Background
Barretto Ferreira da Silva, Ricardo was born on July 28, 1949 in Santos, Săo Paulo, Brazil.
Barretto Ferreira da Silva, Ricardo was born on July 28, 1949 in Santos, Săo Paulo, Brazil.
Faculty of Law of Săo Paulo University. Institute of World Affairs, Connecticut, United States of America, 1973. Graduate Research Work in Taxation and Corporate Law at University of North Dakota, United States of America, 1974-1975.
Spoken languages: Portuguese, English, French and Spanish.
Worked at Carvalho De Freitas e Ferreira, Advogados Associados (Sao Paulo) specializing in Corporate, Tax, Foreign Investments, Computer and Telecommunication Legislation. Admitted to the bar, 1973, Săo Paulo, Brazil. Member: Brazilian Bar Association.
Săo Paulo Lawyers Association.
Săo Paulo Lawyers Institute. Inter-American Bar Association.
Brazilian Institute of Tax Law. Asociación Inter-Americana de la Tributación, Argentina.
Computer Law Association College Language Association, Washington District of Columbia
Member of the Board of Directors of College Language Association. Chairman of the College Language Association Membership Sub-Committee for Latin America. Executive Vice President of the Brazilian Computer and Telecommunication Law Association-ABDI for 1989/1994 and President of ABDI for the years 1995/1998.
Representative of ABDI in the Board of Directors of the IFCLA-International Federation of the Computer Law Associations, with head office in Europe: FCBA-Federal Communications Bar Association, Washington, District of Columbia ABPI-Brazilian Association of Industrial Property. LES-Licensing Executive Society.
Chairman of the Brazilian Law Sub-Committee of the American Bar Association (1996/1997).
Chairman of the Legislation Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce for Brazil, Să0 Paulo (1991-1992). Legal Counsel of the American Chamber of Commerce for Brazil, 1992-1994.
Member of the Board of Directors of the American Chamber of Commerce for Brazil (1992-1996).
Member: Brazilian Bar Association. Săo Paulo Lawyers Association. Săo Paulo Lawyers Institute.
Inter-American Bar Association.
Brazilian Institute of Tax Law. Asociación Inter-Americana de la Tributación, Argentina.
Computer Law Association College Language Association, Washington District of Columbia Member of the Board of Directors of College Language Association. Chairman of the College Language Association Membership Sub-Committee for Latin America.
Executive Vice President of the Brazilian Computer and Telecommunication Law Association-ABDI for 1989/1994 and President of ABDI for the years 1995/1998. Representative of ABDI in the Board of Directors of the IFCLA-International Federation of the Computer Law Associations, with head office in Europe: FCBA-Federal Communications Bar Association, Washington, District of Columbia ABPI-Brazilian Association of Industrial Property.
LES-Licensing Executive Society.
Chairman of the Brazilian Law Sub-Committee of the American Bar Association (1996/1997). Chairman of the Legislation Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce for Brazil, Să0 Paulo (1991-1992).
Legal Counsel of the American Chamber of Commerce for Brazil, 1992-1994. Member of the Board of Directors of the American Chamber of Commerce for Brazil (1992-1996).