Margareth is the firm’s Director of Business Affairs and is responsible for managing the firm’s business and financial matters, vendor relationships, and works closely with the firm’s marketing team to ensure that the firm’s business affairs are managed consistently with the expectations of our clients.  Prior to joining the law firm and migrating to the United States, Margareth spent the past two decades practicing law in São Paulo, Brazil.  Although Margareth does not practice law in the United States, her experience as an attorney adds great value to managing the business affairs of the law firm, especially with respect to the firm’s clients from Latin America.

Margareth is a senior attorney with over 14 years of in-house legal experience in Brazil providing preemptive legal support in Corporate Criminal Law, Civil Liability, Consumer and Elderly Relations, Regulation and Competition, and Management in the Health Insurance market. Strong management experience of the Corporate Legal Department – Prevailing Ability Generalist Lawyer.

Margareth led a negotiation with the State Public Ministry to sign a Term of Conduct Adjustment, in protection of the rights of elderly consumers, also used as a tool of management for the company she worked for. She also elaborated, analyzed, and reviewed partnerships, business and service contracts, financial agreements, including accredited laboratory and hospital medical assistance network, and participated in public consultations of normative acts with the Health Regulatory Agency.

She also provided legal orientation for HR in disciplinary actions aimed at termination of employment contract. Her legal experience is an asset to the firm being able to advise companies looking to do international business on international laws, especially those that apply in Brazil.

Languages

• Portuguese – Native
• Spanish
• English

• Admitted in Brazilian Bar Association in 2000, Sao Paulo Section, Registration N. 179,957.

• Brazilian Bar Association – Sao Paulo Section
• Effective member at Healthcare Insurance studies commission in 2013.
• Effective member at Competition, Economics and Regulatory studies Commission from 2006 to 2009.

• Associate of Science, Paralegal Studies, Valencia College
• University of Coimbra University of Coimbra Postgraduate, Public Regulation and Competition – emphasis on Health and Health Plans
• Paulista School of the Judiciary Criminal Law, Criminal Economic Criminal Law, Economic Criminal
• University of Marília University, Law Bachelor’s Degree in Law

• éclat Law’s Foundation for Community Action, Inc.
• éclat Law’s Foundation for Community Action, Inc. Animal Supply Drive
• ART@éclat
• Florida Sculptors Guild
• Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida
• American Lung Association Florida
• Slice Out Hunger
• The Foundation for Seminole County Public Schools: Tools 4 Seminole Schools
• Save The Manatee Club
• New Horizons Service Dogs
• Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando
• Sophie’s Circle
• Franklin’s Friends
• SPCA of Brevard
• Daytona Beach German Shepherd Rescue
• Corks For Change
• OneBlood
• Harbor House of Central Florida
• Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida: Catering for Good and A Spoonful of Hope
• The Blue Heron Sings, LLC
• Oviedo-Winter Springs Regional Chamber of Commerce
• Seminole County Regional Chamber of Commerce
• Winter Park Chamber of Commerce