Marcos Motta

Marcos Motta, the founding partner of Bichara and Motta Advogados, received a Postgraduate Diploma in Contemporary Business Law and a Master’s degree (LL.M) in international economic law from the University of Warwick in England. He also holds a Master’s degree honoris causa in International Law from the Superior Institute de Derecho y Economia-ISDE in Spain and a Certificate of Negotiation and Leadership from Harvard Law School.

Marcos Motta has been involved in the sports industry since 1997, when he began his career as Director and International Representative for C.R. Flamengo. He currently holds the position of Vice President of Administration under Luiz Eduardo Baptista’s “BAP” presidency.

Since then, he has acted as a legal advisor in numerous cases and arbitrations before both national and international courts, managing various contractual, commercial, disciplinary, and regulatory disputes. He is also a respected figure in the entertainment industry, advising high-profile clients in film and television fashion.

Marcos Motta has provided legal counsel for significant commercial transactions in the global sports industry, including the landmark transfer of Neymar to PSG in 2017. He also participated in the Brazilian Government’s working group that reviewed the “Pelé Law” in 2008 and the FIFA Working Group that regulated “TPO.”

He is a highly respected academic who frequently lectures at leading educational institutions in Brazil, Europe, and the United States, including Escuela Universitaria Real Madrid, ISDE, La Liga, FIFA, and ESADE. His areas of expertise are sports and entertainment.

Since 2014, Marcos Motta has been recognised each year as one of the industry’s global leaders by esteemed publications like Leaders League, Chambers & Partners, and Who’s Who Legal (Lexology). WWL has further honoured him with the title of “Thought Leader.”