Rodrigo Menezes

Biography

Rodrigo is founding partner at Derraik & Menezes Advogados, chairman of the entrepreneurship and venture capital Committee of ABVCAP (Brazilian Venture Capital and Private equity association), board member of the Brazilian Social Task Force and of Anjos do Brasil. As an attorney, Rodrigo represents foreign and local VCs, corporate ventures, startups and entrepreneurs in several venture capital and impact investment deals. He is a professor in several universities in Brazil, such as FGV – Fundação Getúlio Vargas and INSPER, teaching legal aspects of venture capital and private equity investments for graduation and post-graduation programs. He is also a panelist in several conferences and seminars regarding legal aspects of venture capital and private equity investments from distinct schools and associations in Brazil and Internationally. He is author and contributor of several articles on venture capital and private equity, including the Guide - Venture Capital Chapter for Brazil, published by Practical Law Company (the “PLC Handbook”).
Rodrigo holds a master in law from IE – Madrid and attended the Venture Capital Executive Program at Haas School of Business, UC- Berkeley.