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José Roberto de Castro Neves

José Roberto de Castro Neves is a Professor of Civil Law at Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) and co-founder of FCDG Advogados, a leading civil litigation firm based in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Brasilia. His books include Measure for Measure – The Law in Shakespeare (Edições de Janeiro, Rio, 2016), A Invenção do Direito (Edições de Janeiro, Rio, 2015), Contratos (Ed. GZ, Rio, 2016) and Direito das Obrigações (Ed. GZ, Rio, 2013). He has a PhD in Civil Law from the Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) and a Master’s Degree in Law from Cambridge University.

Patricia Klien Vega

Patricia Klien Vega is an associate at FCDG Advogados and has bachelor´s degrees in Law from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) and in Journalism and International Relations from Boston University.