Partner at BFSA, Fernanda Sayeg advises and represents companies and entities in the areas of International Trade Law, Customs Law, and Economic and Competition Law.
She has worked in large Brazilian law firms representing Brazilian and foreign clients in trade defense investigations, either before the Brazilian government or abroad, in matters related to import taxes, international contracts, and customs law. She also has extensive experience in administrative proceedings and concentration acts in the Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica (CADE).
She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Law, a Master's Degree in International Law, and a Ph.D. in International Law from the Universidade de São Paulo (USP), and a specialist in international trade and investments from the Facultad de Derecho - Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA). She took part in the Complementary Training and Research Program on International Trade at the Brazilian Delegation to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and other Economic Organizations in Geneva.
She was a researcher and director of the Instituto de Direito do Comércio Internacional e Desenvolvimento - IDCID, linked to USP. She is currently a professor in MBA and post-graduate courses, with emphasis on international trade law, customs law, and taxation. She is also the author of several academic articles and book chapters.
Her work as a lawyer has been recognized in publications such as Who's Who, Chambers and Partners, Análise 500, and by the Brazilian government, which appointed her as a panelist at the Dispute Settlement Body of the World Trade Organization (WTO) (2017 to 2020).