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Eduardo Amorim

Director, White Collar & Investigations

Eduardo joined the firm’s white collar and investigations practice to support its expansion plans nationally and internationally, with a focus in the Latin America market.

Eduardo brings to the firm extensive experience in white collar defense, internal and government investigations, international arbitration, and complex litigation, as well as sports law and privacy and data security. He has represented a wide range of clients, often before the Department of Justice, Securities and Exchange Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and state regulators, as well as in class actions, securities and M&A litigation, and internation arbitration.

Eduardo previously practiced law in his native Brazil. There, for over 10 years, he counseled state and municipal governments, national and international corporations, individuals, and sports entities in connection with dispute resolution, regulatory enforcement, and litigation matters.

He is a member of the Sport Resolutions International Panel of Arbitrators and the World Athletics Disciplinary Tribunal, in which he hears sports-related disputes.

Credentials

Education

Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University (LL.M.)

Faculdade de Direito Milton Campos, Brazil (Bachelor of Laws, J.D. equivalent)

Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil (M.B.A.)

Professional Admissions

State of New York

Brazilian Bar Association/Minas Gerais Chapter

Professional Activities

Member, Sport Resolutions International Panel of Arbitrators (2021 – present)

Member, World Athletics Disciplinary Tribunal (2017 – present)

Legal Employment

Associate, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, New York, NY, April 2016 – November 2025

Partner, Ribeiro Lemos Advogados, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 2007 – May 2013; May 2014 – March 2016

International Lawyer, Martinet Law, Phoenix, AZ, June 2013 – April 2014

Associate, Mattos de Paiva Nogueira & Ribeiro, Nova Lima, Brazil, June 2005 – July 2007

Languages

Portuguese

Spanish