Ricardo Madrona
Ricardo Madrona is one of the founding partners of Madrona Advogados.
Throughout his career, Ricardo has led hundreds of M&A and corporate restructuring projects, covering transactions of varying sizes and complexity across sectors such as education, healthcare, technology, financial services, retail, food and beverage, and infrastructure. His experience includes representing both sellers and buyers—domestic and international—including private equity funds, several of which significant for the Brazilian banking sector.
Ricardo stands among the most experienced and respected M&A professionals in the country and is recognized for his strong business vision. His reputation is further enhanced by his ability to conduct sophisticated negotiations with clarity and agility, as well as his deep technical expertise and approachable manner. Ricardo also has significant experience in arbitration, acting both as counsel and as a member of arbitral panels in corporate and contractual disputes.
Reconhecimentos
- Chambers Global: Corporate/M&A (2020-2024)
- Chambers Brazil Transactional: Corporate/M&A (2020-2024)
- LACCA: Corporate and M&A (2022-2025)
- The Legal 500: Corporate and M&A: Mid-Market (2023-2024)
- Análise Advocacia: Specialty/Business Contracts - Full Service; Specialty/Corporate - Full Service; Economic Sector/Banks - Full Service; Economic Sector/Steel and Mining - Full Service; Economic Sector/Technology – Full Service; UF/São Paulo; Economic Sector/Electricity - Full Service; UF/São Paulo - Full Service; Specialty/Business Contracts; Specialty/Financial Operations; Specialty/Corporate; Economic Sector/Automotive and Auto Parts; Economic Sector/Banks; Economic Sector/Electricity; Economic Sector/Pharmaceutical; Economic Sector/Specialized Services; Economic Sector/Steel and Mining; Economic Sector/Technology; Economic sector/Environmental services and sanitation (2022-2025)
- IFLR1000: Highly regarded in M&A; Highly regarded in Project Development; Highly regarded in Industry sector: Energy (2022-2024)
- WWL: M&A; Thought Leader in M&A (2023)
Chambers Global: Corporate/M&A (2020-2024) 
Chambers Brazil Transactional: Corporate/M&A (2020-2024)
LACCA: Corporate and M&A (2022-2025)
The Legal 500: Corporate and M&A: Mid-Market (2023-2024)Formação
- Capital Markets Comissione of the Brazilan Bar Association, Chapter of São Paulo
- “Structural Issues in Law Firm Management” by Fordham University School of Law
- Professional LL.M. in Business Law from Fundação Getúlio Vargas
- Post-graduation degree in Business Law from Pontifícia Universidade Católica
- LL.B. from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas
Capital Markets Comissione of the Brazilan Bar Association, Chapter of São Paulo 
Post-graduation degree in Business Law from Pontifícia Universidade Católica Outras atuações
- Advisory Board member of Next Generation of Lawyers (NGL)
- Member of the Board of Directors of the Brazilian Association of Listed Companies and Member of the Ethics Committee (ABRASCA)
- Member of the M&A Disputes Committee and Corporate Law and Capital Markets Committee (IBRADEMP)
- Alliott Global Alliance
- Brazilian Association of International Banks (ABBI)
- Brazilian Institute of Investor Relations (IBRI)
- Professor of Corporate Operations and Special Arrangements in the Post-GVlaw Corporate course - Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV) (2014)
- Professor of Corporate Law at Fundação Instituto de Pesquisas Contábeis, Atuariais e Financeiras (FIPECAFI) (2001–2010)
Idiomas
Portuguese and English