Elias, Matias Advogados

Elias, Matias Advogados (“E,M”) is a distinguished and high-performance full service legal firm, whose origins date back to 1956, blending decades of experience with innovative approaches. Our commitment is to provide personalized and inventive solutions coupled with technical excellence across various areas of legal practice. The firm’s primary goal is to exceed client expectations, ensuring satisfaction through reliable and efficient tailored services for each stage of the work performed.

E,M provides highly qualified professionals who are fully integrated into clients' businesses, dedicated to delivering long-term legally viable and sustainable solutions. Furthermore, the direct involvement of our partners, who manage teams throughout each stage of the work developed, ensures the highest quality of services provided.

Our firm's purpose is centered on excellence and quality, with a parallel mission to foster a sustainable environment and contribute to building a better world. In this context, we are proud to be one of the few firms in Brazil to have joined the UN Global Compact, committing to uphold its principles on human rights, anti-corruption, labor standards, environmental stewardship, and social responsibility. This commitment is reflected in our strategic planning and daily operations, promoting gender equality, combating climate change, and fostering inclusive development.

To advance these goals, we initiated the Sustainable E,M project, which, with the active engagement of our team, implements various actions and projects aimed at promoting the guidelines set forth by the UN Global Compact. You can explore all the Sustainable E,M initiatives on our website's dedicated section: www.eliasmatias.com/sustentavel.

Additionally, as a proud member of the Legal Netlink Alliance, an esteemed international network of law firms across over 40 countries, we provide our clients with access to a global pool of legal expertise characterized by quality and integrity, thereby enriching their in-house legal capabilities and supporting their business endeavors.

The firm's legal practice encompasses a diverse range of specialties, from corporate affairs to litigation, with particular expertise in real estate transactions and disputes. Furthermore, we have a dedicated team focused on startups, offering comprehensive legal support to entrepreneurs and investors within this dynamic ecosystem. For more details, visit: http://eliasmatias.com/em-startup.

Main areas of practice

• Civil
• Commercial, contracts and international
• Consumer law
• Corporate and M&A
• Family and inheritance
• Innovation and startups
• Judicial recovery and bankruptcy
• Labor and trade union
• Legal due diligence
• Privacy and data protection
• Public and administrative
• Real estate
• Restructuring and Insolvency
• Statutory audit
• Sustainability
• Tax
• Technology and intellectual property