The Legal 500 Brazil Awards 2025 | Legal 500 | 4 November 2024 | Rosewood São Paulo, R. Itapeva, 435 - Bela Vista, São Paulo - SP, 01332-000, Brazil

Awards Categories

Practice Area Awards
• Banking
• Capital Markets
• Competition and Antitrust
• Compliance
• Corporate and M&A (Mid-Market)
• Corporate and M&A (High-end)
• Power and Renewables
• Oil and Gas
• Environment
• Insurance
• Intellectual Property
• Labour
• Dispute Resolution
• White-Collar Crime
• Projects and Infrastructure
• Public Law
• Real Estate
• Restructuring
• TMT
• Tax

Main Stage Awards
• International Firm of the Year
• In-House M&A Team of the Year
• Marketing Team of the Year
• In-House Best Use of Technology
• Innovative Firm of the Year
• In-House DE&I Champion
• Deal of the Year
• Rising Star Associate of the Year
• Next Generation Partner of the Year
• Boutique Firm of the Year
• In-House Lawyer of the Year
• Lawyer of the Year
• Managing Partner of the Year
• In-House Team of the Year
• Brazil Firm of the Year

2024 Winners

International Firm of the Year
• Clifford Chance

In-house Sustainability Team of the Year
• BRF

Marketing Team of the Year
• Veirano Advogados

In-house Tech Team of the Year
• Mercado Livre

Innovative Law Firm of the Year
• TozziniFreire Advogados

In-house Rising Star of the Year
• Paulo Samico, Mondelēz International

Deal of the Year
• Eletrobras’ privatisation and R$34bn follow-on offer

Rising Star Associate of the Year
• Flávia Allegro Gerola, Trench Rossi Watanabe

Next Gen Partner of the Year
• Luciana Stracieri, Stocche Forbes Advogados

Boutique Firm of the Year
• Iokoi Advogados

In-house Lawyer of the Year
• José Eduardo Guimaraes Barros, Eletrobras (Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras)

Lawyer of the Year
• Eduardo Damião Gonçalves, Mattos Filho

Managing Partner of the Year
• Roberto Quiroga, Mattos Filho

In-house Team of the Year
• Cosan

Brazil Law Firm of the Year
• Lefosse Advogados

Practice Area Winners

Banking
• Banking Law Firm of the Year: Pinheiro Neto Advogados
• Banking Lawyer of the Year: Adriano Schnur, Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados
• Banking Rising Star of the Year: Elisa Rezende, Veirano Advogados

Corporate and M&A (Mid-market)
• Corporate and M&A (Mid-market) Law Firm of the Year: Mello Torres
• Corporate and M&A (Mid-market) Lawyer of the Year: Evy Marques, Felsberg Advogados
• Corporate and M&A (Mid-market) Rising Star of the Year: Maria Ramos Dias, Vieira Rezende Advogados

Corporate and M&A (High-end)
• Corporate and M&A (High-end) Law Firm of the Year: Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados
• Corporate and M&A (High-end) Lawyer of the Year: Carlos Mello, Lefosse Advogados
• Corporate and M&A (High-end) Rising Star of the Year: Thiago Pinho, BMA Advogados

Capital Markets
• Capital Markets Law Firm of the Year: Pinheiro Guimarães
• Capital Markets Lawyer of the Year: Jean Marcel Arakawa, Mattos Filho
• Capital Markets Rising Star of the Year: Luis Eduardo Al-Contar, BMA Advogados

Competition and Antitrust
• Competition and Antitrust Law Firm of the Year: Caminati Bueno Advogados
• Competition and Antitrust Lawyer of the Year: Barbara Rosenberg, BMA Advogados
• Competition and Antitrust Rising Star of the Year: Isabella Giorgi, Tauil & Chequer Advogados

Compliance
• Compliance Law Firm of the Year: Mattos Filho
• Compliance Lawyer of the Year: Adriana Dantas, Lefosse Advogados
• Compliance Rising Star of the Year: Maria Eugenia Kanazawa, Tauil & Chequer Advogados

Energy and Natural Resources: Power and Renewables
• Energy and Natural Resources: Power and Renewables Law Firm of the Year: Mattos Filho
• Energy and Natural Resources: Power and Renewables Lawyer of the Year: Rosi Costa Barros, Demarest Advogados
• Energy and Natural Resources: Power and Renewables Rising Star of the Year: José Carlos Altomari Teixeira, Pinheiro Neto Advogados

Energy and Natural Resources: Oil & Gas
• Energy and Natural Resources: Oil & Gas Law Firm of the Year: Tauil & Chequer Advogados
• Energy and Natural Resources: Oil & Gas Lawyer of the Year: Alexandre Calmon, Campos Mello Advogados in cooperation with DLA Piper
• Energy and Natural Resources: Oil & Gas Rising Star of the Year: Gabriela Bezerra Fischer, Trench Rossi Watanabe

Environment
• Environment Law Firm of the Year: Graça Couto, Sequerra, Levitinas, Bicudo, Leal & Abby Advogados
• Environment Lawyer of the Year: Adriana Mathias Baptista, TozziniFreire Advogados
• Environment Rising Star of the Year: Leticia Marques, KLA Advogados

Insurance
• Insurance Law Firm of the Year: Costa, Albino & Rocha Sociedade de Advogados (CAR)
• Insurance Lawyer of the Year: Marcia Cicarelli Barbosa de Oliveira, Demarest Advogados
• Insurance Rising Star of the Year: Raíssa Lilavati Barbosa Abbas Campelo, Pinheiro Neto Advogados

Intellectual Property
• Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year: Kasznar Leonardos
• Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year: Vanessa Ribeiro, Gusmão & Labrunie
• Intellectual Property Rising Star of the Year: Mariana Vicentini Taylor, Souto Correa Advogados

Labour
• Labour Law Firm of the Year: Demarest Advogados
• Labour Lawyer of the Year: Nelson Mannrich, Mannrich e Vasconcelos Advogados
• Labour Rising Star of the Year: Murilo Caldeira Germiniani, Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados

Litigation
• Litigation Law Firm of the Year: Ferro, Castro Neves, Daltro & Gomide Advogados
• Litigation Lawyer of the Year: Marcio Vieira Souto Costa Ferreira, Sergio Bermudes Advogados
• Litigation Rising Star of the Year: Marina da Cunha Ruggero Lopez, Mattos Filho

Projects and Infrastructure
• Projects and Infrastructure Law Firm of the Year: Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados
• Projects and Infrastructure Lawyer of the Year: Miriam Signor, Lefosse Advogados
• Projects and Infrastructure Rising Star of the Year: Stephanie Hong, Pinheiro Neto Advogados

Public Law
• Public Law Law Firm of the Year: Justen, Pereira, Oliveira & Talamini Advogados
• Public Law Lawyer of the Year: Thiago Luís Sombra, Mattos Filho
• Public Law Rising Star of the Year: Matheus Palhares Vieira, Cescon Barrieu

Real Estate
• Real Estate Law Firm of the Year: Duarte Garcia, Serra Netto e Terra Advogados
• Real Estate Lawyer of the Year: Rodrigo de Castro, Veirano Advogados
• Real Estate Rising Star of the Year: Michelle Ramos, Gustavo Padilha Advogados Associados

Restructuring
• Restructuring Law Firm of the Year: Galdino & Coelho, Pimenta, Takemi, Ayoub Advogados
• Restructuring Lawyer of the Year: Ivo Waisberg, Thomaz Bastos, Waisberg and Kurzweil Advogados
• Restructuring Rising Star of the Year: Victoria Vaccari Villela Boacnin, Felsberg Advogados

TMT: Cybersecurity and Data Privacy
• TMT: Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Law Firm of the Year: Pinheiro Neto Advogados
• TMT: Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Lawyer of the Year: Paulo Brancher, Mattos Filho
• TMT: Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Rising Star of the Year: Adriane Loureiro Novaes, B/Luz

TMT: Telecoms and Media
• TMT: Telecoms and Media Law Firm of the Year: Veirano Advogados
• TMT: Telecoms and Media Lawyer of the Year: Pedro Ramos, B/Luz
• TMT: Telecoms and Media Rising Star of the Year: Derick de Mendonca Rocha, Rolim Goulart Cardoso Advogados

Tax
• Tax Law Firm of the Year: Pinheiro Neto Advogados
• Tax Lawyer of the Year: Valter Lobato, Sacha Calmon e Misabel Derzi Consultores e Advogados
• Tax Rising Star of the Year: Pedro Paulo Bresciani, Utumi Advogados