Biography: Regulatory Communications

With over 24 years experience focusing on entertainment law, civil and commercial law, Marcos Bitelli has developed a national reputation for his expertise in entertainment and media law. He represents several associations in these areas and has been individually top-ranked as the best lawyer in this sector in Brazil, advising most of the major companies established in the country. For many years he has been recognised by Chambers & Partners and other international publications, such as Monthly Finance, Lawyer Monthly - Media Firm of the Year - and Global Law Experts.

Mr Bitelli is the founder partner of Bitelli Advogados, which was established in 1987. He graduated and received his Master degree and doctorandum in Law from the Catholic University Sao Paulo. He is a guest professor at FGV – Rio de Janeiro for the MBA course in Entertainment Management. He is the coordinator of the Social Communication Law, Entertainment, Leisure and Culture course at IICS – Instituto Internacional de Ciências Sociais; is a professor of the postgraduate course on Contract Law at COGEAE – PUC/SP – Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo and at Centro de Extensão Universitária de São Paulo; and is also a professor of the postgraduate course on Entertainment Law and Intellectual Property at Escola Superior de Advocacia – ESA. He is frequently invited to give lectures on several themes related to the areas of Media, Entertainment and Author's Rights.

Mr Bitelli is a member of national editorial council of IBRAC Magazine and The Private Law Magazine (Revista dos Tribunais publishing company), and the author of several books and articles in the entertainment area.

Rio de Janeiro office:

Bitelli Advogados

Rua da Assembléia 10,1223

Edifício Candido Mendes 20011-090

Rio de Janeiro - RJ

Telefax: +55 21 2531 3131