-worth individuals, with a technical and integrated approach aligned with capital markets, regulatory, corporate, and wealth planning matters.
João was previously part of Cepeda Advogados for four years, during which he contributed to the consolidation of the firm’s tax practice. After serving in an executive role at a capital markets institution focused on wealth planning — where he deepened his practical perspective on investment structures and industry dynamics — he now returns to the firm as partner.
“Returning to Cepeda Advogados as a partner has special meaning for me. It was here that I helped build a strategic and sophisticated tax practice, and I now come back with an even closer understanding of the demands of the investment and private wealth industry,” says João Victor de Nadai Francisco.
“João’s return as partner represents a strategic move for our firm. He has a deep understanding of Cepeda’s culture, built part of his professional trajectory within the firm, and combines strong technical expertise with practical experience in highly relevant tax matters for our clients. His recent executive experience brings a particularly refined perspective on the markets in which our clients operate and further strengthens our ability to assist them in increasingly complex and multidisciplinary matters,” comments Fábio Cepeda, founding partner of the firm.
With the expansion of its partnership, Cepeda Advogados further reinforces its ability to provide comprehensive solutions aligned with the ongoing regulatory, tax, and wealth planning transformations, maintaining its focus on technical excellence, close client relationships, and long-term strategic advisory.
Headquartered in São Paulo, Cepeda Advogados is recognized for its specialized practice in structured transactions, financial and capital markets, corporate and M&A, tax law, estate and succession planning, and dispute resolution. The firm advises companies, asset managers, financial institutions regulated by the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) and the Central Bank of Brazil, investors, and business families on highly complex matters.
