Media & Entertainment
Brazil Guide 2024 : Brazil
Band 4
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+55 11 3247 8400About
Provided by Pinheiro Neto Advogados
Attentive to the ongoing transformation of the entertainment and leisure industry, we propose innovative and modern legal solutions to national and international companies, media groups, artists, influencers, agents, advertisers, advertising agencies, and distributors to enable them to smoothly navigate through a complex market and challenging regulatory environment.
Our Entertainment, Media and Leisure practice advises clients on the following matters:
- Financing
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Joint ventures
- Intellectual property protection
- Content production
- Content assignment, licensing and distribution
- Administrative law
- Competition issues
- Event-related agreements
- Dispute resolution
Chambers Review
Pinheiro Neto Advogados' media and entertainment practice has gained great recognition. The firm has a multidisciplinary team of qualified lawyers to efficiently advise clients on complex legal matters, including sector-related loans and financing, advertising campaigns, intellectual and performance property rights, as well as arbitration proceedings.
Work Highlights
- Pinheiro Neto is representing Amazon in two lawsuits concerning content made available in its streaming service, Prime Video.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They have demonstrated to be a safe pair of hands when it comes to complex issues, particularly dealing with US companies and the options open to them for engaging with the Brazilian judicial system."
"They are prepared to handle complex work including novel products or services."
"They are highly responsive and great at keeping up with deadlines. Pinheiro Neto's team is very knowledgeable and they have several clients in the media and entertainment sector."
"They have demonstrated to be a safe pair of hands when it comes to complex issues, particularly dealing with US companies and the options open to them for engaging with the Brazilian judicial system."
"They are prepared to handle complex work including novel products or services."
"They are highly responsive and great at keeping up with deadlines. Pinheiro Neto's team is very knowledgeable and they have several clients in the media and entertainment sector."
Notable Practitioners
José Mauro Machado is a strong practitioner with excellent experience in consultations regarding culture incentive law, e-commerce regulation and litigation on copyrights.
"José Mauro is an experienced lawyer and he is able to bring a sense of calm to often urgent and ambiguous matters."
"His commercial awareness of the realities of a US business operating in Brazil has been valuable to our company."
"José Mauro has been a great adviser; he understands my business and always helps me find the best solutions."
"He is our main point of contact and is a senior lawyer who displays good judgement of the cases he is involved in."