C MOTTA’s team brings together professionals with a strong track record in corporate legal advisory, working on complex transactions and high-stakes decisions. Its partners and lawyers have experience across corporate law, corporate governance, capital markets, shareholder advisory, board, committee, and executive matters, and strategic transactions, combining technical depth, analytical judgment, and a clear understanding of business realities.
Paulo Bento
Paulo Bento is a lawyer and entrepreneur with more than thirty years of experience, recognized for his deep specialization in providing legal services to large public and privately held companies in highly complex transactions, as well as to business-owning families, with a focus on wealth planning. Throughout his career, he has served as a partner and head of tax at prestigious law firms, leading the structuring and execution of innovative legal solutions. His experience includes the strategic management of a billion-dollar single family office and the founding of disruptive ventures in the technology and energy sectors. He brings distinctive command in the structuring of complex corporate and financial transactions and in the legal coordination of transformative projects, acting as a trusted advisor to clients with sophisticated needs. With a forward-looking perspective and an advanced interest in artificial intelligence, Paulo continuously applies his multidisciplinary knowledge to drive innovation, optimize processes, and generate strategic value, combining sharp business insight with a strong ability to adapt to the market’s most sophisticated challenges.
Professional Background
With a career spanning more than thirty years, Paulo Bento has built a multifaceted professional path, serving in leadership and strategic roles at some of the most respected law firms and in his own entrepreneurial ventures. His experience includes legal advice to high-profile clients, the structuring of major transactions, and the leadership of multidisciplinary teams in innovation and transformation contexts, with a consistent focus on complex matters for large corporations and business-owning families. His broad perspective also includes active participation as a member of boards of directors and investment committees of third-party managed funds.
A detailed record of his positions and professional experience is available at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bentopaulo
Education
- Master’s Degree in International Tax Law, Leiden University, the Netherlands
- MBA in Corporate Finance, IBMEC/Insper, São Paulo, Brazil
- Bachelor of Laws, Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP). Specialist in Tax Law and Tax Procedure
Languages
- Portuguese
- English
* Paulo Bento is a strategic partner of C MOTTA Advogados and acts as an external tax consultant.
