Civil Management

MARIA AMÉLIA BRAGA SOARES

RUA CONSTANTE RAMOS, N 120, APTO. 801, COPACABANA, RIO DE JANEIRO

TELEPHONE NUMBERS: (21) 9909-2496 E-MAIL: *****.******.**@*****.***

BRAZILIAN, MARRIED, BORN ON 03.07.1979

Academic Education.

Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)

LL.M Litigation - New Challenges of Litigations – December, 2010.

Rio de Janeiro – RJ

Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos Tributários (IBET)

Post-Graduation in Tax Law – July, 2009.

Rio de Janeiro – RJ

Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ)

School of Law – July, 2004.

Rio de Janeiro - RJ.

Professional Experience

HRT PARTICIPAÇÕES EM PETRÓLEO SA.

Period: March, 2010 to this day – Coordinator of the Contracts, Tax and Labor Department

Work at the area of contracts, especially concerning the preparation of international contracts, partnership agreements and asset

purchase agreements. Analysis and preparation of documents related to the Brazilian model of concession agreements (knowledge of

the AIPN model of Joint Venture Agreement). Preparation and analysis of several documents pertaining to Oil Law. Work in Farm

in/Farm out transactions, mastering of the service agreements used in the Oil Industry, Repetro. Follow-up on the arbitration

procedures, defining strategies and assisting the external offices, as well as in relation to several matters connected to the Oil Industry

as a whole. Direct assistance in the labor, social security, tax and Local Content matters.

Escritório Jurídico Elísio de Souza

Period: April, 2008 to February, 2010 – Attorney

Work with Civil Litigation – Public Civil Suits and other proceedings considered to be strategic for the office and the office’s partner. In

charge of contact with the clients, creation of defense arguments and procedural strategy. Procedural follow-up, preparation of

procedural documents, conduction of hearings. Initially, she also worked as a Litigation Team Controller, managing the work of

attorneys, interns and partner offices. Control and audit of procedural follow-up systems. Preparation and review of reports, including by

external auditors. Preparation of contracts and proposals of fees.

Villemor Amaral Advogados Associados

Period: October, 2007 to April, 2008 – Attorney

Work in Civil Litigation. Procedural follow-up, preparation of procedural documents, coordination of contracted lawyers. Civil Litigation

Team Controller, in charge of the setting of deadlines, checking the compliance therewith and with the protocol; audit and control of the

procedural follow-up system and implementation of procedural functions optimization procedures.

Machado, Meyer, Sendacz & Opice Advogados

Period: November, 2006 to October, 2007 – Attorney

Work in Civil Litigation. Procedural follow-up, preparation of procedural documents, definition of strategy and conduction of hearings.

Preparation of reports.

Oxitel - Oxigênio Técnica e Equipamentos Ltda.

Period: July, 2004 to August, 2006 – In charge of the Legal Department

Negotiation and preparation of all of the company’s contracts. Management of the work of external attorneys in the conduction of civil

and labor lawsuits. Participation in hearings. Definition of the strategy, review of procedural documents, control of progress and

deadlines. Collection activities. Debt renegotiation. Budget management.

Languages

Intermediate English and intermediate Spanish.

Other Activities

‘Local Content’ Course of Sociedade Classificadora RBNA - 2010

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Course on ‘Repetro at the Pre-Salt’ by Eagletop Consultoria - 2010

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Participation in the organization of Código de Organização Judiciária Comentado (Judiciary Organization Code with

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Comments), authored by Dr. Álvaro Henrique Teixeira de Almeida, law judge. Editora DP&A, Rio de Janeiro: 2003. Academic

research and writing of the final paper.

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