BFBM – Barroso Fontelles, Barcellos, Mendonça & Associados' Brasília-based practice is well positioned to represent a variety of clients in complex proceedings before Brazil’s highest judicial and administrative bodies, such as the Federal Supreme Court, the Superior Court of Justice, and the Federal General Accounting Office. The practice is under the joint leadership of Eduardo Mendonça, who is active in disputes involving constitutional, digital, administrative, regulatory and economic law, and Felipe Monnerat Solon De Pontes, who has extensive experience in litigation involving telecoms and other regulated sectors. The team also benefits from the expertise of Ana Paula de Barcellos in civil and administrative court proceedings, arbitration, and transactional matters.
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- 'Excellence in the provision of legal services. Professionals with renowned knowledge in labour law and public law.'
- 'Intellectual capacity, strategic thinking, commitment, and ethics.'
Key clients
- Pluxee Beneficios Brasil S.A. Companhia Princesa do Sul Banrisul - Banco do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul Hospital Santa Cruz COASUL - Cooperativa Agroindustrial Vibra Energia S/A Mercedes Benz Algar Telecom S/A Serasa Experian CPFL – Companhia Piratininga de Força e Luz Verisure Brasil Monitoramento Federação Nacional dos Administradores Cooperativa Dos Cafeicultores Da Zona de Mococa Agrícola Pecuária e Indústria Ltda. Cooperativa Regional Dos Cafeicultores de Poços De Caldas Fibrasil Infraestrutura e Fibra Ótica S/A Banco Triângulo S/A Banco Triângulo S/A A. Madeira Indústria e Comércio Ltda. COPEN Companhia de Petróleo, Gás e Energia S/A Perugia Empreendimentos Imobiliários S/A Cocelpa Cia de Celulose e Papel do Paraná Moara Bioestimulantes Agroambientais Ltda. Serasa Experian BR Malls Sindicato dos Servidores da Administração Pública do Estado do Espírito Santo BOZZO Brasil S/A Comércio, Importação e Exportação
Work highlights
Advising Telefônica Brasil on a public-interest lawsuit (class action) filed by the Federal Attorney General’s Office (MPF).
Defending Claro, Telefônica, and Conexis Brasil Digital—which are two of Brazil’s largest telecoms companies and a union—before the Federal Supreme Court (STF).
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Eduardo Mendonça
Felipe Monnerat
Practice head
Eduardo Mendonça; Felipe Monnerat Solon de Pontes
Other key lawyers
Marcella Zarattini Martins