Andrea Caliento > Lefosse Advogados > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile

Highlighted for its ‘exceptional technical quality and client focus‘, full-service law firm Lefosse Advogados‘ wealth planning team collaborates with leading international firms to assist clients in a wide range of cross-border matters, including expatriate wealth management. Frequently retained by ultra-high-net-worth individuals and family-controlled companies, the group demonstrates particular strength in corporate law, succession planning and related tax matters. Andrea Caliento, who is singled out for her ‘solid knowledge, organisation and client care skills‘, manages a broad practice, spanning family disputes, corporate governance, and succession and estate planning. She co-heads the group with tax and wealth planning expert Gustavo Lian Haddad, who is sought after to handle tax litigation cases on behalf of domestic and international clients. Senior associate Ricardo Santos provides key support in wealth planning mandates.

Lefosse Advogados has a specialised real estate team that assists major corporates, investment funds and banks with ‘great competence’. Clients instruct the team on deals involving a range of asset classes, including commercial, residential, industrial, energy and agribusiness properties. Practice head Andrea Caliento is an ‘excellent lawyer’ who has over two decades’ experience in transactions involving direct and indirect rural and urban property acquisitions. She receives key support from a strong team of associates: Henrique Miguel and Mariana Rodrigues, who handle a variety of real estate transactional matters, and Beatriz Martins, who focuses on the development and implementation of real estate projects.