Latin America - Brazil • City focus - Brasilia
BFBM – Barroso Fontelles, Barcellos, Mendonça & Associados
Best-known for its strong capabilities in the dispute resolution space, BFBM – Barroso Fontelles, Barcellos, Mendonça & Associados is particularly active in the telecoms, technology and banking sectors, and a popular choice for banks and financial institutions in cases of administrative improbity and white-collar crime. Regular mandates also include discussions before the superior courts relating to the disclosure of sensitive information in the context of regulatory and criminal investigations. Co-head Eduardo Mendonça specialises in constitutional, digital, administrative, regulatory, and economic law, while Felipe Monnerat Solon de Pontes oversees the telecoms department. Rafael Barroso Fontelles has a keen focus on the banking sector. Other key individuals include Márcio Monteiro Reis and recently promoted partner Roberta Mundim.
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Key clients
- Petrobras
- Banco Volkswagen
- ABRAPLEX
- FGC
- FEBRABAN
- Banco Triângulo
- SODEXO
- Princesa do Sul
- Indústria Missiato de Bebibas
- Meta Facebook
- Cocelpa – Celulose e Papel do Paraná
- Atento Brasil
- CPFL – Cia Piratininga
- Copen
- Sindicato de Jogadores de Futebol – SP e MG
- FGC
- Sena Advogados
- Banco Votorantin
- Moara Bio estimulante agro ambientais
- Luis Dreyfus
Work highlights
- Represented Telefônica in a class action filed by the Federal Public Defender’s Office and the Public Defender’s Office of the State of Pará to impose the obligation of creating an online awareness campaign on cybersecurity.
- Acted for ACEL and ABRAFIX in filing a judicial claim against the Speaker of the City Council of São Paulo to declare unconstitutional the Consumer Defence Code (CDC) after the municipal legislature created a series of new telecoms consumer norms applicable only to the city of São Paulo.
- Represented Google in several lawsuits concerning orders to provide the location history data of claimants who are seeking payment of labour claims, especially additional working hours.
Lawyers
Leading individuals
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Eduardo Mendonça, Felipe Monnerat Solon de Pontes