The litigation department at Madrona Fialho Advogados offers a ‘personalised and highly technical service’ to clients from the worlds of energy, transport, IT, real estate, food and construction. The team manages a varied workload where corporate and commercial conflicts feature alongside public law and banking disputes. João Carlos Toledo, whose areas of expertise include contentious matters involving M&A transactions, energy supply agreements and construction projects, and Fábio Alem, who focuses on corporate disputes, jointly lead the group with Leonardo Canabrava, a key contact for energy, logistics and infrastructure clients, and Érico Andrade, who specialises in public law mandates.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Highly qualified firm, with personalised and highly technical service.’

  • ‘The firm provides services with a high technical level, in a personalised manner, and with a multidisciplinary legal structure, which makes it possible to deliver satisfactory results for the client.’

  • ‘Partner Fábio Alem is a specialist in civil litigation and presents a high technical level of performance, personally assisting the client on all occasions with agility and relevance.'

  • ‘Firm with a very qualified, committed and uncomplicated team.’

  • ‘The team is highly qualified and committed, always offering a service that exceeds client expectations. Furthermore, its organised and innovative approach, quality legal pieces, attention to detail, precision, and case strategy set it apart in the national market.'

  • ‘Partner João Carlos Toledo is a distinguished professional. His availability and approach to all details and possible resolutions make him as an exceptional professional. He gives clients peace of mind, always with solid and up-to-date legal arguments. His experience and ability to think outside the box allows him to find effective solutions to the most complex legal challenges.'

  • ‘Great technical quality and level of service.'

  • ‘Madrona Fialho Advogados serves us very closely, with great technical quality and true involvement in the issues dealt with. There is a unique depth in the way they study the case and deal with solutions and strategies.'

Key clients

  • Companhia de Transmissão de Energia Elétrica Paulista – CTEEP
  • Companhia Brasileira de Metalurgia e Mineração – CBMM
  • RB Capital Petros Fundo de Investimento Imobiliário
  • Construcap CCPS Engenharia e Comércio S. A.
  • Banco BTG Pactual S/A
  • Adecoagro
  • Grupo Enforce
  • Grupo ESAMC
  • Usina Siderúrgicas De Minas Gerais S.A. – Usiminas
  • Inspira Mudança Participações S.A.
  • Sisnergy – Soluções e Sistemas Integrados Ltda.
  • BRK Ambiental S.A.
  • AEGEA Saneamento S.A.
  • OECI Engenharia e Construção S.A. (Novonor Group)
  • GS Inima Brasil S.A.
  • Cogna Educação S.A.
  • Parex Engenharia S.A.
  • ArcelorMittal S.A.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Érico Andrade, Fabio Alem, João Carlos Toledo, Leonardo Canabrava

Other key lawyers

Luciano Velasque Rocha, Leonardo Birchal