Nicole Najjar > Mattos Filho > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile

Mattos Filho
Al. Joaquim Eugênio de Lima, 447
São Paulo, SP, CEP 01403-001
Brazil

Work Department

Private Client

Position

Partner

Career

Nicole provides legal assistance exclusively dedicated to individuals and family businesses, focusing on structuring and implementing alternatives for asset organization in Brazil and abroad, from a multidisciplinary legal perspective including tax, corporate, succession, and family law.

She has expertise in corporate governance, succession and estate planning, practicing in both advisory and litigation capacities in Family and Succession Law.

Additionally, she has extensive experience with relocating abroad and reorganizing international assets.

Since 2020, Nicole Najjar has served as Director of the Brazilian branch of STEP – Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners.

Languages

Portuguese, English and Spanish

Education

Bachelor of Laws, Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Master in Tax Law, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP)
Specialization in Tax Law, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP)

Lawyer Rankings

Brazil > Wealth and succession planning

(Leading partners)

Nicole Najjar – Mattos Filho

Utilising its multidisciplinary expertise, full-service powerhouse Mattos Filho is regularly seen ‘advising the wealthiest of global Brazilian families on their worldwide affairs’. Its expertise spans family governance, succession issues, estate planning, relocation and immigration planning. Alessandro Amadeu da Fonseca is a key contact in the practice and specialises in offshore fiduciary structures and assets held by international families. Also part of the core team, Nicole Najjar is skilled at handling matters pertaining to corporate governance, succession, estate planning, overseas relocations and international asset reorganisation. The latter is a core area of activity for Pedro Falcone, who has a keen focus on private investment companies, offshore funds and fiduciary structures.