Caribé Advogados

Caribé Advogados is a leading law firm, recognised for its excellence and for providing bespoke and efficient legal solutions. With a team of highly qualified professionals and modern infrastructure, the firm is dedicated to deeply understanding its clients' needs in order to offer a cutting-edge service, guided by ethics, agility, and legal certainty.

Managing Partner: Roberta Caribé

Partners: Paulo Caribé, Roberta Caribé, Cristina Farias, Heitor Medeiros, Gabriela Uchôa, Pedro Moura e Odir de Paiva

Lawyers: Milton Pinheiro, Renatha Pessoa, Luciana Basto, Mariana Bandeira, Sofia Santillo, Lucas Gusmão, Pedro Matheus de Oliveira, Alexandre Venâncio, João Luiz Bandeira, Leonardo Santiago, Thainá Ribeiro and Ana Beatriz Cordeiro

Main Areas of Practice

• Banking and Finance: The firm advises on the restructuring of financing and guarantees and the drafting of financial instruments. They also provide consulting services for legal actions involving banks and manage the judicial enforcement and collection of debts. Their expertise includes debt renegotiation, from out-of-court settlements to litigation.
• Corporate and M&A: With extensive experience in corporate law, the team offers comprehensive support, from company formation to the structuring of corporate governance. This includes drafting articles of association, shareholder agreements, and other corporate documents, as well as managing corporate reorganisations.
• Litigation: Caribé Advogados provides comprehensive legal counsel, representing clients in arbitration, litigation, and administrative matters. The team specializes in contractual rights, civil liability, debt collection, and succession rights, as well as regulatory issues in sectors like healthcare, maritime law, and banking.
• Estate and Succession Planning: The team takes a strategic and personalised approach to assist families with wealth management and succession planning. Their services include drafting wills and family protocols, as well as tax planning for donations and inheritances.
• Real Estate: This is a key area for the firm, with a strong focus on the Northeast region. Their expertise includes a wide range of real estate transactions and development projects.
• Financial and Capital Markets: Caribé Advogados offers legal services related to financial and capital markets, advising on the issuance of securities, the formation and structuring of investment funds, and loan and financing agreements.
• Tax: The tax team handles both judicial and administrative litigation. They provide tax planning advice, including guidance on tax incentives, and manage tax liabilities with a focus on tax settlements.
• Intellectual Property: The firm offers complete services for intellectual property protection, handling the registration of trademarks, patents, copyrights, and industrial designs. The team draft licensing agreements and provide legal representation in litigation for infringement cases. Their expertise extends to technology transfer and franchising.
• Commercial agreements: The firm assists with the structuring of highly complex business contracts tailored to the specificities of each business, such as, but not limited to, supply, distribution, agency, commercial representation, commercial concession, and franchise agreements, as well as those related to agribusiness.