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 the book “Moradia como Serviço”, Ed. Lumen Juris, 2023.

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

Foreign Languages

English, French