Brazil Guide 2026 : Brazil
Ranked Individuals
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Trench Rossi Watanabe joins the rankings with market recognition for its international trade practice. It assists significant global players with countervailing duties, customs and sunset reviews. The firm is frequently sought out by clients from the agriculture, games and pharmaceutical sectors.
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Trench Rossi acted as lead counsel to ELETROS and Whirlpool on the antidumping investigation into Brazilian imports of hot‑rolled flat steel from China.
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Trench Rossi's legal support is great. They're really quick when replying to us, deeply understanding the relevant subjects and delivering top quality work.
A firm of strategic, effective and reliable performance, Trench Rossi is well-suited to serve multinational companies in international trade matters.
Trench Rossi's ability to deal with sensitive matters is above that of any other law firm we worked with. They delivered impeccable, high quality work.
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Francisco Negrão is an international trade lawyer highly respected in the market, regularly retained by clients to assist with a wide range of matters, including antidumping investigations, sunset reviews, trade barriers and public interest analysis.
Francisco Negrão is an international trade lawyer who does plenty of consultancy work for us and really keeps up with the developments in this field.
A fabulous professional which any client would dream of having, Francisco Negrão is a top-notch lawyer in his field and has a lot of expertise. He's always very responsive too.
I commend Francisco Negrão's unparalleled technical knowledge and ability to handle complex business-enabling demands.
Rafael Gregorin is an international trade lawyer who garners consistent praise from market pundits for his commercial acumen and client service. He's regularly seen handling tariff classification projects for key companies in the automotive and manufacturing sectors.
The results Rafael Gregorin obtained for us helped us save a lot of money and prevent many legal problems.
He's super skilled and speaks the language of my business like no one else. Rafael Gregorin knows international trade matters inside out and greatly reassures me.
Deborah de Sousa e Castro Melo is an international trade lawyer who garners recognition in this market due to her wide breadth of work as well as her noteworthy client roster - which includes giants in the manufacturing and pharmaceutical sectors.
She stands out for her deep technical expertise, combined with a highly accessible and collaborative approach. Deborah can translate thorny legal issues into practical and strategic guidance, always with clarity, confidence and attention to business needs.
Besides extensive knowledge, Deborah Melo has a willingness to solve problems.
Deborah Melo is a really good and experienced international trade lawyer. She understands our questions and gives us thoughtful, direct answers. Communicating with her is incredibly easy. She just gets us.
International Trade/WTO
International Trade/WTO
International Trade/WTO
Global 2026
Practice area: International Trade/WTO
Location: Brazil
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