Doctor in Law ('11) from the University of São Paulo, where he also obtained his bachelor's degree, and Master of Laws (LL.M., '98) from Harvard University.
Currently, he is a Senior Fellow Professor at Insper in the area of Law and a partner at Barros Pimentel, Alcantara Gil e Rodriguez – Advogados.
He was a founding professor of the Law School of the Getúlio Vargas Foundation in Rio de Janeiro.