ADRIANO FERRAZ JACQUES graduated in Law from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS) in1990.

He holds a postgraduate degree from Escola Superior da Magistratura do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul (AJURIS).

For fourteen years, Adriano practiced Law within a large-sized financial institution in Porto Alegre, RS, where he eventually rose to Head of the Legal Department and became a member of the former Southern Region Association of Real Estate Credit and Savings Entities – ARECIP SUL and of the National Commission of Legal Matters of the Brazilian Association of Real Estate Credit and Savings Entities – ABECIP.

 He joined the Law Firm Farinon, Carvalho da Silva & Advogados Associados in 1996 and became a partner in 2005.

An expert in Civil Procedure, Adriano stands out for his contentious work before the Courts in all the Firm’s areas of practice.

He is the author of articles published in legal magazines and local newspapers.