The Legal 500

Brazil

Corporate and M&A (including ‘compliance’)

Corporate and M&A (including ‘compliance’) - ranked: tier 5

Almeida Advogados

Almeida Advogados continued to attract work from its longstanding clients and also picked up several new clients, including Top Land Capital and Tmkt Servicos de Marketing. Keeping the team busy in 2017 were corporate restructurings and M&A, and corporate litigation also features in its workload. André de Almeida is the practice head, and Natalie Yoshida, Ruy Menezes Neto and Larissa da Costa Andrade also regularly have a hand in transactions.

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Dispute resolution

Dispute resolution: Litigation - ranked: tier 7

Almeida Advogados

Providing ‘high-quality advice’, Almeida Advogados acts for a number of multinational companies, including Boston Medical Group, MSC and Navistar. Andréa Rodrigues Seco is ‘always well prepared’, and is part of a team defending Aeroméxico against indemnification claims made by an airline agency.

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Environment

Environment - ranked: tier 6

Almeida Advogados

The team at Almeida Advogados regularly provides assistance regarding federal, state and municipal environmental laws and regulation. In 2017 it represented Stericycle, which collects and disposes of regulated substances, in an investigation brought by the public prosecutor’s office concerning two waste treatment sites. Other clients include INESFA, Companhia Fabril Mascarenhas and Alesat Combustíveis. Leonardo A. F. Palhares and Rafael Zinato Moreira are the names to note.

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Public law

Public law - ranked: tier 4

Almeida Advogados

The ‘committed’ team at Almeida Advogados now includes three partners following the promotion of Pedro González Tinoco. It is regularly instructed by clients in relation to public bidding procedures. Rafael Zinato Moreira and Leonardo Palhares have vast experience in public and administrative law.

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Tax

Tax - ranked: tier 5

Almeida Advogados

Tax litigation - ranked: tier 4

Almeida Advogados

The ‘very diligent’ team at Almeida Advogados acts for a broad range of clients, from high-net-worth individuals to large multinational companies. It is particularly noted for its expertise in the shipping sector. Rio de Janeiro based Leonardo Vinicius Correia de Melo is recommended, and co-heads the department with the ‘dedicated’ and ‘committed’ Homero dos Santos in São Paulo. Associate Rodrigo Petry Terra also attracts praise.

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Transport and shipping

Transport and shipping: Shipping - ranked: tier 4

Almeida Advogados

With particular expertise in contentious matters, Almeida Advogados recently represented Louis Dreyfus in indemnity litigation concerning a collision between a bulk carrier and a terminal’s shiploader. ‘Excellent maritime lawyer’ Breno Garbois is ‘attentive, accurate and commercially minded’.

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