Apresentação

Abstract

A revista História é das mais antigas dentre os periódicos publicados pela Unesp. Veiculada com esse título pela primeira vez em 1982, ela nasceu da fusão de dois outros

Legal Elites and the Shaping of Corporate Law Practice in Brazil: A Historical Study

“…Keener aspired to form his own enterprise. He thus joined with someone he had come to know, José Geraldo Garcia de Souza, in May 1959 to establish Garcia & Keener Advogados (Garcia & Keener Advogados ). Garcia was a law graduate from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, and he specialized in corporate law, maritime law, and labor law (Conjur ).…”

“…Keener's adroit business skills, extensive connections in both Brazil and the United States, and eventual receipt of a Brazilian law license (Lawyers 2014) proved to be of great benefit for his Brazilian firm—and for his Houston‐based firm, Keener & Associates, which continued to operate and work closely with Garcia & Keener (interview with L. Carvalho, February 27, ). Today, Garcia & Keener remains headquartered in Rio, but has expanded to São Paulo, Campinas, and Manaus, employing a total of thirty lawyers (Garcia & Keener Advogados ).…”