Humberto Sanches

Office Location

Brazil

Short Biography

Humberto Sanches is a partner of Humberto Sanches e Associados, a private client boutique law firm based in São Paulo, Brazil. He has a J.D. from PUC/SP and an MBA in Finance from Insper (São Paulo). He was a foreign associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore in NY (2000-2001) and is frequently high ranked in international publications, including Chambers High Net Worth, Latin Lawyer 250, Leaders League, Who's Who Legal, The Legal 500 e Private Client Global Elite. He is a member of the São Paulo Chapter of the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB/SP), STEP, the American College of Trusts and Estates Counsel (ACTEC), the International Academy of Estate and Trust Law and The International Family Offices Editorial Board. He frequently speaks at conferences around the world on themes involving tax and wealth planning, family, matrimonial and succession law.

What is your favorite restaurant to take a client or colleague to?

Osaka in São Paulo

What is the best piece of advice you have ever received?

"Without the method of learning, you're like a one-legged man in an ass-kicking contest. It's just not going to work very well." Charlie Munger

What was your first job?

Trainee at a mining company

What is the book you recommend to everyone?

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

What changes do you expect to see in your practice over the next year?

The more frequent use of technology and more complexity in what we do.