Julio graduated in law at UFF -Universidade Federal Fluminense - in Rio de Janeiro and was admitted by the Brazilian Lawyers Bar in 1996. He lectures on international, aviation and insurance law in several Brazilian universities and institutions.
Julio is a member of the SBDA - Associação Brasileira de Direito Aeroespacial in Rio de Janeiro, the Asociación Latino Americana de Derecho Aeronáutico y Espacial in Argentina and the Instituto Iberoamericano de Derecho Aeronáutico del Espacio y de la Aviación Comercial in Spain.
Besides his native Portuguese, he is also fluent in English and Spanish.
Julio trained for three years at a well-known Brazilian law firm specialising in international and aviation law before joining aviation specialists Beaumont and Son in 1997. He holds insurance and reinsurance qualifications in Brazil as well as a private pilot's license.
His practice focuses on insurance/reinsurance matters and airline liability throughout Latin America, including multi-jurisdictional claims arising in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Uruguay.