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Mendes Advocacia & Consultoria is a corporate law firm that advises organizations on complex transactions, sensitive disputes and critical moments in their trajectory. Every matter is handled by a multidisciplinary team that combines deep specialization with a real understanding of the client's business. We serve companies of different sizes and stages, from established corporate groups to growing organizations, across sectors such as construction and infrastructure, energy, mining, agribusiness, healthcare, financial services, technology and the public sector. Our experience spans high-value contracts, estate and succession planning for corporate groups, complex public-private transactions, strategic litigation and corporate reorganizations. Our specialisations include Dispute Resolution, Tax, Corporate, M&A, Labor, Administrative Law, Judicial Reorganization and Strategic Legal Opinions. Recognized by the leading legal rankings, we are a reference in corporate law in Northern Brazil.
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Mendes Advocacia e Consultoria is a noted practice from Pará offering a broad spectrum of services, from civil and tax litigation to labour advisory work. Its client roster includes companies from the food and beverage, agribusiness and education sectors.
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Mendes Advocacia represented Ciclus Amazônia in a dispute concerning solid waste disposal services, pricing criteria, investment obligations and landfill use in the Belém Metropolitan Region.
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From the simplest to the most complex demands, Mendes Advocacia is unparalleled in its approach. The firm gets to the root of the problem, helping to protect the business while also ensuring its longevity.
Mendes Advocacia e Consultoria’s strengths lie in taking preventive measures and, when litigation is necessary, maintaining close contact with the client and providing both technical and emotional support.
The team at Mendes Advocacia is highly technical and able to discuss any client demand in the required depth.
Mendes Advocacia acts as a business partner, going beyond purely legal work.
The team at Mendes Advocacia is highly skilled in its areas of expertise and has good access to the relevant administrative bodies.
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Lucca Darwich Mendes is a North Brazil lawyer who has become a staple in the strategic civil scene in the Belém area. Recognised in the market for his commercial acumen, he is regularly retained by local clients to handle M&A, judicial recoveries and payment disputes.
Lucca Darwich Mendes is a well-rounded, distinguished lawyer with impressive intellect.
A natural leader, Lucca Darwich Mendes has excellent access to agencies in Pará and is very well connected.
Always attentive and highly competent in his duties, Lucca Darwich Mendes delivers work to an excellent standard.
Lucca Darwich Mendes is a professional with an innovative, contemporary and technology-focused outlook. He contributes precise solutions to the issues presented.
Lucca Darwich Mendes is a practitioner with broad strategic vision. He demonstrates knowledge and clarity throughout the course of a matter.
João Paulo Mendes Neto is a lawyer with solid experience in strategic transactional and contentious work for Pará-based clients. He is frequently seen representing notable local businesses and class entities in M&A and tax disputes.
João Paulo Mendes Neto has excellent command of tax matters.
João Paulo Mendes Neto is always on top of tax opportunities. He has good connections in Brasília and communicates very quickly.
A lawyer with extensive tax knowledge and business acumen, João Paulo Mendes Neto has strong connections across various government departments and courts.
João Paulo Mendes Neto is extremely helpful and a highly skilled tax law expert.
Felipe Prata Mendes is a Belém-based lawyer with a sizeable presence in strategic labour disputes in North Brazil. He is praised by his clients, many of whom come from the retail sector, for his legal prowess in the field.
Felipe Prata Mendes has deep knowledge of labour law. He is an expert in the field and actively participates in collective bargaining with unions.
Felipe Prata Mendes is a natural strategist who delves deeply into each matter.
With exceptional intelligence and competence, Felipe Prata Mendes quickly understands clients’ operations, enabling him to develop more effective ways to minimise risks and improve workplace safety.
Head of General Business Law: North Brazil
Head of General Business Law: North Brazil
General Business Law: North Brazil
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Felipe Prata Mendes
Head of Department
Arthur Laércio Homci da Costa Silva
Leonardo Costa Norat
Yule Luiz Tavares dos Santos
Gladson Pereira Américo Filho
Felipe Prata Mendes
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