Telecommunications

Mundie Advogados maintains a distinguished telecommunications department assisting well-known players from the mobile telephony, satellite operation and media sectors with complex regulatory issues. The team advises companies on Anatel's regulations and the implementation of MVNO operations, as well as OTT and fibre infrastructure matters. Additional expertise representing clients in administrative proceedings. Interamerican Development Bank is a new client win for the department.

A client says: "They are a top-tier firm," adding: "They can give you a detailed analysis of the problem at the same time as they remain objective."

Another client says: "Mundie is a great firm with a highly skilled team and in-depth knowledge of the sector."

Assisted AT&T with the obtaining of regulatory approval by Anatel for the takeover of WarnerMedia.

A source says co-head of department Ana Claudia Beppu dos Santos Oliveira is "an excellent telecommunications lawyer." She assists clients with a range of mandates, including regulatory matters before Anatel and administrative proceedings. An interviewee comments: "She is active in some of the most important issues in the sector."

Stellar co-head of department Elinor Cotait is described by one interviewee as "a point of reference," adding: "She is a highly experienced professional."Cotait is capable of handling a wide variety of mandates, ranging from regulatory matters before Anatel to sector-related acquisitions. A source states: "She is active in important regulatory issues," while another adds: "She is a highly respected name in Brazil and a leader in the sector."

Up-and-coming partner Tomás Filipe Schoeller Paiva is lauded by a market commentator as "a very intelligent and active lawyer." Another interviewee states: "He is a highly analytical person who is very knowledgeable about the telecommunications sector and its regulations."