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Katia
Martins Ramos
Member of the Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro Bars
Paris
Special Counsel
+33 (0) 1 40 54 51 00
CV (English)
Expertise
International litigation
Enforcement & asset recovery
Sovereign debt
Business law
Cross-border wealth management, family law, succession, and estate planning
Education
Centre de médiation et arbitrage de Paris (CMAP), - Commercial mediation professional training program at Institut 131
IBMEC Rio de Janeiro - LL.M in corporate law and capital market
Université of Paris X - Nanterre - Master 2 in international and European law
Bourse Master Ile-de-France - Academic merit scholarship
Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie Sao Paulo - Postgraduate diploma in civil law
Câmara de Mediação e Arbitragem Comercial Sao Paulo - Professional training program at Sage and CAMARB - Mediation, conciliation, negotiation and arbitration
Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie Sao Paulo - Bachelor’s degree in law
Universidad de Alcalá Madrid - Business law program
Languages
Portuguese
French
English
Spanish
Katia is a Brazilian attorney based in Paris, with over 25 years of professional experience, specializing in legal matters involving Brazil, Latin America, and France

Her practice areas include complex cross-border litigation, international enforcement of judgments and arbitral awards, and asset tracing and recovery

She also provides strategic advisory services to companies, family offices, and private clients engaged in cross-border activities, particularly in corporate law, family law, and succession matters. She supports her clients in planning and structuring family assets, working with an international network of consultants, local counsel, and investment banks to ensure coordinated strategies and secure cross-border wealth management and estate planning

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Details of recent activities
Counsel to an individual with tax residence in both Brazil and France in organizing personal assets and restructuring a family holding company to comply with the new rules introduced by the recent tax reform enacted in Brazil

Counsel to an individual with tax residence in a Latin American country and assets in multiple jurisdictions, including France, in organizing and structuring estate planning

Counsel to the heir of a French individual who was a tax resident in a Latin American country, assisting in the recovery of a substantial amount invested in France and in negotiating a settlement with other heirs located in Europe

Counsel to North American creditors/investment funds on the worldwide recognition and enforcement of a North American judgment against a South American state

Counsel to heirs in an international succession matter, coordinating succession proceedings in Brazil and France

Counsel to an individual with tax residence in Brazil in organizing and managing assets in France, including real estate held through a French real estate holding company

Counsel to a U.S. creditor on the recognition of a foreign judgment in Brazil and on the possibility of seeking interim measures

Counsel to the heir of a French individual with assets in Brazil in conducting succession proceedings in Brazil

Counsel to a U.S. individual in obtaining recognition in France of a judgment rendered by a U.S. court in order to recover a debt owed by a French company
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Conferences
CCAMI - Chamber of Intercultural Conciliation, Arbitration and Mediation: 1st CCAMI international congress - geopolitics, conflict resolution, and human rights - Final remarks – Sao Paulo, 2025

University of Paris Panthéon-Assas and Institut de droit comparé de Paris: 2nd Brazilian Mediation Day, Panel From argument to agreement: building better outcomes on legal practice – Paris, 2025