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Rankings published in 2026
Banking
Tier 4
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Tier 1

BMA Advogados
14 practice areas
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Demarest Advogados
14 practice areas
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Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados
14 practice areas
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Mattos Filho Veiga Filho Marrey Jr & Quiroga Advogados
14 practice areas
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Pinheiro Guimarães
14 practice areas
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Pinheiro Neto Advogados
14 practice areas
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TozziniFreire
12 practice areas
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Tier 2

Cescon Barrieu
14 practice areas
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Lefosse
13 practice areas
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Stocche Forbes Advogados
11 practice areas
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Tier 3

Campos Mello Advogados
12 practice areas
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Dias Carneiro Advogados
12 practice areas
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Felsberg Advogados
8 practice areas
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Stocche Forbes Advogados
11 practice areas
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Tauil & Chequer Advogados - Mayer Brown
14 practice areas
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Veirano Advogados
14 practice areas
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Tier 4

Champs Law
2 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
8 practice areas
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Lobo de Rizzo Advogados
11 practice areas
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Mello Torres Advogados
13 practice areas
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Santos Neto Advogados
7 practice areas
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Themudo Lessa Advogados
1 practice area
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Trench Rossi Watanabe
12 practice areas
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Vella Pugliese Buosi Guidoni
7 practice areas
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Tier 5

Altit Advogados Associados
6 practice areas
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Bichara Advogados
9 practice areas
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FASV Advogados
4 practice areas
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Franco Leutewiler Henriques Advogados
6 practice areas
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KLA Advogados
10 practice areas
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Madrona Fialho Advogados
9 practice areas
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SiqueiraCastro
7 practice areas
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VBSO Advogados
11 practice areas
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Vieira Rezende
8 practice areas
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BVA – Barreto Veiga Advogados
6 practice areas
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Barcellos Tucunduva Advogados
3 practice areas
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CSMV Advogados
5 practice areas
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Candido Martins Cukier
10 practice areas
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Caputo Bastos e Serra
2 practice areas
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Chalfin Goldberg Vainboim Advogados
4 practice areas
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H Naves Advogados
3 practice areas
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Padis Mattar Advogados
8 practice areas
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Ramos & Zuanon Advogados
2 practice areas
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Capital markets
Tier 2
52 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Cescon Barrieu
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Lefosse
13 practice areas
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Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados
14 practice areas
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Mattos Filho Veiga Filho Marrey Jr & Quiroga Advogados
14 practice areas
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Pinheiro Guimarães
14 practice areas
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Pinheiro Neto Advogados
14 practice areas
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Stocche Forbes Advogados
11 practice areas
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Tier 2

BMA Advogados
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
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Demarest Advogados
14 practice areas
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Tauil & Chequer Advogados - Mayer Brown
14 practice areas
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TozziniFreire
12 practice areas
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Tier 3

Cascione Advogados
12 practice areas
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Lobo de Rizzo Advogados
11 practice areas
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Madrona Fialho Advogados
9 practice areas
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Mello Torres Advogados
13 practice areas
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Trench Rossi Watanabe
12 practice areas
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VBSO Advogados
11 practice areas
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Veirano Advogados
14 practice areas
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Tier 4

A&O Shearman
1 practice area
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Campos Mello Advogados
12 practice areas
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Franco Leutewiler Henriques Advogados
6 practice areas
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Martinelli Advogados
5 practice areas
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PMK Advogados
2 practice areas
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Rusu, Tosto, Barreto e Fenerich Advogados
8 practice areas
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Vidigal Neto Advogados
4 practice areas
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Vieira Rezende
8 practice areas
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i2a Advogados
6 practice areas
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Tier 5

Altit Advogados Associados
6 practice areas
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Bichara Advogados
9 practice areas
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Coelho Advogados
3 practice areas
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Duarte Garcia Serra Netto & Terra Advogados
5 practice areas
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Eichenberg Lobato Abreu & Advogados Associados
3 practice areas
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KLA Advogados
10 practice areas
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Koga Advogados
1 practice area
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Marcelo Tostes Advogados
4 practice areas
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NFA - Negrão Ferrari Advogados
5 practice areas
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Santos Neto Advogados
7 practice areas
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Souto Correa Advogados
8 practice areas
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Thielmann Advogados
5 practice areas
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Araújo & Policastro Advogados
6 practice areas
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Bicalho Navarro Advogados
5 practice areas
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Candido Martins Cukier
10 practice areas
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Daló e Tognotti Advogados
5 practice areas
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Dias Carneiro Advogados
12 practice areas
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Felsberg Advogados
8 practice areas
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IBS Advogados
8 practice areas
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Lacaz Martins Pereira Neto Gurevich & Schoueri
5 practice areas
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Levy & Salomão Advogados
12 practice areas
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Loria e Kalansky
3 practice areas
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Vella Pugliese Buosi Guidoni
7 practice areas
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M&A
Notable
114 firms ranked
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Tier 1

BMA Advogados
14 practice areas
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Lefosse
13 practice areas
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Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados
14 practice areas
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Mattos Filho Veiga Filho Marrey Jr & Quiroga Advogados
14 practice areas
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Pinheiro Neto Advogados
14 practice areas
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Stocche Forbes Advogados
11 practice areas
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Tauil & Chequer Advogados - Mayer Brown
14 practice areas
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Tier 2

Campos Mello Advogados
12 practice areas
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Cescon Barrieu
14 practice areas
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Demarest Advogados
14 practice areas
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Lobo de Rizzo Advogados
11 practice areas
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Pinheiro Guimarães
14 practice areas
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TozziniFreire
12 practice areas
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Trench Rossi Watanabe
12 practice areas
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Veirano Advogados
14 practice areas
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Tier 3

Madrona Fialho Advogados
9 practice areas
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Mello Torres Advogados
13 practice areas
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Vieira Rezende
8 practice areas
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Tier 4

Bichara Advogados
9 practice areas
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Dias Carneiro Advogados
12 practice areas
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FM/Derraik
3 practice areas
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Felsberg Advogados
8 practice areas
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Huck Otranto Camargo Advogados
6 practice areas
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KLA Advogados
10 practice areas
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Vella Pugliese Buosi Guidoni
7 practice areas
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Tier 5

Araújo & Policastro Advogados
6 practice areas
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Azevedo Sette Advogados
5 practice areas
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BRZ Advogados
3 practice areas
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Candido Martins Cukier
10 practice areas
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Loeser & Hadad Advogados
4 practice areas
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Martinelli Advogados
5 practice areas
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Miguel Neto Advogados
3 practice areas
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Moreau Advogados
3 practice areas
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Padis Mattar Advogados
8 practice areas
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Rayes & Fagundes Advogados
3 practice areas
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Silveiro Advogados
3 practice areas
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Souto Correa Advogados
8 practice areas
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VBSO Advogados
11 practice areas
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Tier 6

ASBZ Advogados
4 practice areas
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BVA – Barreto Veiga Advogados
6 practice areas
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Baptista Luz Advogados
3 practice areas
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Benetti & Giammarino Advogados
2 practice areas
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Bronstein Zilberberg Chueiri & Potenza
6 practice areas
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Cascione Advogados
12 practice areas
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Coelho & Dalle
2 practice areas
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Coimbra & Chaves Advogados
3 practice areas
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Ferraz de Camargo & Matsunaga
2 practice areas
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Franco Leutewiler Henriques Advogados
6 practice areas
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Gentil Monteiro Vicentini Beringhs e Gil
2 practice areas
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HRSA
2 practice areas
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Leite Tosto e Barros
3 practice areas
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Levy & Salomão Advogados
12 practice areas
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Lopes Muniz Advogados
2 practice areas
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Machado Associados
9 practice areas
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Manucci Advogados
2 practice areas
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Moreira Menezes Martins
2 practice areas
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Orizzo Marques Advogados
4 practice areas
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Perlman Vidigal Godoy Advogados
12 practice areas
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Santos Neto Advogados
7 practice areas
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SouzaOkawa Advogados
4 practice areas
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Ulhôa Canto Rezende & Guerra Advogados
2 practice areas
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i2a Advogados
6 practice areas
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Abi Ackel Advogados
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BBL - Becker Bruzzi Lameirão Advogados
2 practice areas
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Bastos Bari Vilela Zugman
3 practice areas
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Briganti Advogados
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CSMV Advogados
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Carneiro Sampaio & Schmitt Advogados
1 practice area
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Castro Barros Advogados
6 practice areas
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Champs Law
2 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
8 practice areas
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Donelli, Nicolai e Zenid Advogados
3 practice areas
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Duarte Garcia Serra Netto & Terra Advogados
5 practice areas
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Figueiredo Sens Advogados
1 practice area
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Finocchio & Ustra
2 practice areas
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Fraga Bekierman & Cristiano Advogados
2 practice areas
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Gasparini, Barbosa e Freire Advogados
2 practice areas
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Geraldo Néry Lopes Advogados
2 practice areas
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Guimarães & Vieira de Mello Advogados
4 practice areas
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Hapner Kroetz Advogados
2 practice areas
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ILARRAZ Advogados
2 practice areas
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Lacaz Martins Pereira Neto Gurevich & Schoueri
5 practice areas
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Mallard Medeiros
4 practice areas
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Marcelo Tostes Advogados
4 practice areas
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Marchiori, Sachet, Barros
2 practice areas
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Marcos Martins Advogados
4 practice areas
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Marins Bertoldi Advogados
2 practice areas
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Martins | Villac Advogados
4 practice areas
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Mazzucco & Mello Advogados
3 practice areas
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Meirelles Bruschini e Cunha Advogados
1 practice area
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Melcheds || Mello & Rached Advogados
3 practice areas
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Menna.Barreto Advogados
4 practice areas
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Monteiro de Castro, Setoguti Advogados
3 practice areas
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Novotny Advogados
2 practice areas
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PGLaw
4 practice areas
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Passos e Sticca Advogados Associados
3 practice areas
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Peixoto & Cury Advogados
2 practice areas
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Rolim Goulart Cardoso
8 practice areas
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SABZ Advogados
3 practice areas
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Simoes Pires Advogados
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TPC Advogados
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Tavernard Advogados
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Terciotti Andrade Gomes Donato Advogados
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Thielmann Advogados
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Tribuci e Fonseca Advogados
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Urbano Vitalino Advogados
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VBD Advogados
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Vilarinho Advogados
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Villemor Amaral
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Viseu Advogados
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Established in the 1960s, Davis Polk & Wardwell is a world class firm with a global network. In Brazil, the firm has one office in São Paulo.

 

Focusses / specialisms

The firm has a strong M&A team that advises clients domestically and internationally.

 

Key Clients

The firm has many key clients such as Banco Santander Brasil, Bavaria, Companhia Siderurgica Nacional, Cosan, Fibria Celulose, Gafisa, Odebrecht, Petrobras, Via Varejo and Vivo Participacões.

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Deal Highlights
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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Brazil
Bond issue
JP Morgan Chase, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley
Underwriter
Natura Cosmeticos - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Brazil
Bond issue
Natura Cosmeticos
Issuer
Natura Cosmeticos - Bond Issue
2021-04-01
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Brazil
Bond issue
Natura Cosmeticos
Issuer
XP Inc - Bond Issue
2021-07-01
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Brazil
Bond issue
XP Inc
Issuer
Alpha Capital Acquisition Co. - M&A
2021-11-17
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Brazil
M&A
Alpha Capital Acquisition Co.
Buyer
Arco Platform - Bond Issue
2021-11-01
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Brazil
Bond issue
Arco Platform
Issuer
XP Inc. - M&A
2021-06-25
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Brazil
M&A
Byron Rooney, Hugo Casella
XP Inc.
Buyer
Lavoro Ltd. - M&A
2022-09-15
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Brazil
M&A
Manuel Garciadiaz
Lavoro Ltd.
Target
Arco Platform Ltd. - M&A
2022-10-06
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Brazil
M&A
Arco Platform Ltd.
Buyer
Cosan SA - M&A
2022-10-08
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Brazil
M&A
Manuel Garciadiaz
Cosan SA
Buyer
Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA - M&A
2022-05-05
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Brazil
M&A
Michael Davis
Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA
Buyer
Arco Platform Ltd. - M&A
2023-08-10
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Brazil
M&A
Cheryl Chan, Manuel Garciadiaz
Arco Platform Ltd.
Target
Vinci Partners Investments Ltd. - M&A
2023-10-10
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Brazil
M&A
Drew Glover, Manuel Garciadiaz, Mark DiFiore
Vinci Partners Investments Ltd.
Target
M&A
We round up top lateral hires across the PE, antitrust, M&A and corporate practices in London and New York
IFLR1000
On November 14th, 2025, Pampa Energía S.A. (“Pampa”), a leading company in the energy and oil and gas sector, issued, in the local and international markets, its 7.750% senior unsecured notes due 2037, for an aggregate principal amount of US$450,000,000 (the “Notes”), under the U.S.$2,100,000,000 note program for the issuance of convertible and non-convertible (obligaciones negociables). The transaction was carried out in accordance with Rule 144A and Regulation S of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933.
Lawyers see the potential for first-mover advantage in advising on a new trading platform for shares, but they are not certain it will achieve all its goals
New crypto asset regulation and a fresh attempt at finalising Basel III will add to the workload for US banking lawyers and their clients in the coming months
New hires were made across the finance, antitrust, energy and project finance practices in Dallas, Northern California, Brussels and Hong Kong
New York-based funds lawyer Sijia Cai explains the need to have a deep understanding of what’s top of mind for clients day-to-day and strategically
Twelve law firms have each received 12 or more nominations, while 24 corporates and banks are up for in-house awards
New hires were made across the M&A, finance, energy and venture capital practices in London, Düsseldorf, San Francisco, New York and Abu Dhabi
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