Winners 2026

Banking

Banking Next Generation Partner of the Year

Vicente Piccoli Medeiros Braga, FAS Advogados, in cooperation with CMS

Banking Lawyer of the Year

Nei Zelmanovits, Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados

Banking Law Firm of the Year

Pinheiro Neto Advogados

Capital Markets

Capital Markets Next Generation Partner of the Year

Thadeu Bretas, Stocche Forbes Advogados

Capital Markets Lawyer of the Year

Cristina Tomiyama, Demarest Advogados

Capital Markets Law Firm of the Year

Lefosse Advogados

Competition and Antitrust

Competition and Antitrust Next Generation Partner of the Year

Natalia Pinheiro da Silveira, Lobo de Rizzo Advogados

Competition and Antitrust Lawyer of the Year

Leonor Cordovil, Grinberg Cordovil Advogados

Competition and Antitrust Law Firm of the Year

TozziniFreire

Compliance

Compliance Next Generation Partner of the Year

Raphael Soré, Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados

Compliance Lawyer of the Year

Isabel Franco, Azevedo Sette Advogados

Compliance Law Firm of the Year

TozziniFreire

Corporate and M&A: Mid-market

Corporate and M&A: Mid-market Next Generation Partner of the Year

Camila Cardinale, CGM Advogados

Corporate and M&A: Mid-market Lawyer of the Year

Alberto Weyland Vieira, Vieira Rezende

Corporate and M&A: Mid-market Law Firm of the Year

Vella Pugliese Buosi e Guidoni Advogados

Corporate and M&A: High-end

Corporate and M&A: High-end Next Generation Partner of the Year

René Mostardeiro Brunet, Pinheiro Guimarães

Corporate and M&A: High-end Lawyer of the Year

Maria Cristina Cescon, Cescon Barrieu

Corporate and M&A: High-end Law Firm of the Year

Mattos Filho

Dispute Resolution

Dispute Resolution Next Generation Partner of the Year

Aline Dias, Franco Leutewiler Henriques Advogados (FLH Advogados)

Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year

Fernando Eduardo Serec, TozziniFreire

Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year

Ferro, Castro Neves, Daltro & Gomide Advogados

Environment

Environment Next Generation Partner of the Year

Giovani Tomasoni, Trench Rossi Watanabe

Environment Lawyer of the Year

Roberta Danelon Leonhardt, Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados

Environment Law Firm of the Year

BMA Advogados

Insurance

Insurance Next Generation Partner of the Year

Camila Prado, Demarest Advogados

Insurance Lawyer of the Year

Marcelo Mansur Haddad, Mattos Filho

Insurance Law Firm of the Year

Ernesto Tzirulnik Advocacia

Intellectual Property

Intellectual Property Next Generation Partner of the Year

Luiza Duarte Pereira, Murta Goyanes Advogados

Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year

Gabriel Di Blasi, Di Blasi, Parente & Associados

Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year

Montaury Pimenta, Machado & Vieira de Mello

Labour

Labour Next Generation Partner of the Year

Fernanda Rochael Nasciutti, BMA Advogados

Labour Lawyer of the Year

Alexandre de Almeida Cardoso, TozziniFreire

Labour Law Firm of the Year

Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados

Oil and Gas

Oil and Gas Next Generation Partner of the Year

Marcelo Frazão, Costa Rodrigues Advogados – COSRO

Oil and Gas Lawyer of the Year

Bruno Belchior, Tauil & Chequer Advogados

Oil and Gas Law Firm of the Year

Mattos Filho

Power and Renewables

Power and Renewables Next Generation Partner of the Year

Ana Carolina Katlauskas Calil, Cescon Barrieu

Power and Renewables Lawyer of the Year

Raphael Gomes, Lefosse Advogados

Power and Renewables Law Firm of the Year

Pinheiro Neto Advogados

Projects and Infrastructure

Projects and Infrastructure Next Generation Partner of the Year

Gustavo Silveira Cunha, Lobo de Rizzo Advogados

Projects and Infrastructure Lawyer of the Year

José Virgílio Lopes Enei, Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados

Projects and Infrastructure Law Firm of the Year

Mattos Filho

Public Law

Public Law Next Generation Partner of the Year

Juliana Deguirmendjian, Tauil & Chequer Advogados

Public Law Lawyer of the Year

Eduardo Carvalhaes, Lefosse Advogados

Public Law Law Firm of the Year

Demarest Advogados

Real Estate

Real Estate Next Generation Partner of the Year

Fabio Rocha Pinto e Silva, Pinheiro Neto Advogados

Real Estate Lawyer of the Year

José Paulo Marzagão, Tauil & Chequer Advogados

Real Estate Law Firm of the Year

Bicalho Navarro Advogados

Restructuring and Insolvency

Restructuring and Insolvency Next Generation Partner of the Year

Guilherme Vaz, Pinheiro Guimarães

Restructuring and Insolvency Lawyer of the Year

Giuliano Colombo, Pinheiro Neto Advogados

Restructuring and Insolvency Law Firm of the Year

E. Munhoz Advogados

Tax

Tax Next Generation Partner of the Year

Bruno Habib Negreiros Barbosa, Veirano Advogados

Tax Lawyer of the Year

Raquel Novais, Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados

Tax Law Firm of the Year

Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados

TMT

TMT Next Generation Partner of the Year

Julia Pazos, Cescon Barrieu

TMT Lawyer of the Year

Ana Claudia Beppu, Veirano Advogados

TMT Law Firm of the Year

Pinheiro Neto Advogados

Transport

Transport Next Generation Partner of the Year

Juliana Senna, Tauil & Chequer Advogados

Transport Lawyer of the Year

Ana Luisa Derenusson, De Luca, Derenusson, Schuttoff Sociedade de Advogados

Transport Law Firm of the Year

Kincaid | Mendes Vianna Advogados


Next Generation Partner of the Year

Paula Moreira Indalecio Mattos Filho

White-Collar Crime Lawyer of the Year

Davi Tangerino Davi Tangerino Advogados

White-Collar Crime Law Firm of the Year

Toron Advogados

International Firm of the Year

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

In-House Rising Star of the Year

Juliana Iglesias Vasquez, Nubank

Marketing Team of the Year

TozziniFreire

In-House Sustainability Team of the Year

Mombak

DE&I Law Firm of the Year

Demarest Advogados

In-House Diversity Team of the Year

Grupo Soma

Deal of the Year

Sabesp R$14.8bn follow-on offering and privatisation Cescon Barrieu
Clifford Chance
Lefosse Advogados
Lobo de Rizzo Advogados
Mattos Filho
Pinheiro Guimarães
Pinheiro Neto Advogados
White & Case LLP

Rising Star Associate of the Year

Mariana Conrado, Trench Rossi Watanabe

Next Generation Partner of the Year

Ana Carolina Katlauskas Calil, Cescon Barrieu

Boutique Firm of the Year

Todorov, Giannini & Nisiyama Advogados

Client Satisfaction Firm of the Year

André Menescal Advogados

In-House Lawyer of the Year

Beatriz Barrionuevo, Mondelēz International

Lawyer of the Year

Carlos Mello, TozziniFreire

Managing Partner of the Year

Rodrigo Junqueira, Lefosse Advogados

In-House Team of the Year

PepsiCo

Brazil Firm of the Year

Pinheiro Neto Advogados