We are a full service commercial law office located in the heart of downtown Rio de Janeiro. We arecommitted to providing our clients with the highest level of professional legal services. We pride ourselves in delivering our clients the best possible service bringing a personal involvement to all our work. This involvement allows us to develop a deep understanding of our clients and their businesses so we can offer the best counsel possible. We are also able to provide our clients with a moderate cost structure that makes legal services not only an essential part of their budgets but a practical one as well.

The breadth of our practice allows us to assist our clients with all their professional and personal needs. We practice regularly in the fields of corporate, real state, taxation, civil and criminal litigation as well as areas of commercial litigation at both the trial and appellate levels.

Our blend of large firm versatility and small firm resourcefulness has gained a loyal clientele that wants to make Brazil their home or place of business.

MARK MCCLESKEY

OCTAVIO REZENDE

Background: •MARYLAND FINANCE COMPANY - OWNER 1993 to Present •LICENSED REAL ESTATE AGENT 1993 to Present •MCCLESKEY PROPERTIES – OWNER and MANAGE 21 properties, Residential and Commercial located in Maryland, Hawaii, Georgia, Tennessee, Florida, Costa Rica and Brazil 1989 to Present •ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY- Owned and operated 4 Allstate Agencies 1986 to 2010 •OCEAN CITY BEACH PATROL (CREW CHIEF), Ocean City, Maryland 1971 to 1976 •UNIVERSITY OF TENNESEE AT MARTIN- BS Degree, Criminal Justice, graduated 1975 Marks lessons: A LITTLE ABOUT MARK – I learned three lessons that were the keys to my success: You need to want it ( to accomplish things ) so bad you can taste it Surround yourself with successful people You need to work your rear-end off I try to live my life using three principles I learned the hard way.  Integrity; do what is right and avoid what’s wrong Treat people like you want to be treated Do the very best you can every time Lessons learned from adversity: A high personal cost in self-esteem sometimes Peer groups you often become associated with are not conducive to your improvement Embarrassment is the cost of caring about what people think Loneliness when no one understands Benefits from adversity: Gaining patience.  Seldom are you able to accomplish something the first time Learning that failing is not bad.  You need to keep trying Developing a drive and motivating others Developing personal fortitude

Background: Octavio Rezende is an educator, legal translator,currently working as a legal assistant to several important Law Offices in Rio de Janeiro and assisting foreign investors to make the right decisions when it comes to take safe legal steps in order to protect their investments in Brazil. To perfect his job Octavio is extending his education and going to Law School, at nights and putting a lot of effort on his studies so that he can provide his clients with a solid approach in couseling in order to direct them to the proper Law Office, where he is going to be working closely with the Attorneys and clients to make sure the procedures and communication are one hundred per cent in accordance with the clients needs. Having spent more than 20 years living in several coutries, Octavio has learned the different cultures and their particularities and will be able to understand not only your language but your background and consequently your expectations.