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Eduardo C. Leite is Chairman Emeritus of Baker & McKenzie, one of the world’s largest law firms. He has been a Baker & McKenzie partner since 1986 and is an M&A lawyer with a background in energy and infrastructure projects. Prior to being elected Chairman in 2010, Eduardo was the managing partner of the Firm's four offices in Brazil and led the Global Energy, Mining & Infrastructure Industry Group.
Leite was born in Uruguay and educated at University of São Paulo, where he studied Law, and joined Baker & McKenzie in 1979.
The World Economic Forum invited Eduardo to serve as Co-Chair of the 2015 Latin America event to be held in Riviera Maya, Mexico from May 6 to May 8. His appointment marks the first time the leader of a global law firm has served as a Co-Chair of a Forum meeting. Similarly, Leite became the first member of a law firm to be appointed to the US-Brazil CEO Forum in 2013 and in September 2015 U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker announced him as the new chair of the US section of this forum, leading efforts in strengthening commercial ties between the two countries.