Paulo Mattos

Paulo Todescan L. Mattos is Professor of Law at Getulio Vargas Foundation School of Law, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and Permanent Researcher at the Brazilian Center for Analysis and Planning  - CEBRAP, Sao Paulo, Brazil. He works in the sociology of law, law and economic development, economic regulation, antitrust law, administrative law, and industrial policy. He has written articles on state reform in Brazil, regulatory reforms, industrial policy, and other subjects. Professor Mattos teaches economic law at Getulio Vargas School of Law in Rio. He concentrates his researches on law and economic development at the Brazilian Center for Analysis and Planning – CEBRAP, a leading research center and think-tank in Brazil. After earning a L.LB. in law from University of Sao Paulo, Mattos received a Brazilian Ministry of Education (CAPES) Scholarship to do a social science research training program at CEBRAP. After the CEBRAP’s training program, he received a State of Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) Scholarship to do a Ph.D. program at University of Sao Paulo Law School. During the Ph.D. program he received a Fulbright Scholarship to conduct research at Yale Law School, where he did a Visiting Scholar Program. Mattos was awarded a Ph.D in Law from University of Sao Paulo in 2004. He worked in the project of creation of the Getulio Vargas Foundation Schools of Law (Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro) and has been very active in the debate about legal education and legal research in Brazil. He joined the faculty at Getulio Vargas Foundation in Rio de Janeiro, where he is a part-time professor. Besides his academic work, Mattos currently is Superintendent and President’s Chief of Staff at the Brazilian Development Bank – BNDES.

Education
L.LB., University of São Paulo, 1998
Ph.D. in Law, University of São Paulo, 2004