With over six decades’ experience in the market, Araújo e Policastro Advogados is home to a sizeable corporate and M&A practice dedicated to servicing clients operating in an array of industries – including insurance, healthcare, agribusiness, energy, education and telecoms, among others – in the context of domestic and cross-border transactions, joint ventures, restructuring of family-owned businesses and corporate disputes. The team’s leadership is shared between Theodoro Araújo, who handles M&A, corporate disputes and infrastructure-related matters, and Camila Araújo, a key contact for foreign entities doing business in Brazil. Isabela Xavier, noted for her ‘availability, knowledge, commitment to meeting deadlines, smoothness and transparency in all processes involved’, is also part of the core team.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Araújo e Policastro Advogados stands out in the market mainly due to its personalised client-focused approach, and its indisputably qualified and specialised team in the various areas of law. They use of advanced technologies that ultimately help professionals act in the most assertive way possible, always focusing on the client's needs, in addition to the reliability generated by decades of history and well-developed work.'
‘In our relationship with the firm, we need to highlight lawyer Ivan Luvisotto mainly for his assertiveness and service that made everyone in our company very confident in the guidelines and strategies he helped us implement. He was also very dedicated in helping us with all the demands we had, always with very clear communication, and we realized that he had in-depth technical knowledge.'
‘Team of professional lawyers, prepared and gentle, well organised with specific expertise in various areas. ’
‘In the case of Araujo e Policastro Advogados, I found a "family" of lawyers who work in various areas. It's not a big, huge firm, but a boutique that delivers most of the services you need, with competence and professionality.'
‘As a highly specialised service provider, a law firm's main asset is its team. The Araújo e Policastro Advogados team is made up of highly qualified individuals. The qualification - in this case - is aligned with a constant concern for the client's well-being, education and daily dealings with the client and among professionals.'
‘Solid expertise in Brazilian law and excellent understanding and contacts with clients in the US and Europe.’
‘Theodoro Araújo is very intelligent, trustworthy and cosmopolitan.’
‘Isabela Xavier - Availability, knowledge, commitment to meeting deadlines, smoothness and transparency in all processes involved. Human and personalised service.'
Key clients
- Alcoa Corporation / Alcoa Alumínio S.A.
- Amphenol Corporation
- BM Varejo Empreendimentos S.A.
- Becht Engineering
- Cabot Corporation
- Dover
- GS Global Corporation
- Meritor
- Metalsa
- Penumbra
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Theodoro Araújo, Camila Araújo