Vanessa Borges completed her LLM at Penn State University in the United States, shortly after obtaining her degree in law from Brazil’s Mackenzie University. Prior to joining DEQ, Vanessa worked representing and advising clients on data security, privacy, civil liability on the internet and deceptive practices on social media sites for the world’s largest search engine company. Vanessa has extensive experience in civil litigation and she has been prominent in international matters due to her cross-jurisdictional knowledge. Vanessa’s recent experience includes:
- advising the London Stock Exchange-listed company on employment and compliance issues;
- acting on a securities class action claim against a Brazilian company before the U.S. District Court – Southern District of New York;
- assisting a fintech company that operates in over 30 countries in their expansion into Brazil;
- advising Serbian investor on migration and new operations in Brazil’s agribusiness sector;
- drafting policies, procedures and rules, and implementing data protection measures for a registered foreign branch office in Brazil of Australian public company in the health care sector.