Firm Profile > Araújo e Policastro Advogados > Sao Paulo, Brazil
Araújo e Policastro Advogados Offices
R LEOPOLDO COUTO DE MAGALHÃES JUNIOR
758 4TH FLOOR, ITAIM BIBI 04542-000
SÃO PAULO SP
Brazil
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Araújo e Policastro Advogados > The Legal 500 Rankings
Competition and antitrust Tier 4
Araújo e Policastro Advogados has carved out a niche in private follow-on damages litigation, a nascent area in Brazil's antitrust market, where it acts for claimants. In this context, practice head Bruno Lanna Peixoto works alongside international firms to advise on cross-border litigation. Ludmilla Martins and Carolina Pagotto Trevizo are key contacts at the associate level.
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Key clients
Itautec (Itausa)
GMW Advogados
Companhia de Tecidos Norte de Minas (Coteminas)
Comercial Brasileira de Aço (Cobraço)
Federação dos Hospitais do Estado de São Paulo
Sindicato da Construção Civil no Estado de Minas Gerais – Sinduscon/MG
Corporate and M&A Tier 4
Well-established firm Araújo e Policastro Advogados has strong relationships with many clients, several of which have been working with the firm for decades. Among its recent areas of growth are M&A, cross-border disputes and succession planning. Camila da Motta Pacheco Alves de Araújo excels in M&A, general business law, infrastructure and regulatory matters; she co-heads the department alongside founding partner José Theodoro Alves de Araújo and senior partner José Paulo Bueno. Names to note at the associate level include Marina Pacheco de Araújo Paciullo, Júlio Cesar Domingues and Bárbara dos Santos Moreira.
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Testimonials
‘Very good services. High quality expertise.‘
Key clients
Alcoa Corporation / Alcoa Alumínio
Amphenol Corporation
Cabot Corporation
Dover
Hospital Ana Costa
Lindsay Corporation
Meritor
Metalsa
Rentokil Initial España
Telefonica on the Spot Soluções Digitais do Brasil
Labour and employment Tier 5
Araújo e Policastro Advogados offers a strong litigation and advisory service to employers from across a wide range of industries, including manufacturing, IT, recruitment, education and energy. Ana Lúcia Pinke Ribeiro de Paiva leads the team, which has significant expertise in defending against employee claims, providing corporate support, and advising on company reorganisations and employee benefits.
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Tax Tier 5
Araújo e Policastro Advogados has a versatile tax team that handles a mix of strategic planning matters and judicial and administrative litigation at the municipal, state and federal levels. Corporate clients come from a wide range of sectors, and the firm also has good expertise advising family groups on cross-border tax issues. Sylvio Fernando Paes de Barros Júnior leads the team, which includes well-regarded associate Fernanda Botinha Nascimento and partner Fernanda Pereira Leite.
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Testimonials
‘The strengths are: proactivity, timeliness, fair price, knowledge of the subject, good interpersonal relationship.’
‘The individuals we have worked with, are top in their field, with vast experience and committed to finding solutions to problems through viable alternatives.’
‘Fernanda Leite – An excellent relationship professional, with great knowledge in the tax litigation area, who always seeks alternatives to support the client.’
‘Fernanda Botinha – Highly technical professional, with great interpersonal skills, seeking alternatives to help the client, with a strategic vision to support their clients.’
Key clients
Lindt & Sprüngli (Brazil) Comércio de Alimentos
Lindt & Sprüngli (Brazil) Holding
GF Sistemas de Tubulações (George Fischer)
GF Machining Solutions Máquinas (George Fischer)
Axletech do Brasil Sistemas Automotivos
Confab Industrial / Tenaris Coating do Brasil
Confab Montagens
Movilex Recycling Group
Lyondellbasell Brasil
Brasilfactors
Basell Poliofelinas
Pan American Energy LLC
Ampenhol TFC
Cabot Corporation
Lindsay América do Sul
Multilaser Industrial
S&P Global Informações Do Brasil
Keysight Technologies Medição Brasil
Metalsa Brasil Indústria e Comércio de Autopeças
Metalsa Campo Largo Indústria e Comércio de Chassis
Companhia Agrícola e Pastoril Fazenda Rio Pardo
Sociedade Geral de Participações – SGP
Deublin Juntas Rotativas de Precisão
Meritor do Brasil Sistemas Automotivos
Schaeffler do Brasil Embreagens
Penumbra Latin America Distribuidora de Equipamentos e Produtos Médicos
Meda Pharma lmportação e Exportação de Produtos Farmacêuticos
Lactalis do Brasil – Comércio, Importação e Exportação de Laticínios
Markem-Imaje Identificação de Produtos
Spirax Sarco Indústria e Comércio
Socobrás
Marketing Vision Consultoria em Comunicação e Eventos
Thornton Eletronica Eireli
Veolia Water Technologies Brasil
CB Richard Ellis SC
Araújo e Policastro Advogados > Firm Profile
Araújo e Policastro Advogados has built a reputation as one of the most respected law firms in Brazil, with a long-standing reputation for excellence in various areas of legal practice. Over 55 years of practice, founding partners Theodoro Araújo and Décio Policastro have been successful in keeping to the firm’s original goal: providing its clients with the highest quality legal services in a professional, creative and practical manner. Araújo e Policastro, founded in 1962, is a full-service law firm with headquarters in the city of São Paulo, Latin America’s main business and industrial centre.
The firm’s core practices are international corporate law, contracts, M&A and tax, which are complemented by numerous specialty areas, including insurance, banking, finance and capital markets, antitrust, competition and cartel, infrastructure, regulatory and public law, privatisations and concession of public services, energy, oil and gas, mining and natural resources, roads, ports and airports, telecommunications, intellectual property, information technology and data protection, litigation and arbitration, international trade, labour, real estate, environmental, consumer protection laws, healthcare and life sciences, wealth and succession planning, family law, trusts and estates.
The firm’s attorneys have studied in the finest institutions in Brazil and many have also attended specialist courses or master of laws programmes in the US and Europe, and worked for law firms abroad. They perform to the standards of the international legal community for a prompt and efficient practice dealing with clients’ legal and business needs.
By keeping up the vision of delivering personal and high-quality services to its clients, Araújo e Policastro has been able to grow and diversify without losing focus on its original profile and goals. The personal attention and hands-on involvement of the partners in the legal work have been the clients’ most appreciated aspect of the firm. Araújo e Policastro’s carefully planned growth and focus on the quality of its legal practice has resulted in a sound reputation across the Brazilian and worldwide business and legal communities.
The firm continues to progress its strategic policies of continued growth, but without becoming less efficient in its provision of quality legal services. The expansion movements are a result of the growing demand for legal services and the glance of areas of high growth potential or which require high specialisation, such as antitrust and international litigation and trade. The hiring of highly skilled professionals, with wide expertise and solid careers, reflects our expansion strategy, which is to have the best talented professionals, and to offer services of the highest quality. “With our structure and tradition in the corporate area, I understand that we can expand our legal services to a global market which is increasingly dynamic and demanding,” says Theodoro Araújo, co-founder of the firm.
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
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| Managing Partner | Camila Araújo | relacoesinstitucionais@araujopolicastro.com.br | +55 11 30495700 |
Lawyer Profiles
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Mrs Camila Araújo | Managing Partner | View Profile |
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Mr Theodoro Araújo | Partner | View Profile |
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Mrs Regina Bisson | Of counsel | View Profile |
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Dr José Paulo Bueno | Partner | View Profile |
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Dr Eduardo Correa Fazoli | Partner | View Profile |
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Mr Bruno L. Peixoto | Partner | View Profile |
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Dra Tania Mara Ferreira | Partner | View Profile |
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Dr Sylvio Paes de Barros Jr. | Partner | View Profile |
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Dra Fernanda Pereira Leite | Partner | View Profile |
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Dra Ana Lúcia Pinke Ribeiro de Paiva | Partner | View Profile |
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Mr Décio Policastro | Founding Partner | View Profile |