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Chambers Brazil: Contentious 2023 e-Edition available to download.

Find the top Lawyer and Law Firms across Brazil: Contentious 2023 in our e-Edition, now available to download per chapter.

Chambers Brazil: Transactional 2023 e-Edition available to download.

Find the top Lawyer and Law Firms across Brazil: Transactional 2023 in our e-Edition, now available to download per chapter.

Chambers Brazil: Industries & Sectors 2023 e-Edition available to download.

Find the top Lawyer and Law Firms across Brazil: Industries & Sectors 2023 in our e-Edition, now available to download per chapter.

Chambers Brazil: Regions 2023 e-Edition available to download.

Find the top Lawyer and Law Firms across Brazil: Regions 2023 in our e-Edition, now available to download per chapter.

Chambers Brazil: Industries & Sectors 2022 Webinar

Discover key findings from this year's research and learn what is new in this release of the guide with an overview from the Chambers Brazil team

About the Chambers Brazil Legal Guide 2023

Welcome to the Chambers Brazil Legal Guide 2023. Search the legal market's best law firms and lawyers using the search functionality above. 

The Chambers Brazil guide offers unparalleled independent market-leading analysis and rankings of the top law firms and lawyers across Brazil.     

Chambers rankings rely on the in-depth research which is conducted by our dedicated research team through tens of thousands of one-on-one interviews each year. Our methodology is unrivalled and enables us to provide the most trusted legal recommendations on the market, to help in-house counsel and legal departments make the best informed decision when purchasing legal services, across a wide range of practice areas and jurisdictions.   

Please see our methodology page for further information on how we carry out our research.   

Chambers Brazil Guide 2024 Submissions

You can view the full research schedule here.  This page includes a complete list of practice areas, including the new sections to be researched.

Chambers Brazil 2023: Summary

1098
Department rankings
2163
Individual rankings
406
Unique firms
357
Potential departments identified

New ranking tables Chambers Brazil 2023

New Practice Areas
- Project Finance
New International Counsel Tables
- Project Finance International Firm

Chambers Brazil Regions 2023: Summary

244
Department rankings
451
Individual Lawyer rankings
400
Number of submissions
84
Potential departments identified

Chambers Brazil Transactional 2023: Summary

297
Department rankings
586
Individual Lawyer Rankings
Number of Submissions
651
93
Potential Departments Identified

Chambers Brazil Industries & Sectors 2023: Summary

238
Department rankings
486
Individual Lawyer rankings
566
Number of submissions
89
Potential departments identified

Chambers Brazil Contentious 2023: Summary

318
Department rankings
640
Individual Lawyer rankings
165
Unique ranked firms
106
Potential departments identified

The Chambers Brazil research runs all year round, to provide those looking for providers of legal services the most up-to-date and in-depth information they need to find the most suitable firm for their needs, when it really matters. The coverage is divided into four different sections:  

Brazil Contentious  

Brazil Industries & Sectors and Brazil Regions 

Brazil Transactional  

Latest Legal News: Chambers Brazil

Meet the Brazil Research Team
Meet the new Head of Research and Research Manager in the Chambers Brazil Team and hear about their roles, experiences and what areas of research they are responsible for.

Chambers Brazil: Contentious Diversity & Inclusion statement 
Chambers is pleased to share the rising focus on diversity and inclusion by both law firms and clients across Chambers Brazil. Read more.

Fashion Law in Brazil: a collection of concepts, skills and trends
Despite the relative novelty of the concept, Fashion Law is starting to get the spotlight in Brazil. In this article, Chambers Brazil Team talked to several experts to understand the evolution of this practice and the latest developments around it. 

Chambers Brazil: Transactional Diversity & Inclusion statement
Chambers is delighted to share its Diversity & Inclusion highlights from the Chambers Brazil: Transactional guide.

Chambers research feeds news stories
Ranking data from the Chambers Brazil guide were recently covered and discussed in leading publications and news vehicles.

Read past legal topics

Policies of Inclusions to further diversity within rankings
Read about the initiatives implemented to enhance diversity and inclusion with our rankings and to help drive awareness and action in the legal market in Brazil.

The law firms leading the rankings
Gain insights into the legal market in Brazil and discover which six firms are featured in five or more of the rankings.

Diversity and Inclusion highlights for Chambers Brazil: Industries, Sectors and Regions 2021
Read the Chambers D&I statement and highlights for the Industries, Sectors and Regions 2021 guide and rankings.

Pablo Machado, GC at Suzano Interview
Chambers Brazil researcher Ana Brandt spoke with the General Counsel of law firm Suzano to discuss the legal challenges and implications when companies in Brazil provided oxygen concentrators to COVID-19 patients.

Identifying international capabilities of law firms in Brazil
In this article, the Chambers Global team analyse how Chambers identify locations across Brazil with International & Cross-Border Capabilities and how firms looking to submit and rank should showcase cross-border work and a look at the state of the legal market in Brazil.

Welcome to Chambers Brazil
Head of Brazil Research, Luís Bulcão Pinheiro introduces the new guide and shares details on how a market leading legal rankings were created for the Brazilian legal market.

An interview with Lefosses Aloizio Ribeiro Lima on Diversity and Inclusion
A high profiling lawyer sits down with a Chambers Brazil researcher to discuss the need for diversity and inclusion within the legal market in Brazil and the current issues in applying changes.

Chambers Brazil rankings featured at Valor Econômico
Read about the coverage of the new Chambers Brazil legal rankings by the largest financial newspaper in Brazil.  

What makes a successful submissions?
Gain advice from the Chambers Brazil assistant researcher on how to create a successful submission for your firm to be ranked.

Diversity and Inclusion highlights for Chambers Brazil 2021
Read our article on the importance of D&I for Chambers Brazil and the steps taken to ensure we are working hard to further the need for diversity and inclusion not only within our submissions and rankings but also across the legal industry.

Meet the Chambers Legal Research Team

Mateus Monteiro
Head of Research
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Henry Smith
Research Manager
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Huber Navarro
Principal Research Specialist
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Marianna Dapieve
Senior Research Analyst
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Jéssica Pinheiro Silva
Senior Research Analyst
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Marcela Rezende Rosa
Research Analyst
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Chambers Author
Jonas Dick
Research Analyst
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About our Legal Rankings

Chambers rankings for the Brazil guides are the result of law firms submitting for each respective guide and our Research Analystcs carefully reviewing each application and speaking to law firm clients/referees to learn more about each practices work, and services offered.  

In-Depth Overviews

Practice Area
BRAZIL: An Introduction to Bankruptcy/Restructuring

Although the Brazilian Bankruptcy Law (BBL) was only enacted in 2005, it became clear in the follow...

Practice Area
BRAZIL: An Introduction to Capital Markets

Since the early 2000s, the Brazilian capital markets have developed considerably, there have been c...

Practice Area
BRAZIL: An Introduction to Competition/Antitrust

This year marks 12 years since the Brazilian Competition Act was enacted, and significant progress...

Practice Area
BRAZIL: An Introduction to Corporate/M&A

After demonstrating 2.9% growth in 2022, Brazil’s Gross Domestic Product (“GDP) is projected to inc...

Practice Area
BRAZIL: An Introduction to Corporate/M&A: The Elite

 After demonstrating 2.9% growth in 2022, Brazil’s Gross Domestic Product (“GDP) is projected to in...

Practice Area
BRAZIL: An Introduction to Tax: Non-contentious

Brazil is a federative state with three constitutional levels of public administration, namely (i)...

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