Luís Bulcão Pinheiro, Head of Brazil Research, Chambers and Partners

Luís is a journalist with six years experience covering the Brazilian legal market for UK organisations, including Chambers and Partners. He also wrote for several top Brazilian media organisations and, before settling in the UK, he covered news from Rio de Janeiro for outlets like G1 and Veja.com. Luís holds an MA in International Relations from the University of East Anglia, an MBA from FGV-RJ and a bachelor degree in Social Communication-Journalism from UFRGS. Luís is a member of the Chevening Alumni community.

Marianna Porto Dapieve Research Analyst Chambers and Partners

Marianna recently joined the Chambers Brazil team as a Research Analyst. She has previously worked as an intern at Technip Inc., LOB-SVMFA Law Firm and the Public Defender’s Office in Brazil. Marianna graduated with a Law Degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), and an MSc in Gender, Policy and Inequalities at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), in both of which she participated in multiple academic projects. Marianna speaks Portuguese, English, French and Italian. Additionally, she is a member of the Brazilian Bar Association.

Henry Smith, Research Analyst, Chambers and Partners

As a qualified lawyer in Brazil, Henry practiced for five years in the areas of civil litigation and family law in the city of São Paulo. He moved to the Hague in the Netherlands in 2020, where he began working as Research Associate for Public International Law and Policy Group (PILPG), a global pro-bono law firm. At PILPG Henry also took up the role of writer and editor for the Lawyering Justice Blog. Henry has a Bachelor of Law from Mackenzie Presbyterian University, a Specialization in International Relations from Fundação Getulio Vargas, and an LL.M. in Public International Law from Leiden University.

Mateus Monteiro, Research Analyst, Chambers and Partners

Mateus has worked as a lawyer in Brazil for CASAA law firm and for AES Eletropaulo (electric power distribution company), both in the Tax and Intellectual Property departments. He has also worked as a theatre practitioner as an actor, theatre director and drama teacher. He obtained his Law Degree from Catholic University of Santos followed by a postgraduation in Taxation Law from Mackenzie Presbyterian University. He also holds an MA in Education, Art and History of Culture from Mackenzie Presbyterian University and an MA in Theatre Directing from East 15 Acting School. Besides Portuguese and English, he speaks Spanish and French (intermediate level).