Media & Entertainment - Brazil
Band 1
What the Team is Known For
Cesnik, Quintino e Salinas Advogados is a top-tier law firm, distinguished by its long-standing expertise in advising major multinational clients across the film production, broadcasting, and audiovisual sectors on both contentious and non-contentious matters. Its prestigious team has extensive experience representing companies in litigation involving the infringement of performance rights and administrative procedures before ANCINE. In addition, the team provides advice on financing, regulatory and contractual matters for the development of entertainment projects.
Strengths
Cesnik, Quintino, Salinas, Fittipaldi e Valerio Advogados offers a complete package for audiovisual projects, covering contracts with all parties, platform agreements and copyright matters.
With a very broad scope of services, Cesnik Advogados is, in my view, the leading firm in the entertainment sector.
Cesnik, Quintino, Salinas, Fittipaldi e Valerio has always acted with professionalism and strong technical proficiency.
Work Highlights
Cesnik, Quintino, Salinas, Fittipaldi e Valerio Advogados advised the Motion Picture Association on public policy, regulatory and tax matters in Brazil, including advocacy in relation to media regulation and tax reform.
Notable practitioners
Fábio Cesnik is a distinguished authority in the media and entertainment market. He offers clients a wealth of experience across a wide range of sophisticated consultancy matters, including public policy and regulatory issues, co-production, sales and licensing agreements, tax incentives, risk analysis and structuring of new businesses.
With strong expertise in financing structures, Fabio delivered complex work with a high level of know-how.
Fabio Cesnik is very good at building bridges, always flagging important issues to the company, even when they fall outside his direct mandate.
Rodrigo Salinas is a well-established practitioner who is able to handle a wide array of media and entertainment matters, including strategic consultancy work, IP rights licensing agreements and rights-clearance strategies.
Jose Mauricio Fittipaldi is an experienced and well‑regarded practitioner in the field, particularly in the negotiation of talent agreements and production‑related legal work.
Very active in the regulatory space, particularly in discussions within the Congress, Fittipaldi brings a strong business perspective to the table.
Fittipaldi is an excellent lawyer with a strong strategic vision and valuable in-house experience. This allows him to understand my business from the inside.
Rodrigo Chacon is a respected lawyer with a strong focus on advisory and transactional matters in the audiovisual field. He represents a wide spectrum of industry stakeholders, including producers, broadcasters, distributors and programmers, both in Brazil and internationally. Rodrigo is also recognised for his academic involvement, teaching courses related to the audiovisual industry.
Rodirgo Chacon stands out for his hands-on approach.
