Giacomo Guarnera
Founder and Managing Partner
Location: São Paulo
Phone: +55 (11) 3488-4600
E-mail: guarnera@guarnera.com.br
Founding Partner of Guarnera Advogados
Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, 2002
Education
- Bachelor’s Degree in Law with honors, from the Faculty of Law of Palermo, 1985;
- Lawyer in Italy since 1989;
- Bachelor’s Degree in Law from the University of São Paulo (USP), 1994;
- Member of the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB) – São Paulo Section, since 1995;
- Member of the Bar Association of Milan, since 2024.
Positions and responsibilities
- Founder and Managing Partner of the law firm Guarnera Advogados since 1990, with headquarters in São Paulo and Milan;
- President of the “LIDE Italia”, since 2023;
- President of the “Promo Brasile Italia” Association, Milan, since 2020;
- President of the “Itálicos do Brasil” Association, São Paulo, since 2019;
- Alternate Board Member of the “Italian-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Paraná – Italocam”, since 2025;
- President of the Ethics Committee of the “Confederação Brasileira de Esgrima” (Brazilian Confederation of Fencing), Rio de Janeiro, from 2019 to 2022;
- Foreign Delegate for Brazil – ASSORETIPMI – “Associazione Reti di Imprese PMI”, 2021/2022 term;
- President of the “Patronato ACLI” São Paulo, since 2018;
- Member of the “Omnia Italian Desk nel Mondo,” since 2018;
- Vice President of the G.E.I. “Gruppo Esponenti Italiani” São Paulo, since 2017;
- Founding Partner and Secretary-Director of the G.E.I. “Gruppo Esponenti Italiani” São Paulo, from 2000 to 2017;
- Founder and President of the “São Lourenço” Association, São Paulo, since 1997;
- Founder and President of the “Abbà Brasile – Formazione e Sostegno alla Gioventù” Association, from 2005 to 2019;
- Founder and President of the “Esgrimaster Brasil” Association, from 2013 to 2019 and since 2023;
- Secretary-Director of the “Federação Paulista de Esgrima” (São Paulo Fencing Federation), from 2017 to 2019, after being appointed Interventor of the “Confederação Brasileira de Esgrima” (Brazilian Fencing Confederation), January/March 2017;
- Founder and President of the “ACLI” Association, São Paulo, from 1999 to 2009 and in 2012. Vice President from 2009 to 2012;
- Founder and President of the “Câmara Ítalo-Brasileira Júnior” (Italian-Brazilian Junior Chamber), from 1992 to 1998; Member of AIJA “Association Internationale des Jeunes Avocats”, until 2007;
- Member of the Board of the “Circolo Italiano” São Paulo, from 1999 to 2002;
- Winner of the “Legal Awards 2017” by Legal Community as “Office of the Year”;
- Winner of the “Boutique of Excellence of the Year in the Italy-Brazil Relationship” Award, by Le Fonti Awards, in 2017;
- Administrator, attorney, and legal representative of several foreign companies in Brazil.
Languages
Italian, Portuguese, English, Spanish, French, and German.
Practice Area
Founder of the firm in 1990, he is responsible for the areas of M&A, Joint Ventures, International Contracts, Arbitration, Commercial and Corporate Litigation, International Legal Proceedings, International Law, Italian Law, and Real Estate Law.
