Simone Cristina Bissoto.

BIO

Simone Bissotto is a partner in the firm’s Infrastructure and Regulatory department. For over 25 years, she was an executive in the legal department of major companies in the railroad and port sectors, as well as in the cellulose and paper industry. She has extensive experience in port and rail regulation, having actively participated in the endeavors of the industry associations that culminated in the approval of the new Ports Law (Law 12,815/2013), which eliminated barriers to private port investments. She also has a strong background in the regulatory and corporate governance processes of the infrastructure companies where she has worked, being responsible for implementing corporate governance policies and for the relationship with the companies’ Boards of Directors, Supervisory Boards and Shareholders. From 2007 to 2013, she was head of the legal department of a prestigious port logistics company, where her synergistic work with the engineering and sustainability areas enabled the development of important greenfield projects involving ports, transmission lines, real estate development, port channels and environmental projects, including the creation of an RPPN (Private Natural Heritage Reserve) and, above all, the implementation of two important private port terminals in the state of Rio de Janeiro (Porto do Açu and Porto Sudeste). Since 2014, she has been advising on infrastructure projects involving railroads, ports, port terminals and mining companies, with an emphasis on advising on port concessions and private terminals regarding their environmental licensing processes and socio-environmental impacts (National Indigenous People Foundation – FUNAI; National Historic and Artistic Heritage Institute – IPHAN; traditional peoples), ESG and land regularization. From October 2019 to December 2021, she was an independent member of the Board of Directors of Companhia Docas do Ceará (CDC), appointed by the Ministry of Economy.

EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s degree in law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas (PUC-Campinas).
• Specialization in Civil Procedural Law from PUC-Campinas.
• Specialization in Tax Law from the Economic and Financial Law Department of the Law School of USP.
• Specialization in Tax Law from PUC-SP.
• LL.M. degree from IBMEC-Curitiba (interrupted).
• Certified by the Brazilian Corporate Governance Institute (IBGC) in the area of Governance of State-Owned Companies.
• Specialization in Environmental Law from PUC-RJ.
• Extension Course in Environmental, Social, Governance and Data Protection Compliance (ESG&D) from PUC-RJ (2020).
• Executive MBA in ESG and Impact – Trevisan Business School (2022-ongoing).

 RECOMMENDATIONS

• “I worked with Simone on two occasions. The first as a trainee at Rigesa and the second at Ferronorte/Brasil Ferrovias, where I started my career as a lawyer. Besides being an excellent lawyer, Simone is a great manager. She went through two mergers and managed to integrate and structure the legal team both times, always working in a transparent and fair manner. She has an excellent technical domain, presenting legal solutions focused on the business. Simone stands out as a leader and her management style was essential for my development. The support and confidence she gave me as a member of her team encouraged me to seek my best. To this day, I mirror myself in the example she sets for me, not only as a lawyer but as a manager.”

Cristiane Lopes, General Counsel Latin America at Sun Chemichal

• “Simone Bissoto played a very important role in the beginning of my career. In the M&A transaction between Brasil Ferrovias and Ferroban, she took over the management of both legal departments and even though she was of the part of the company that acquired Ferroban, she was able to evaluate each member of her team, and I stayed in the company. She is one of the most capable people to lead a legal department of large companies, extremely professional and very transparent in her decisions, transmitting enormous confidence to her team. She is an exceptional tax specialist, and she is very competent in all areas of law”

Fabio Camata, Legal Director at Icann Brasil

AKNOWLEDGMENTS:

• Destaque Feminino – 2006 (Female Achievement Award) from the National Association of Railway Carriers (ANTF)

ACTIVITIES:

• Member of the Board of Directors and of the Audit and Eligibility Committees of Companhia Docas do Ceará (November 2019 to December 2021).
• Member of Infrawomen Brasil (Ports and ESG Committees) since February 2021.
• Member of the Women’s Council of the Brazil Export Forum since March 2021.
• Member of the Ports Committee of the Brazilian Association of Heavy Industries (ABDIB) (2007 to 2013).
• Member of the Legal Committee of the Brazilian Association of Port Terminals (ABTP) (2007 to 2013).
• Member of the Legal Committee of ANTF (2001 to 2007).
• Member of the Taxpayers Council of the Ministry of Finance, currently called Administrative Court for Tax Appeals (CARF), Brasília/DF, nominated by the National Confederation of Transportation (CNT) (2004 to 2005).
• Member of the Taxes and Fees Court (TIT) of the Treasury of the State of São Paulo, appointed by State of São Paulo Industry Federation (FIESP) (2001 to 2003).
• Member of the Community Board of the Campinas Internal Revenue Service (1999/2000) and member of the Tax Legislation Review Committee of the Campinas City Government (2000).
• Member of the Legal Board of the São Paulo State Industry Center (CIESP) – Campinas Regional Office (1999 to 2001).
• Member of the Campinas Center for Tax Studies (CET), connected to CIESP (1989/2002).
• Member of the Legal Committee of the Brazilian Association of Cellulose and Paper Industry (Bracelpa) (1991 to 2001).