The telecoms practice at Demarest Advogados is led by Tomás Filipe Schoeller Paiva, who joined from Mundie e Advogados in February 2022 to kick-start the sector-focused team. A number of leading players from the telecoms industry turn to the firm (praised for its ‘in-depth knowledge of regulations) for advice on the gamut of mandates, including regulatory issues, commercial agreements, contracts, transactions and cases before ANATEL. Paiva possesses ’robust knowledge of the sector‘, bringing over 17 years of experience in telecoms regulation, new technologies and infrastructure. Senior associate Vitor Amorim Mendonça Alves, whose ’great technical knowledge‘ is rated by clients, and associate Mauricio Carotenuto handle the full array of telecoms-related matters; both joined in early 2022 from Mundie e Advogados.

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Testimonials

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‘A firm with a great team dedicated to the telecoms sector. It has in-depth knowledge of regulations, prompt service, and solutions for current issues faced by the industry.’
‘Tomás Filipe Schoeller Paiva is an excellent lawyer, absolutely versatile and dedicated to his profession. He is always willing to provide prompt assistance.’
‘The lawyers' knowledge of the market is a great asset. We can always count on valuable insights from the sector, which contributes to the structuring of new business models. The biggest difference makers are its business vision and extremely innovative guidance. We can always count on the team for innovative and conscious solutions about new practices in the sector.’
‘Tomás Filipe Schoeller Paiva is brilliant, practical and innovative. He brings great insights and guidance, while having robust knowledge of the sector. It's a privilege to be able to work with someone so brilliant, who can absorb and externalise so much knowledge and think outside the box. He is also a hard-working, organised, available, and committed professional with an excellent sense of urgency.'
'Vitor Amorim Mendonça Alves has great technical knowledge and a lot of resourcefulness to help develop strategies. He is helpful, innovative, fast and assertive.'
'Mauricio Carotenuto is a growing professional who is taking on bigger projects. He has a good technical knowledge and an innovative outlook.’
'Tomás Paiva stands out as someone who effectively inaugurated the TMT area at the firm, bringing a 360 view of the market. Always accessible and in tune with what is happening in the market, his advice is a vital resource for our legal team.'
'By adding Tomás Paiva as a partner, Demarest began to consolidate a solid TMT practice.'

Key clients

V.tal
Algar Telecom
SKY
Fibrasil
American Tower
Vero
Shopee
Seja Digital
SBA Towers
Camara-e.net
UOL
Ufinet
Febraban
Vogel
SES
Associação Neo
Obvious
Pagseguro
Grupo Alares
The Walt Disney Company
Novus Midia (CNN Brasil)

Work highlights

Advising Globenet and V.tal on the $2.6bn transaction that resulted in the incorporation of Globenet by V.tal.
Assising Algar in a regulatory dispute regarding the access and use of roaming inputs by regional carriers.
Assisting Febraban in matters related to ANATEL’s efforts to combat abusive telemarketing calls, which had harmful impacts on banking activity.