Member Profile

Costa Passarella & Accioly has offices in Rio de Janeiro and Brasília, as well as associates in the states of São Paulo, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Minas Gerais, Goiás, Alagoas, Pernambuco, Bahia, Ceará and Mato Grosso.

Joao Accioly is a founding partner of Costa Passarella & Accioly Advogados in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The firm's asset recovery work lies at the intersection of complex commercial litigation, domestic and cross-border insolvency, and creditors' rights. It has a team of lawyers, investigators and forensic accountants.

Currently licensed from the bar to serve as Secretary for the Development of Industry, Commerce, Services and Innovation, on the Ministry of the Economy, João Accioly is regarded as a highly cunning and creative professional in unveiling sophisticated corporate and commercial fraud, with large experience in the financial sector defending bankruptcy estates. He also holds a Masters Degree in Economics, with concentration on Corporate Finance.