Ms Marianna Furtado de Mendonça > Montaury Pimenta, Machado & Vieira de Mello > Rio de Janeiro, Brazil > Lawyer Profile

Marianna has been working with Intellectual Property since 2000. She became a partner of Montaury Pimenta Firm in 2002 and is one of the heads of the litigation department since 2011. Marianna’s experience covers all aspects of intellectual property with special emphasis on civil litigation involving trademarks, copyright, industrial designs, domain names and unfair competition & trade dress, as well as in the development and enforcement of strategies for protection and enforcement of these rights.

Marianna is highly specialized in Digital Law and Data Protection & Privacy and has solid experience in lawsuits involving IT Law related matters. Marianna has extensive experience in representing and advising clients in said fields and she has litigated representing major technology and social media companies at several Federal and State Courts across the country.

Despite being a litigator, she is recognized as a skilled negotiator managing to avoid litigation or negotiating creative agreements that are interesting for the litigating parties.

Marianna practice includes:

• evaluation of potential litigation risks, with the aim of, whenever possible, avoiding litigation;
• collaborating with corporate departments to review, developing solutions and advise on litigation strategies;
• handling and monitoring a variety of litigation matters, across the country;

In addition to participating in international conferences and seminars as a speaker or moderator, Marianna is constantly recognized for her practice in the most renowned rankings in the area such as: WTR1000, IP Stars, Best Lawyers, Latin Lawyers and Leaders League.