Corporate/M&A

Respected partner José Diaz is held in high regard within the market for his long-standing practice assisting significant private and publicly held multinational companies with sophisticated and cross-border M&A transactions.

"José is an excellent lawyer. We have worked with him for a long time."

"He is a great lawyer and partner."

Experienced partner Thiago Sandim draws from long experience in the commercial field to handle sophisticated high-value and cross-border transactions, representing clients from a broad range of sectors.

"Thiago is an outstanding M&A lawyer with a unique level of sophistication and unconditional commitment to meet the client's expectations."

"He is an upright professional with excellent technical knowledge."

Luciana Cossermelli Tornovsky is recognised by sources within the market as an experienced corporate lawyer who represents private and publicly listed companies on M&A mandates.

"She knows the law very well. She is direct and to the point. She worked on very complex transactions but turned them into simple issues."

"Luciana is very experienced. She can be creative when coming up with solutions."

Partner Paulo Coelho da Rocha represents private and publicly held companies from the construction, financial and aluminium sectors, as well as private equity firms, in transactions and cross-border mandates.

"Paulo is very knowledgeable in venture capital and corporate/M&A matters."

"His technical capacity is uncommon, as well as his business awareness."

João Busin joins the ranking this year due to his skills in assisting clients with M&A mandates, including negotiation of agreements and due diligence tasks.

"João has strong technical skills. He also shows flexibility and a problem-solving approach."

"He is a highly qualified professional, committed and close to the client."

Gabriel Ricardo Kuznietz is co-head of the Ibero-American desk and is qualified to practise in both Brazil and Argentina. He speaks Spanish.

Jun Zhang is head of the China desk and he is a fluent speaker of the Chinese language. He is experienced in advising Chinese companies on inbound investments.

Min Gon Kim is the co-head of the firm's Korean desk and is regularly sought out by Korean clients from the technology sector. He speaks fluent Korean and previously worked at Kim & Chang in Seoul as foreign counsel.