Ricardo Madrona
Ricardo Madrona is one of the founding partners of former Madrona Advogados and was one of the main drivers of the merger with Fialho Sales Advogados in 2023.
Throughout his career, Ricardo has worked on hundreds of M&A and corporate restructuring projects, of various sizes and complexity, in various sectors of the economy, including education, health, technology, financial services, retail in general, food and beverage and infrastructure. In these transactions, he has represented local and foreign sellers and buyers, including private equity funds, several of which are representative for the Brazilian banking sector. Ricardo is recognized for his business vision and is among the most experienced M&A professionals in the country. Ricardo has also worked in arbitration, both as a lawyer in the matter and as part of the arbitration panel, in disputes involving corporate and contractual matters.
Recognition
- Chambers Global: Corporate/M&A (2020-2024)
- Chambers Brazil Transactional: Corporate/M&A (2020-2024)
- LACCA: Corporate and M&A (2022-2025)
- The Legal 500: Corporate and M&A: Mid-Market (2023-2024)
- Análise Advocacia: Specialty/Business Contracts - Full Service; Specialty/Corporate - Full Service; Economic Sector/Banks - Full Service; Economic Sector/Steel and Mining - Full Service; Economic Sector/Technology – Full Service; UF/São Paulo; Economic Sector/Electricity - Full Service; UF/São Paulo - Full Service; Specialty/Business Contracts; Specialty/Financial Operations; Specialty/Corporate; Economic Sector/Automotive and Auto Parts; Economic Sector/Banks; Economic Sector/Electricity; Economic Sector/Pharmaceutical; Economic Sector/Specialized Services; Economic Sector/Steel and Mining; Economic Sector/Technology (2022-2024)
- IFLR1000: Highly regarded in M&A; Highly regarded in Project Development; Highly regarded in Industry sector: Energy (2022-2023)
- WWL: M&A; Thought Leader in M&A (2023)
Chambers Global: Corporate/M&A (2020-2024) 
Chambers Brazil Transactional: Corporate/M&A (2020-2024)
LACCA: Corporate and M&A (2022-2025)
The Legal 500: Corporate and M&A: Mid-Market (2023-2024)Education
- “Structural Issues in Law Firm Management” by Fordham University School of Law
- Professional LL.M. in Business Law from Fundação Getúlio Vargas
- Post-graduation degree in Business Law from Pontifícia Universidade Católica
- LL.B. from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas
Post-graduation degree in Business Law from Pontifícia Universidade Católica Related activities
- Advisory Board member of Next Generation of Lawyers (NGL)
- Member of the Board of Directors of the Brazilian Association of Listed Companies and Member of the Ethics Committee (ABRASCA)
- Member of the M&A Disputes Committee and Corporate Law and Capital Markets Committee (IBRADEMP)
- Alliott Global Alliance
- Brazilian Association of International Banks (ABBI)
- Brazilian Institute of Investor Relations (IBRI)
- Professor of Corporate Operations and Special Arrangements in the Post-GVlaw Corporate course - Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV) (2014)
- Professor of Corporate Law at Fundação Instituto de Pesquisas Contábeis, Atuariais e Financeiras (FIPECAFI) (2001–2010)
Languages
Portuguese and English