Our Team

João Marcelo Sant’Anna da Costa

Counsel partner

Born in 1984, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Registered with the Brazilian bar association in Rio de Janeiro (OAB-RJ) since 2008.

Areas of expertise

Aeronautics, Arbitration, Civil and administrative litigation

Academic background and Business Activities

PhD in Law, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro - UERJ. Research semester at the Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal.

Master of Law, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro - UERJ (2017).

Graduate specialization course in Public Law and Regulation, Fundação Getúlio Vargas, Rio de Janeiro (2014). Law degree, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro - UERJ (2008).

Member of the Commission on Constitutional Law at the Brazilian bar association in Rio de Janeiro - OAB/RJ (2019-2024).

Member of the Brazilian Lawyers Institute - IAB.

Author of the book “Infraestrutura Aeroportuária – Transformações no modelo de exploração”, Ed. Lumen Juris, 2018.

Author of various articles on aviation law, maritime law, capital markets, arbitration, public policy and labor law.

Foreign Languages

English, French