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Horta Bachur Advogados (HBA) is a boutique firm specialized in educational law, which deals with a wide range of issues within this field, including strategic litigation, consultancy, advocacy, and public policies projects. The firm excels in the analysis of educational regulation and in the construction of legal solutions aimed at enabling innovative activities in education.


Our team is composed of experienced lawyers with relevant trajectories in the public and private sectors in the area of education, having two of our partners worked for a considerable time in the Ministry of Education (MEC). Our team stands out for its interdisciplinary academic background and also for its work in the best universities in the country. Our partners are well known professionals, widely recognized by market and peers as leading lawyers in educational law in Brazil. 


Our partners' multidisciplinary trajectory allows the coordination of highly specialized strategies in advising and litigating in educational matters. The practice also works in the preparation of complex legal opinions discussing complex matters and assisting decision-making in educational law.


While working in the Ministry of Education, our partners João Bachur and Simone Horta played an active role in the formulation of important educational policies. Such expertise grants us a unique perspective and a solid reputation on educational matters.

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What the Team is Known For

Horta e Bachur Advogados provides a wide range of specialised services for companies in the education industry. The law firm advises clients on educational regulation, disputes and compliance issues. It also develops projects for accreditation of new institutions or authorization of new courses.

Work Highlights

  • Horta e Bachur Advogados represented the National Association of Private Universities (ANUP) before the Brazilian Antitrust Authority (CADE) regarding a decision by the Federal Council of Veterinary Medicine to ban professional enrolment for veterinarians who attended partial onine courses.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Simone Horta Andrade
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Simone Horta Andrade
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Simone Horta Andrade advises organisations on strategic litigation in education and regulatory matters. She also represents clients before Brazilian higher courts regarding educational issues and is widely heralded by clients.

Simone is a high-performance professional with extensive experience.

Simone has in-depth knowledge of the education sector. She maintains a close relationship with us and answers our demands quickly.

Simone is an excellent, well-rounded and skilled professional.

João Paulo Bachur
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João Paulo Bachur
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João Paulo Bachur is an expert in regulation of the education sector and advises organisations on sophisticated matters concerning educational law for projects developed by companies and NGOs.

João Paulo Bachur is an excellent professional, with in-depth knowledge of the topics he works with.

João is a great lawyer - present, attentive and highly responsive.

João Paulo delivers work of the highest standards of quality.

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Simone Horta Andrade
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Simone Horta Andrade
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João Paulo Bachur
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João Paulo Bachur
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