Winners 2025

Banking

Banking Firm of the Year
Machado Meyer

Banking Lawyer of the Year
Frederico Kerr Bullamah,  Mattos Filho

Banking Next Generation Partner of the Year
Henrique Garcia Pimenta, BMA Advogados

Capital Markets

Capital Markets Firm of the Year
Lefosse Advogados

Capital Markets Lawyer of the Year
Guilherme Sampaio Monteiro, Pinheiro Neto Advogados

Capital Markets Next Generation Partner of the Year
Jana Araujo, Lefosse Advogados

Competition and Antitrust

Competition and Antitrust Firm of the Year
Pinheiro Neto Advogados

Competition and Antitrust Lawyer of the Year
Marcelo Calliari, TozziniFreire Advogados

Competition and Antitrust Next Generation Partner of the Year
Ademir Antonio Pereira Júnior, Advocacia del Chiaro

Compliance

Compliance Firm of the Year
Lefosse Advogados

Compliance Lawyer of the Year
Eloy Rizzo, Demarest Advogados

Compliance Next Generation Partner of the Year
Felipe Ferenzini, Trench Rossi Watanabe

Corporate and M&A (Mid-market)

Corporate and M&A (Mid-market) Firm of the Year
Vieira, Rezende, Barbosa e Guerreiro Advogados

Corporate and M&A (Mid-market) Lawyer of the Year
Milana Antoniolli Martins, Cascione Pulino Boulos Advogados

Corporate and M&A (Mid-market) Next Generation Partner of the Year
Bruna Gobbi, Vella Pugliese Buosi e Guidoni Advogados

Corporate and M&A (High-end)

Corporate and M&A (High-end) Firm of the Year
Mattos Filho

Corporate and M&A (High-end) Lawyer of the Year
Marcelo Ricupero, Mattos Filho

Corporate and M&A (High-end) Next Generation Partner of the Year
Luciana Stracieri, Stocche Forbes Advogados

Power and Renewables

Power and Renewables Firm of the Year
Ulhôa Canto, Rezende e Guerra Advogados

Power and Renewables Lawyer of the Year
Ana Karina Souza, Machado Meyer

Power and Renewables Next Generation Partner of the Year
Débora Yanasse, Tauil & Chequer Advogados

Oil and Gas

Oil and Gas Firm of the Year
Veirano Advogados

Oil and Gas Lawyer of the Year
Giovani Loss, Mattos Filho

Oil and Gas Next Generation Partner of the Year
Maria Fernanda Soares, Machado Meyer

Environment

Environment Firm of the Year
Pinheiro Neto Advogados

Environment Lawyer of the Year
Roberta Jardim de Morais, Cescon Barrieu

Environment Next Generation Partner of the Year
Fernanda Stefanelo, Demarest Advogados

Insurance

Insurance Firm of the Year
Demarest Advogados

Insurance Lawyer of the Year
Dinir Salvador Rios Da Rocha, Costa, Albino & Rocha Sociedade de Advogados (CAR)

Insurance Next Generation Partner of the Year
Bárbara Bassani de Souza, TozziniFreire Advogados

Intellectual Property

Intellectual Property Firm of the Year
Gusmão & Labrunie

Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year
Leticia Provedel, Souto Correa Advogados

Intellectual Property Next Generation Partner of the Year
Cândida Ribeiro Caffé, Dannemann Siemsen

Labour

Labour Firm of the Year
Mattos Filho

Labour Lawyer of the Year
Estêvão Mallet, Mallet Advogados

Labour Next Generation Partner of the Year
Aline Fidelis, Tauil & Chequer Advogados

Dispute Resolution

Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year
Pinheiro Neto Advogados

Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
Pedro Maciel, Lefosse Advogados

Dispute Resolution Next Generation Partner of the Year
Caetano Berenguer, Bermudes Advogados

White-Collar Crime

White-Collar Crime Firm of the Year
Iokoi, Paiva, Jonasson e Scalzaretto Advogados

White-Collar Crime Lawyer of the Year
Dora Cavalcanti, Cavalcanti Sion Advogados

White-Collar Crime Next Generation Partner of the Year
Isadora Fingermann, TozziniFreire Advogados

Projects and Infrastructure

Projects and Infrastructure Firm of the Year
Tauil & Chequer Advogados

Projects and Infrastructure Lawyer of the Year
Mauro Bardawil Penteado, Machado Meyer

Projects and Infrastructure Next Generation Partner of the Year
Thiago Moreira, Mattos Filho

Public Law

Public Law Firm of the Year
Machado Meyer

Public Law Lawyer of the Year
Ricardo Pagliari Levy, Pinheiro Neto Advogados

Public Law Next Generation Partner of the Year
Renan Sona, Demarest Advogados

Real Estate

Real Estate Firm of the Year
Campos Mello Advogados in cooperation with DLA Piper

Real Estate Lawyer of the Year
Alexandre Laizo Clápis, Stocche Forbes Advogados

Real Estate Next Generation Partner of the Year
Rafael Gobbi, PMK Advogados

Restructuring

Restructuring Firm of the Year
BMA Advogados

Restructuring Lawyer of the Year
Eduardo Guimarães Wanderley, BMA Advogados

Restructuring Next Generation Partner of the Year
Julia Tamer Langen Veirano Advogados

TMT

TMT Firm of the Year
TozziniFreire Advogados

TMT Lawyer of the Year
Pedro Ramos B/Luz

TMT Next Generation Partner of the Year
Thays Castaldi Gentil, Cescon Barrieu

Tax

Tax Firm of the Year
Mariz de Oliveira e Siqueira Campos Advogados

Tax Lawyer of the Year
Ana Cláudia Akie Utumi, Utumi Advogados

Tax Next Generation Partner of the Year
Stephanie Makin, Machado Associados

International Firm of the Year

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

In-house Rising Star of the Year

Isabella Vilhena, LATAM Airlines Brasil

Marketing Team of the Year

TozziniFreire Advogados

In-house Sustainability Team of the Year

Lorinvest

Innovative Firm of the Year

Mattos Filho

In-house Diversity Team of the Year

Amazon

Deal of the Year

Samarco Mineração Restructuring 

Advocacia Procópio de Carvalho
Bermudes Advogados
BMA Advogados
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
Ferro, Castro Neves, Daltro & Gomide Advogados
Galdino & Coelho, Pimenta, Takemi, Ayoub Advogados
Norton Rose Fulbright
Padis Mattar Advogados
Pinheiro Guimarães
Pinheiro Neto Advogados
Resende Ribeiro & Reis
Stocche Forbes Advogados
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Tolentino Advogados
Vilas Boas Lopes Frattari

Rising Star Associate of the Year

Leonardo Barbosa Magalhães e Dias – Advocacia

Next Generation Partner of the Year

Jana Araujo, Lefosse Advogados

Boutique Firm of the Year

Utumi Advogados

In-house Lawyer of the Year

Hugo Cruz Maestri, Maersk Group

Lawyer of the Year

Eduardo Guimarães Wanderley, BMA Advogados

Managing Partner of the Year

Paulo Coelho da Rocha, Demarest Advogados

In-house Team of the Year

Mercado Livre

Brazil Firm of the Year

Stocche Forbes Advogados