Summary
Rafael Reis is a corporate lawyer and serial founder with 11 years of experience building and leading legal practices tailored to the industrial sector and startups. As sócio fundador of Reis Holanda Advogados and founder of multiple ventures, he has advised over 300 clients and steered commercial strategy to scale firm operations. He combines deep tax law expertise (IBET) and an MBA from FGV with hands-on governance and legal department management, delivering pragmatic tax planning, litigation and restitution strategies. Rafael has a track record of implementing shared service centers and restructuring legal teams for major retail groups, and he mentors early-stage founders on legal and go-to-market issues. Based in Bahia, he bridges traditional corporate counsel work with startup-focused legal design, an uncommon mix that informs his client-centric, growth-oriented approach.
11 years of coding experience
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Economia e Gestão Empresarial, Master of Business Administration (MBA), Economia e Gestão Empresarial at Fundação Getulio Vargas
Direito em Startups, Law, Direito em Startups, Law at Insper
Pós-Graduação, Direito Tributário, Pós-Graduação, Direito Tributário at IBET - Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos Tributários
Bacharel, Direito, Bacharel, Direito at Faculdade Ruy Barbosa
English, Portuguese, Spanish