Education
Brazil Guide 2024 : Brazil
Band 1
Email address
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+55 11 3147 7600About
Provided by Mattos Filho
We are the only full-service firm in Brazil with highly specialized professionals in the education sector.
We believe in a collaborative and innovative work model that provides personalized service to our clients, most of whom are for-profit and non-profit supporting entities of educational institutions, including private companies, associations, foundations and investors who wish to understand the specific characteristics of this highly regulated market. Our expertise comprise issues involving onsite and distance learning education (EAD), from K-12 to higher education.
Our main goal is helping our clients in all stages of corporate decision-making, as well as interact on behalf of them with regulatory entities’, especially the Ministry of Education (MEC), in the context of administrative proceedings or supporting in public hearings and public consultations regarding new legal frameworks. In addition to that scope, we assist our clients in investigations before MEC, punitive administrative proceedings, civil inquiries and lawsuits involving educational matters.
Chambers Review
Leading firm Mattos Filho is held in high esteem among market analysts for providing specialised services in the field of education, advising important players in the sector. The firm sponsors highly sophisticated mandates ranging from regulatory matters to high-value M&A and transactions.
Work Highlights
- Mattos Filho advised Uninter Educacional on the analysis and preparation of contributions in a public consultation with the Ministry of Education (MEC).
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The firm has a team of highly qualified and experienced professionals to meet our most complex and sophisticated demands."
"The team is able to understand the problems of our niche market deeply and suggest very comprehensive alternatives while considering the interests of all stakeholders."
"The firm has a team of highly qualified and experienced professionals to meet our most complex and sophisticated demands."
"The team is able to understand the problems of our niche market deeply and suggest very comprehensive alternatives while considering the interests of all stakeholders."
Notable Practitioners
Henrique Lago da Silveira is a renowned practitioner, leading many of the most significant cases within education. He is frequently engaged in litigation and regulatory matters and acts on behalf of high-profile institutions.
"He has high technical knowledge in the area of educational regulation, which allows him to deal with the most varied topics in the area and act accurately to ensure the necessary results."
"Henrique is a reference in educational law and extremely intelligent."
Luciana Pietro Lorenzo specialises in representing corporate clients on transactions. She also showcases her skills in regulatory matters and is well regarded by market analysts.
"Luciana is good and robust and has a lot of expertise in publicly held company deals."