‘Quality, experience, assertiveness and prompt service are points of excellence’ at Pinheiro Neto Advogados, which provides strategic, regulatory, and commercial advice to insurers, reinsurers, and policyholders. The team is especially strong on the non-contentious side, and stands out for its in-depth knowledge of insurtech. Additionally, the firm provides industry clients with market-leading support in M&A transactions, joint ventures, financings, bancassurance structures, and product launches. Key individuals include: Diogenes Mendes Gonçalves Neto , who handles litigation and transactional matters; banking and finance partner Bruno Balduccini; Fernando Mirandez Del Nero Gomes, who acts for financial institutions, insurance and payment services clients in transactions; and Carlos Eduardo Gazineu de Azevedo, who is noted for his ’unparalleled quality and expertise’, and leads the firm’s insurtech acceleration programme. The team has a deep bench of seasoned associates, including Raíssa Lilavati Barbosa Abbas Campelo, who specialises in regulatory, contractual and litigation work in the insurance sector, and the ‘pragmatic and courteous’ Mariana Magalhães Lobato, a contact for transactional and regulatory insurance work.

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‘Quality, experience, assertiveness and prompt service are points of excellence for the firm.'
‘Carlos Eduardo Azevedo is a professional of unparalleled quality and expertise. He showed broad knowledge of several areas, including insurance processes. Along with Carlos Eduardo, Mariana Magalhães Lobato was another key lawyer for the discussion of drafts, adjustments and adaptations of solutions. She is as pragmatic and courteous as Carlos Eduardo.'
'The insurance team at Pinheiro Neto Advogados is extremely qualified to meet all types of demands, from the simplest to the most complex. With in-depth analysis of regulatory issues, the team brings innovative suggestions, seeking to align the regulator's expectations with the reality of the insurtech. They are collaborative and available.'
'Carlos Eduardo Azevedo - This professional has the unique ability to express his great knowledge with simplicity, bringing the reality of technology companies closer to the traditional insurance market. His proximity to the regulatory body and to several companies in the market, added to his experience and up-to-date studies, sets him apart.'
'Mariana Magalhães Lobato stands out for her analytical capacity and understanding of regulatory bodies.'
'Raíssa Lilavati Barbosa Abbas Campelo stands out for unique experience and in-depth knowledge of the sector.'