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Jackson Hwu
Partner
21st Floor
Miami, FL 33131
Jackson Hwu has more than 20 years of cross-border transactional experience representing U.S. and international clients in mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital transactions, and securities offerings (including digital currency).
A native Brazilian, Mr. Hwu is a trusted adviser to several family offices and investors from Brazil and Latin America in the U.S. on corporate,...
Jackson Hwu has more than 20 years of cross-border transactional experience representing U.S. and international clients in mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital transactions, and securities offerings (including digital currency).
A native Brazilian, Mr. Hwu is a trusted adviser to several family offices and investors from Brazil and Latin America in the U.S. on corporate, securities, tax, real estate, and estate planning matters. He represents Brazilian and Latin America emerging growth companies in corporate structuring, VC financing rounds, acquisitions, and exits (including FinTechs, E-commerce, and AI-enabled companies). Mr. Hwu also represents Latin American conglomerates and corporations in all facets of expanding their operations (organically or through acquisitions) into the U.S. and Europe.
securities, tax, real estate, and estate planning matters. He represents Brazilian and Latin America emerging growth companies in corporate structuring, VC financing rounds, acquisitions, and exits (including FinTechs, E-commerce, and AI-enabled companies). Mr. Hwu also represents Latin American conglomerates and corporations in all facets of expanding their operations (organically or through acquisitions) into the U.S. and Europe.
Experience
Previous Professional Experience
- Partner, Miami office of global law firm
- Co-Founder, boutique law firm in Miami focused on venture capital and middle-market corporate and securities transactions
- Deputy General Counsel, Dufry AG, a public Swiss travel retail company with global operations
- Transaction Counsel, Guggenheim Partners, Chicago-based financial services firm
- Corporate Associate, Chicago and New York AmLaw20 law firms
- Capital Markets Counsel, Unibanco (now Banco Itaú-Unibanco) in São Paulo, Brazil
Languages
- English
- Portuguese
- French
- Spanish
- Italian
Education
- Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, JD
- Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, LLM
- Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management, CBA, Business Administration and Management
- Universidade de Sao Paulo (Largo Sao Francisco), LLB, Law
Admissions
- Florida
- New York
Previous Professional Experience
- Partner, Miami office of global law firm
- Co-Founder, boutique law firm in Miami focused on venture capital and middle-market corporate and securities transactions
- Deputy General Counsel, Dufry AG, a public Swiss travel retail company with global operations
- Transaction Counsel, Guggenheim Partners, Chicago-based financial services firm
- Corporate Associate, Chicago and New York AmLaw20 law firms
- Capital Markets Counsel, Unibanco (now Banco Itaú-Unibanco) in São Paulo, Brazil
Languages
- English
- Portuguese
- French
- Spanish
- Italian
Articles & Speeches
Jackson Hwu has more than 20 years of cross-border transactional experience representing U.S. and international clients in mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital transactions, and securities offerings (including digital currency).
A native Brazilian, Mr. Hwu is a trusted adviser to several family offices and investors from Brazil and Latin America in the U.S. on corporate,... securities, tax, real estate, and estate planning matters. He represents Brazilian and Latin America emerging growth companies in corporate structuring, VC financing rounds, acquisitions, and exits (including FinTechs, E-commerce, and AI-enabled companies). Mr. Hwu also represents Latin American conglomerates and corporations in all facets of expanding their operations (organically or through acquisitions) into the U.S. and Europe.
Experience
Following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.Previous Professional Experience
- Partner, Miami office of global law firm
- Co-Founder, boutique law firm in Miami focused on venture capital and middle-market corporate and securities transactions
- Deputy General Counsel, Dufry AG, a public Swiss travel retail company with global operations
- Transaction Counsel, Guggenheim Partners, Chicago-based financial services firm
- Corporate Associate, Chicago and New York AmLaw20 law firms
- Capital Markets Counsel, Unibanco (now Banco Itaú-Unibanco) in São Paulo, Brazil
Languages
- English
- Portuguese
- French
- Spanish
- Italian
Education
- Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, JD
- Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, LLM
- Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management, CBA, Business Administration and Management
- Universidade de Sao Paulo (Largo Sao Francisco), LLB, Law
Admissions
- Florida
- New York
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