Rafaella Chiachio is a partner in Campos Mello Advogados of the Corporate practice, based in São Paulo. 

Rafaella is an experienced lawyer in the corporate and M&A sector, counseling local and international companies on matters concerning corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, multi-jurisdictional transactions, listed companies, and corporate governance. She is also responsible for the telecom practice in Campos Mello.  

Rafaella works with companies in various economic sectors, but specially: food&beverages, chemicals, technology, telecom, and renewable energy. She also holds governance officer/secretary roles for listed and non-listed companies in Brazil, working closely with their legal counsels, strategic C-level management, and Board of Directors. 

Within her practice, Rafaella contributes towards the establishment and/or expansion of companies’ businesses in Brazil and improvement of their corporate governance. 

Before joining Campos Mello Advogados, Rafaella worked in the corporate area of other renowned law firms in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo and as an in-house counsel for Telecom Italia Group in the Corporate and Tax Area of TIM Brasil, the controlling shareholder of TIM Participações S.A. (a company listed on Bovespa and NYSE). 

Rafaella also served as a foreign associate at the DLA Piper office in New York (NY), United States.

Education

• Post-Graduation in Corporate and Capital Markets Law, Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV-Rio), 2011.
• Specialization in Oil & Gas Regulation and Businesses, Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV-Rio), 2008.
• B.A. in Law, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), 2007.

Recognitions

• Latin Lawyer 250, Highly Recommended Lawyer in Corporate and M&A, 2021, 2022 and 2023
• Leaders League Brazil: Recommended Lawyer in Corporate/M&A: Mid and Small Cap: 2022
• Recognized by “Análise Advocacia Mulher” one of the most admired lawyers in Brazil:
  • Corporate: 2021-2022
  • Commercial Contracts: 2021
  • Technology: 2022
  • Food and Beverage: 2021
  • Chemical and Petrochemical: 2021
• Recognized by “Análise Advocacia 500” as one of the most admired lawyers in Brazil:
  • Corporate: 2016, 2019, 2023 and 2025
  • Commercial Contracts: 2020
  • Food and Beverage: 2020
  • Chemical and Petrochemical: 2020

Professional Memberships

• Member of the Corporate Conflicts Commission of the Special Chamber for Conflict Resolutions in Companies Restructurings – CamCMR.
• Member of the Legal Committee of Abrasca – Brazilian Association of Listed Companies.

Languages

•   Portuguese
•   English
•   Italian