International law firm Winston & Strawn has hired a New York-based partner to help form a foreign legal consultancy in Brazil—one of several recent key hires among international firms looking to bulk up in the country.

Rodrigo Carvalho Rodrigo Carvalho

Rodrigo Carvalho, who is admitted to practice in both New York and Brazil, was previously head of the investment banking legal division at Bank of America in São Paulo. He also brings extensive transactional and compliance experience.