Brazil Guide 2026 : Brazil
Ranked Individuals
Provided by Campos Thomaz Advogados
A long-established practice in privacy and data protection, active for over 15 years, since before the LGPD. Organized around four pillars: regulatory, transactional, litigation, and emergency response, covering LGPD and sector-specific compliance, privacy governance, data-sharing and international transfers, and ANPD advocacy; data protection in M&A and commercial agreements; strategic, class-action, and administrative proceedings; and a 24/7 Data Incident Center.
National and multinational clients: technology platforms, fintechs and financial institutions, healthcare and insurance, retailers, AI companies, credit bureaus, and digital businesses subject to Brazilian and cross-border data protection law.
Active since the field's early days in Brazil, advising multinationals, counseling global technology platforms on data monetization, and following the early end-to-end encryption debates. Work ranges from LGPD implementation and AI privacy governance to biometrics and fraud prevention, adtech compliance, incident response, and ANPD proceedings. Also offers DPO and AI Ethics as a Service.
Three partners, led by a former Chair of the IAPP Advisory Board (Brazil), an IAPP member since 2013, who coordinated the IAPP CDPO/BR certification, and holds graduate degrees from Stanford, Tilburg, and FGV. The team publishes a monthly privacy newsletter, articles, and books.
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Campos Thomaz Advogados stands out for its increasing presence in the data protection arena, including data privacy and LGPD compliance. Its team is frequently called upon to advise clients from the technology and pharmaceutical sectors.
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Campos Thomaz advised Canva on consent requirements for the training of artificial intelligence systems across multiple South American jurisdictions including Brazil. The work included providing legal analyses on cross-border data transfers and regulatory consistency in different markets.
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Campos Thomaz is one of the leading firms in terms of breadth of knowledge, responsiveness, strategic thinking, business mindset and quality of work.
Campos Thomaz handles sophisticated matters with confidence, including data governance, security incidents and interactions with authorities, offering strategic, well-founded guidance aligned with the business’s risk profile.
We have a close working relationship, with Campos Thomaz demonstrating a strong understanding of our business.
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Ricardo Barretto Ferreira da Silva is a practitioner able to advise clients on data protection laws, such as privacy policy and LGPD compliance.
Alan Campos Elias Thomaz displays an active performance representing clients in data protection, including compliance and privacy mandates.
Alan is one of the best lawyers I have worked with.
Alan Campos is a professional who inspires confidence, conducts sophisticated discussions with clarity and adds real value to decision-making.
In addition to strong academic recognition, Alan also has extensive experience in the sector.
Alan is a very good data protection lawyer and is committed to our business.
Data Protection
Head of Data Protection
Provided by Campos Thomaz Advogados
Juliana Sene Ikeda
Ricardo Barretto Ferreira da Silva
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