Clarissa Luz

Clarissa has 15 years experience within top-tier international law firms in Brazil.

She is the Founder and partner of Clarissa Luz Attorneys since 2014, a Law Firm with practice in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo that focuses in Technology Law, Data Protection, Cybersecurity, Intellectual Property, Contracts, Startups, Compliance (counseling, litigation, legal risks assessment and prevention).

Clarissa has aquired a regional reputation to provide numerous lectures and courses in Brazil about: Data Protection global regulations; Cybersecurity; Blockchain global regulations, technology and cryptocurrencies; Intelectual Property; Startups; Legaltechs; Women Leadership; Entrepreneurship and Intrapreneurship; Innovation and Digitalisation for Traditional Corporations.

Clarissa at University of California, Berkeley 2017: specialized in Data Protection, Cybersecurity, Intellectual Property, Technology Law. • The Hague Academy, The Netherlands: specialized in International Private Law

She is a judge for the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in the LATAM annual demoday for social impact entrepreneurs and startups (Washington D.C.’16 and Miami’17).

In addition to her legal activities, Clarissa is also:

– Co-Founder and member of the Startups Committee at the State Bar of Sao Paulo, Pinheiros (@startupsoab)

– Leader of the Data Protection Regulation Study Group at the Brazilian Association of Lawtechs and Legaltechs (AB2L).

– Founder of ELAS_inTech (@elasintech), a collaborative movement of +500 entrepreneurs and technology-related women that strives to foster diversity and inclusion in Latin American tech ecosystem.

– Legal Mentor in many international and national associations for Startups, since 2014, such as Global Innovation Exchange; Junior Achievement; SiliconDA.

– Founder of Startup.Dooers (@startup.dooers), that helps craft new businesses.

– Executive Director at IT@BGS

• Arbitration
• Intellectual Property
• Startup@BLS