BFBM – Barroso Fontelles, Barcellos, Mendonça & Associados
The 'highly qualified team' at BFBM – Barroso Fontelles, Barcellos, Mendonça & Associados offers a strong service with an emphasis on constitutional, administrative, and regulatory law. Clients in the energy sector regularly call on the firm for its highly specialised litigation expertise; administrative disputes and cases before the superior courts feature prominently on its workload. The team is led by three experienced practitioners: Ana Paula de Barcellos is a distinct choice for constitutional and administrative litigation; Márcio Monteiro Reis ('a talented professional, with extensive academic background and negotiation skills') is a litigation specialist working extensively in matters involving public sector contracts and economic regulation; and Rafael Barroso Fontelles is noted for his aptitude in the regulatory banking sphere.
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Testimonials
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'Technical capacity, knowledge of internal procedures and regulations, as well as appreciation of details.'
'High technical competence of the team, very well-articulated joint work, client empathy, and ability to meet deadlines.'
'Márcio Monteiro Reis demonstrates great legal knowledge and articulation with TCU representatives. '
'Highly qualified team, with direct partner-involvement in matters. They have flexibility to negotiate fees and payment terms and are highly collaborative in meeting the company's needs.'
'Márcio Reis is a talented professional, with extensive academic background and negotiation skills.'
Key clients
- Itau-Unibanco
- Bradesco
- Banco Votorantim
- Telefonica
- Coca-Cola
- Abraplex
- Cinemark
- Algar Telecom
- Febraban
- Claro
- Uber
- Verisure
- Serasa Experian
- Ripio
- Andrade Gutierrez
- Banco Volkswagen
- Vibra (former BR Distribuidora)
- Petrobras
- Ceptis
- ACSC
- Espólio de José Paulo Junqueira Lopes
- Empresa de Praticagem dos Rios, Portos e Canais da Bacia Amazônica Oriental
- Fenasaúde
Work highlights
- Acted for Petrobras' former and current managers in an administrative proceeding before the TCU regarding the implementation of the Suape Petrochemical Complex (PQS) by Petrobras.
- Represented Petrobras' former supply director and former executive directors in an administrative dispute before the TCU involving the implementation and discontinuity of oil refineries in the state of Maranhão,
- AdvisedVibra Energia on the applicability of public law in an action filed by the labour union of Minas Gerais state workers.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Ana Paula de Barcellos, Márcio Monteiro Reis, Rafael Barroso Fontelles