Leading firms in Brazil

Fonseca Brasil Advogados

With offices in Belém, São Paulo and Brasília, Fonseca Brasil Advogados is strategically placed to act for regional and domestic clients operating in a wide range of sectors, with a special focus on the construction, mining, ports and infrastructure spaces, in the gamut of corporate, tax, civil and labour matters. Co-founding partners Gustavo Freire da Fonseca and Eduardo Brasil are highly regarded for their corporate expertise, advising clients on M&A, restructuring, and contractual matters, with Freire da Fonseca also standing out in civil and corporate litigation. The team is highly regarded for its labour and employment expertise, with Marco Antonio Medeiros Vasconcelos leading work on labour disputes and union relations for corporate clients. Adelvan Olivério Silva focuses on corporate and civil law, often managing contentious cases, while Brahim Bitar is a key contact for litigation and arbitration proceedings.

Praxisleiter:

Gustavo Freire da Fonseca; Eduardo Brasil; Adelvan Olivério Silva; Brahim Bitar; Marco Antonio Medeiros Vasconcelos


Kernmandanten

Grupo Marujada


Áurea Incorporadora Ltda.


Leal Moreira Engenharia Ltda.


Nazaré Comercial de Alimentos e Magazines LTDA


Bemviver Empreendimentos Ltda. e Michel Salin Khayat


Fribon Transportes Ltda


Sevinorte Serviços Gerais Ltda.


Biosaúde Produtos Hospitalares Ltda


Cicero Mantec Obras de Montagem Industriais


Vale SA


G. Dias Participações


Meira Mattos Empreendimentos e Participações LTDA


Hospital Porto Dias


Highlight-Mandate


  • Advised Grupo MARUJADA, a fish and fuel industry group in Bragança/PA, on its judicial recovery.
  • Represented Nazaré Comercial de Alimentos e Magazines LTDA in a class action lawsuit filed by a union alleging employees in certain positions accessed cold and frozen chambers without the use of appropriate PPE, requesting the payment of a maximum degree of unhealthy working conditions (40%).
  • Advised Leal Moreira Engenharia Ltda. on arbitration proceedings against the PDG Group regarding a residential project.

Freire, Farias, Viana e Pereira Advogados

Freire, Farias, Viana e Pereira Advogados advises clients in the energy, mining, retail, steel, and transport sectors on a broad range of legal matters, including administrative, civil, consumer, corporate, real estate, tax, and labour law. The team is particularly well regarded for its civil litigation expertise, representing clients at municipal, state, and federal levels. The firm also has strong credentials in both contentious and advisory tax work, as well as a proven track record in corporate and real estate matters. Key contacts include founders Daniel Lacerda Farias (real estate, civil, and corporate law), Ugo Vasconcelos Freire (labour and strategic litigation), and Michel Rodrigues Viana (tax and corporate matters).

Praxisleiter:

Daniel Lacerda Farias; Ugo Vasconcelos Freire; Michel Rodrigues Viana


Weitere Kernanwälte:

Saulo Coelho Cavaleiro de Macedo Pereira; Gustavo Coelho Cavaleiro De Macedo Pereira; Leandro Silva Maués; Lucas Gomes Bombonato; Camila Migliano


Pimentel, Ribeiro & Borges Advocacia

Pimentel, Ribeiro & Borges Advocacia is an environmental law boutique with a strong track record in both contentious and non-contentious matters, with a particular focus on the timber industry. Led by Ian Pimentel, the firm handles judicial and administrative proceedings, representing clients in complex federal litigation. It also advises on regulatory compliance, regularly assisting with ISO certification processes. Pimentel has played a central role in high-profile environmental cases, defending companies against alleged timber export violations, pollution, deforestation, and complex contractual disputes involving forestry concessions. Ana Carolina Farias Ribeiro Betzel is another key practitioner who specialises in environmental compliance and certification matters.

Praxisleiter:

Ian Pimentel


Weitere Kernanwälte:

Ana Carolina Farias Ribeiro Betzel


Kernmandanten

Benevides Madeiras Ltda.


Hadex Comércio e Indústria de Madeira Ltda.


Goola Industria Comercio e Exportação de Alimentos Ltda.


WXL Queen Ltda.


Transwood Transporte e Logística Ltda.


Maaportes Indústria, Comércio, Importação e Exportação Ltda.


Portes Serviços, Exportação e Importação Ltda.


R de Jesus Comércio de Madeiras Ltda.


Aimex – Associação das Indústrias Exportadoras de Madeiras do Estado do Pará.


Atarcp – Associação dos Trabalhadores Rurais do Camutá do Pucuruí.


Alecrim- Industria de Madeiras Ltda


Algimi Florestal Ltda


Madeireira Rancho da Cabocla Ltda


Madeireira Timber Prime Eireli


Eco Forte Bionergia Ltda


Highlight-Mandate


  • Represented Benevides Madeiras Ltda. in a legal action against the Brazilian Forest Service to secure the instalment payment of debts totalling R$ 4,761,920.22.
  • Defended Hadex Comércio e Indústria de Madeira Ltda. in an administrative proceeding involving allegations of possessing 14,000 cubic meters of timber without a valid license.
  • Defended Hadex Comércio e Indústria de Madeira Ltda. in an administrative proceeding, in which the Pará State Environmental Secretariat accused the company of illegally dredging a riverbed.