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Chalfin, Goldberg & Vainboim Advogados

Brazil 2026

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Top figures | Brazil: Regions

5

Offices

525

Company Size

2000

Established Year

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Brazil

Brazil: Regions

Overview

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Chalfin, Goldberg & Vainboim Advogados was founded in 2000 by professionals committed to their clients and to delivering creative legal solutions. Celebrating 25 years, CGV Advogados is recognized for its integrity, strong results, and excellence in legal services. With offices in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Vitória, Curitiba, and Brasília, the firm operates throughout Brazil and maintains partnerships in major international capitals.

Industry sectors (9)

  • Insurance
  • Banking and Finance
  • Industry
  • E-commerce
  • Retail
  • Telecommunications
  • Real Estate
  • Services
  • Technology

Key people

Provided by Chalfin, Goldberg & Vainboim Advogados

  • Eduardo Chalfin

    Founding Partner

  • Ilan Goldberg

    Founding Partner

  • Clara Vainboim

    Founding Partner

  • Mirela Saár Câmara

    Managing Partner

Work & experience

Provided by Chalfin, Goldberg & Vainboim Advogados

CGV Advogados combines strategic and high-volume legal practice, supported by technology, data-driven management, automation and legal operations, delivering technical, pragmatic and client-focused solutions. Main Practice Areas: Insurance and Reinsurance Labor and Employment Corporate Law Banking Healthcare Digital Law Privacy and Data Protection AI and Technology Contracts, Arbitration Volume and Strategic Litigation Real Estate Insolvency Environmental ESG Mining and Trade Compliance

Top figures | Brazil: Regions

5

Offices

525

Company Size

2000

Established Year

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Brazil

Brazil: Industries & Sectors

Overview

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  • CHALFIN, GOLDBERG & VAINBOIM ADVOGADOS

    Founding Partners: Eduardo Chalfin, Ilan Goldberg and Clara Vainboim

    Managing Partner: Mirela Saár Câmara

    Number of Partners: 25

    Number of Lawyers: 516

    Languages: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, among others.

    Contacts:

    Banking: Jean Carlos Gomes

    Consumer: Antonio José Monteiro Gaspar

    Corporate: Claudio Miranda

    eCommerce: Cristina Tsiftzoglou

    Insurance and Reinsurance: Ilan Goldberg

    Labor: Priscila Fichtner

    Marine: Renato Chalfin

    Real Estate: Eduardo Chalfin and Mirela Saár Câmara

    Firm Overview:

    Chalfin, Goldberg & Vainboim Advogados is recognized as one of the most preeminent law firms in Brazil, providing a wide range of personalized legal services. The firm has a long track record of delivering the highest-quality services to its global clients, always striving to exceed their expectations. One of its great advantages is to have a multidisciplinary team of lawyers, with a solid academic background and professional experience. Besides being fully committed to solving any problems for its clients, the firm also offers valuable legal insight that provides growth opportunities and enhanced financial health to their businesses.

    Main Areas of Practice:

    Banking: consultancy, advice, analysis and preparation of contracts and preventive follow-up before the Superior Courts, individual and collective actions, contractual matters, civil liability of banks, finance companies, credit bureaus and fintechs in the most diverse situations.

    Consumer: extensive experience in supporting companies in the service, commercial, financial and industrial sectors, in litigation, drafting and revision of contracts and advice in general through legal opinions and memorandums.

    Corporate: corporate law issues, with emphasis on the negotiation and implementation of mergers and acquisitions, structuring of capital market operations, advice on the negotiation and execution of business contracts and specialized performance in corporate and business arbitration and litigation, judicial recovery and bankruptcies.

    Data Protection: expertise in all aspects of data protection law, including: preparation and review of privacy policies, data processing agreements and data protection impact assessment; provisionof legal consultancy and litigation (both in-court and out-of-court), with the best data governance practices available.

    Digital Law: multidisciplinary and complete solutions for startups and companies in the most diverse stages of operation: from companies in early stages of investment or even in venture capital operations or investments in private equity funds.

    eCommerce: with a widely recognized high-standard practice, the firm provides legal assistance to its web-based business clients, including distributors, franchisers, payment providers, retailers, startups, platform providers and tech entrepreneurs. The practice includes all aspects related to the legal challenges presented by the Internet and eCommerce.

    Insurance and Reinsurance: comprehensive experience in the fields of insurance and reinsurance, including regulatory, advisory and litigation demands, covering the most varied lines of insurance, related to the so-called large risks, financial lines (D&O, E&O, EPL, among others), guarantee, property & casualty, civil, maritime, transport, energy, oil and gas, port operations, life, health, personal accidents, private pension, aviation risks, cyber risks etc.

    Labor: consultancy, internal corporate policies, whether linked to remuneration packages, profit-sharing plans or review of programs related to occupational health and safety, among others. Strong experience in collective bargaining, conducting audits and developing a preventive labor strategy in general, taking into account the applicable legislation and the updated positioning of jurisprudence.

    Marine: legal assistance in shipping, cargo claims, charter disputes, accidents of navigation, among other matters, with representation before the Brazilian Admiralty Court, State and Federal Courts, arbitration, as well as on contractual consultancy and negotiation.

    Real Estate: legal assistance in real estate sale and acquisition, residential and commercial leases, advice on condominiums and property managers, real estate developments and constructions, defense of large companies and conglomerates in their real estate general relations, resolution of disputes pertaining to rental revision and renewal actions, extinction of condominiums, possessory and claims.

    LATIN AMERICA OFFICES

    BRAZIL:

    Rio de Janeiro/RJ

    Av. Presidente Wilson, nº 231,26º andar, Centro. Zip Code 20030-905

    Phone. 55.21.3970-7200 / Email: [email protected]

    São Paulo/SP

    Alameda Ministro Rocha Azevedo, nº 38, 8º andar, Cerqueira César. Zip Code 01410-000

    Phone. 55.11.3528-7350. Fax. 55.11.3528-7351 / Email:[email protected]

    Vitória/ES

    Av. Nossa Senhora dos Navegantes, nº 955, Salas 605/606, Enseada do Suá. Zip Code 29050-335

    Phone. 55.27.3334-1150. Fax. 55.27.3334-1151 / Email: [email protected]

    Curitiba/PR

    Rua Padre Anchieta, nº 2285, Salas 803 a 806, Bigorrilho. Zip Code 80730-000

    Phone / Fax. 55.41.3051-6100 / Email: [email protected]

    For more information about Chalfin, Goldberg & Vainboim Advogados, please visit http://www.cgvadvogados.com.br.


Brazil

Brazil: Contentious

Overview

Provided by Chalfin, Goldberg & Vainboim Advogados

  • Chalfin, Goldberg & Vainboim Advogados was founded in 2000 by professionals dedicated to embracing new challenges, committing to their clients and with the mission of ensuring creative solutions to each legal matter with which they were entrusted.

    After 25 years of practice – marked by an outstanding path – CGV Advogados is recognized for its integrity and unwavering commitment to excellence in the provision of legal services. With national and international coverage, our firm provides legal services throughout Brazil while developing partnerships in the main capitals around the world.

    When it comes to high-volume law practice, our system for monitoring processes is what sets us apart, as it was developed and perfected internally over the course of many years and to which we allocate resources on a permanent basis. We use state-of-the-art IT systems for matters related to the provision of legal services, thus allowing the delivery of unrivaled services of registration, agreements, closures and, of course, lawyering itself.

    In the so-called strategic segment, CGV Advogados stands out for the broad array of legal talent and expertise of their team, which benefits the provision of comprehensive and pragmatic solutions combined to legal advice. In addition to our expertise, our strategic teams are also noted for ensuring full availability to our clients.

    Strategic Law Practice Areas

    • HealthCare
    • Tax
    • Arbitration
    • Strategic Litigation
    • Contracts
    • Digital Law
    • Banking
    • Insurance
    • Labor
    • Corporate Reorganization
    • Data Protection
    • Real Estate

Brazil

Brazil: Transactional

Overview

Provided by Chalfin, Goldberg & Vainboim Advogados

Chalfin, Goldberg & Vainboim Advogados is widely recognized as one of Brazil’s leading law firms, delivering high-quality, tailored legal services. With a strong track record serving global clients, the firm stands out for consistently exceeding expectations through a multidisciplinary team with solid academic and professional backgrounds, providing strategic solutions that foster business growth and financial strength.

Ranked Offices at Chalfin, Goldberg & Vainboim Advogados

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Brazil - Head office

Rio de Janeiro

Avenida Presidente Wilson - 231 26° Andar - Centro , Rio de Janeiro - RJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, CEP 20030-905, Rio de Janeiro - RJ

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