{"id":251018,"date":"2026-02-25T13:06:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T13:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/?page_id=251018"},"modified":"2026-02-27T09:38:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T09:38:34","slug":"winners-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/brazil-awards\/winners-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Winners 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Banking<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Banking Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vicente Piccoli Medeiros Braga, FAS Advogados, in cooperation with CMS<\/p>\n

Banking Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nei Zelmanovits, Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados<\/p>\n

Banking Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pinheiro Neto Advogados<\/p>\n

Capital Markets<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Capital Markets Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thadeu Bretas, Stocche Forbes Advogados<\/p>\n

Capital Markets Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cristina Tomiyama, Demarest Advogados<\/p>\n

Capital Markets Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lefosse Advogados<\/p>\n

Competition and Antitrust<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Competition and Antitrust Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Natalia Pinheiro da Silveira, Lobo de Rizzo Advogados<\/p>\n

Competition and Antitrust Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Leonor Cordovil, Grinberg Cordovil Advogados<\/p>\n

Competition and Antitrust Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

TozziniFreire<\/p>\n

Compliance<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Compliance Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Raphael Sor\u00e9, Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados<\/p>\n

Compliance Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Isabel Franco, Azevedo Sette Advogados<\/p>\n

Compliance Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

TozziniFreire<\/p>\n

Corporate and M&A: Mid-market<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Corporate and M&A: Mid-market Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Camila Cardinale, CGM Advogados<\/p>\n

Corporate and M&A: Mid-market Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alberto Weyland Vieira, Vieira Rezende<\/p>\n

Corporate and M&A: Mid-market Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vella Pugliese Buosi e Guidoni Advogados<\/p>\n

Corporate and M&A: High-end<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Corporate and M&A: High-end Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ren\u00e9 Mostardeiro Brunet, Pinheiro Guimar\u00e3es<\/p>\n

Corporate and M&A: High-end Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maria Cristina Cescon, Cescon Barrieu<\/p>\n

Corporate and M&A: High-end Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mattos Filho<\/p>\n

Dispute Resolution<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Dispute Resolution Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aline Dias, Franco Leutewiler Henriques Advogados (FLH Advogados)<\/p>\n

Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fernando Eduardo Serec, TozziniFreire<\/p>\n

Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ferro, Castro Neves, Daltro & Gomide Advogados<\/p>\n

Environment<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Environment Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Giovani Tomasoni, Trench Rossi Watanabe<\/p>\n

Environment Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Roberta Danelon Leonhardt, Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados<\/p>\n

Environment Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

BMA Advogados<\/p>\n

Insurance<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Insurance Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Camila Prado, Demarest Advogados<\/p>\n

Insurance Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Marcelo Mansur Haddad, Mattos Filho<\/p>\n

Insurance Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ernesto Tzirulnik Advocacia<\/p>\n

Intellectual Property<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Intellectual Property Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Luiza Duarte Pereira, Murta Goyanes Advogados<\/p>\n

Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gabriel Di Blasi, Di Blasi, Parente & Associados<\/p>\n

Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Montaury Pimenta, Machado & Vieira de Mello<\/p>\n

Labour<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Labour Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fernanda Rochael Nasciutti, BMA Advogados<\/p>\n

Labour Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alexandre de Almeida Cardoso, TozziniFreire<\/p>\n

Labour Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados<\/p>\n

Oil and Gas<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Oil and Gas Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Marcelo Fraz\u00e3o, Costa Rodrigues Advogados – COSRO<\/p>\n

Oil and Gas Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bruno Belchior, Tauil & Chequer Advogados<\/p>\n

Oil and Gas Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mattos Filho<\/p>\n

Power and Renewables<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Power and Renewables Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ana Carolina Katlauskas Calil, Cescon Barrieu<\/p>\n

Power and Renewables Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Raphael Gomes, Lefosse Advogados<\/p>\n

Power and Renewables Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pinheiro Neto Advogados<\/p>\n

Projects and Infrastructure<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Projects and Infrastructure Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gustavo Silveira Cunha, Lobo de Rizzo Advogados<\/p>\n

Projects and Infrastructure Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jos\u00e9 Virg\u00edlio Lopes Enei, Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados<\/p>\n

Projects and Infrastructure Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mattos Filho<\/p>\n

Public Law<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Public Law Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Juliana Deguirmendjian, Tauil & Chequer Advogados<\/p>\n

Public Law Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Eduardo Carvalhaes, Lefosse Advogados<\/p>\n

Public Law Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Demarest Advogados<\/p>\n

Real Estate<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Real Estate Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fabio Rocha Pinto e Silva, Pinheiro Neto Advogados<\/p>\n

Real Estate Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jos\u00e9 Paulo Marzag\u00e3o, Dias Carneiro Advogados<\/span><\/p>\n

Real Estate Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bicalho Navarro Advogados<\/p>\n

Restructuring and Insolvency<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Restructuring and Insolvency Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Guilherme Vaz, Pinheiro Guimar\u00e3es<\/p>\n

Restructuring and Insolvency Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Giuliano Colombo, Pinheiro Neto Advogados<\/p>\n

Restructuring and Insolvency Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

E. Munhoz Advogados<\/p>\n

Tax<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Tax Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bruno Habib Negreiros Barbosa, Veirano Advogados<\/p>\n

Tax Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Raquel Novais, Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados<\/p>\n

Tax Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados<\/p>\n

TMT<\/strong><\/h4>\n

TMT Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Julia Pazos, Cescon Barrieu<\/p>\n

TMT Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ana Claudia Beppu, Veirano Advogados<\/p>\n

TMT Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pinheiro Neto Advogados<\/p>\n

Transport<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Transport Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Juliana Senna, Tauil & Chequer Advogados<\/p>\n

Transport Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ana Luisa Derenusson, De Luca, Derenusson, Schuttoff Sociedade de Advogados<\/p>\n

Transport Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kincaid | Mendes Vianna Advogados<\/p>\n

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Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Paula Moreira Indalecio Mattos Filho<\/p>\n

White-Collar Crime Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Davi Tangerino Davi Tangerino Advogados<\/p>\n

White-Collar Crime Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Toron Advogados<\/p>\n

International Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton<\/p>\n

In-House Rising Star of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Juliana Iglesias Vasquez, Nubank<\/p>\n

Marketing Team of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n

TozziniFreire<\/p>\n

In-House Sustainability Team of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Mombak<\/p>\n

DE&I Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Demarest Advogados<\/p>\n

In-House Diversity Team of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Grupo Soma<\/p>\n

Deal of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Sabesp R$14.8bn follow-on offering and privatisation Cescon Barrieu<\/strong>
\nClifford Chance
\nLefosse Advogados
\nLobo de Rizzo Advogados
\nMattos Filho
\nPinheiro Guimar\u00e3es
\nPinheiro Neto Advogados
\nWhite & Case LLP<\/p>\n

Rising Star Associate of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Mariana Conrado, Trench Rossi Watanabe<\/p>\n

Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Ana Carolina Katlauskas Calil, Cescon Barrieu<\/p>\n

Boutique Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Todorov, Giannini & Nisiyama Advogados<\/p>\n

Client Satisfaction Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Andr\u00e9 Menescal Advogados<\/p>\n

In-House Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Beatriz Barrionuevo, Mondel\u0113z International<\/p>\n

Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Carlos Mello, TozziniFreire<\/p>\n

Managing Partner of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Rodrigo Junqueira, Lefosse Advogados<\/p>\n

In-House Team of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n

PepsiCo<\/p>\n

Brazil Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Pinheiro Neto Advogados<\/p>\n

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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 … <\/p>\n

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