Background
Pires-Filho, Ivon D'Almeida was born on April 16, 1953 in Recife, Pe, Brazil. Son of Ivon D'Almeida and Hilda GuimarĂ£es (Carneiro) Pires.
Pires-Filho, Ivon D'Almeida was born on April 16, 1953 in Recife, Pe, Brazil. Son of Ivon D'Almeida and Hilda GuimarĂ£es (Carneiro) Pires.
Bachelor of Laws, Olinda (Brazil) School Law, 1977; Master of Laws in Comparative Law, Tulane University, New Orleans, 1981; Master of Laws in Oceans Law, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1982; Doctor of Juridical Science, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1986.
Legal assistant, Pires Law Office, Recife, 1971-1977;
member, Pires Law Office, Recife, 1977-1980;
international fellow, Woods Hole (Massachusetts) Oceanographic Institution, 1982-1984;
research fellow, University of Virginia Center for Oceans Law and Policy, 1985-1986;
partner, Pires & Filho Advogados Associados, Recife, since 1987;
also board directors, Pires & Filho Advogados Associados, Recife. Professor of law Escola Superior Magistratura, Recife, since 1988. Consultant Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 1982-1984, International Institute for Environment, Washington, 1986, United States Agency for International Development, 1990-1991, The World Bank, since 1991.
Partner, board directors Ecossistema-Consultoria em Meio Ambiente, Recife, since 1989.
Board of directors American Field Svc., Falmouth, Massachusetts, 1983-1984. Member Associacao-Brazil-American, (founder, board directors since 1988), Society Nordestina de Ecologia (founder, vice president since 1989), Society Para o Desenvoluimento Technology (founder, president, board directors since 1990), Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil, Inter-American Bar Association, Law the Sea Institute, Society Brasileira de Direito doMeio Ambiente, Institute Brasileiro de Direito e Politica Ambiental, N.E. Brazil-United States Chamber of Commerce (board directors since 1991), Portugese Club, Rotary International (Boa Vista chapter 1990).
Married Janet Lynn Villemain, May 18, 1974. 1 child, Diego Villemain.