Steptoe & Johnson announced Tuesday that it is partnering with Brazilian lawyer and consultant Fernando Quintana Merino in an effort to grow its operations in the country and across Latin America.
Merino, the former Brazilian general counsel for financial services giant Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., will continue to run his own São Paulo-based consulting firm, 4M Consultoria e Empreendimentos Ltda., until all U.S. immigration processes are completed. He will then join the firm as a partner at Steptoe in Washington, D.C.
