Felsberg Advogados

Managing Partners: Thomas Felsberg, Maria da Graça Pedretti

Partners: André Zanatta, Anna Flávia de Azevedo Izelli Greco, Clara Moreira Azzoni, Claudia Maniaci, Diego Goulart de Oliveira Vieira, Eduardo Périllier, Evy Marques, Fabiana Solano, Gabriel Paranaguá, Ivan Campos, João Carlos Anderson Corrêa de Mendonça, Marcus Alexandre Matteucci Gomes, Maria Carolina De Souza Guazzelli, Marianne Albers, Ricardo Higashitani, Rodrigo Prado Gonçalves, Tatiana Guerra, Thiago Dias Costa, Victoria Vaccari Villela Boacnin

Felsberg Advogados is a full-service law firm which celebrated 50 years in practice in 2020. Founded in 1970 by Thomas Felsberg, the firm has always had an innovative spirit at the core of everything it does. Long before the firm was recognised as pioneers in judicial restructuring, Felsberg Advogados was one of the first firms to advise on aviation financing and contribute to the development of project finance and venture capital in Brazil. The core practices of Felsberg Advogados include corporate restructurings, mergers and acquisitions, project development and financing, insolvency, general commercial litigation and arbitration, tax advisory and litigation, labour advisory and litigation, environment, public and regulatory, and real estate. More recently, the firm expanded its data protection and technology departments and introducesa specialised gaming law team. Felsberg Advogados's broad and all-encompassing vision enables the firm as a team to meet the current and future legal requirements of all clients, from the biggest corporate groups to the freshest of startups.

Both eyes on the present with the future in sight.

Pro Bono:

Felsberg Advogados is committed to supporting social, cultural and educational projects. We are a partner of Instituto Pro Bono, founded in 2001 with the objective of combating inequality in the access to justice. We also support the following organizations with regula advice: Instituto Fashion Revolution (uniting the fashion industry in the way clothes are sourced, produced and consumed) in corporate law; and Vaga Lume (creating and maintaining libraries in the Amazon) in labour law and tax law.

Diversity & Inclusion:

The firm focuses on selecting and rewarding the best minds, regardless of gender, colour, social class, sexual or religious orientation. Among its partners, more than 50% are women. Among all its lawyers and staff, 57% are women. DiversiFeA, its Committee of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion comprising partners, other fee-earners and staff, promotes regular initiatives and events for the well-being of all members of the firm.

■ Advertising, Marketing and Media

■ Agribusiness

■ Antitrust

■ Aviation

■ Capital Markets

■ Commercial Contracts

■ Compliance

■ Consumer Relations

■ Corporate and M&A

■ Data Centres and Digital Infrastructure

■ Dispute Resolution

■ Energy

■ Entertainment

■ Environmental, andSustainability

■ Fashion

■ Financing, Banking, Fintechs and Means of Payment

■ Governmental Relations

■ Immigration

■ Infrastructure

■ Intellectual Property

■ Labour and Employment

■ Life Sciences

■ Maritime

■ Oil and Gas

■ Public and Regulatory

■ Real Estate

■ Restructuring and Insolvency

■ Sports Law

■ Startups and Venture Capital

■ Taxand Wealth Management

■ Technology, Data Protection, Cybersecurity, AI and Law Enforcement

■ Telecommunications

■ Waste and Sanitation

■ White-Collar Crime and Corporate Investigations

The firm’s international practice is reinforced by its membership in the world’s leading law firm networks – which certify the firm’s global quality. Felsberg Advogados is the Brazilian representative at Meritas and Legalink. Its lawyers have in-depth understanding of different legal cultures and regulatory environments in other countries. Many are fluent in several languages with prior experience in international firms and some are qualified to practice law in Brazil as well as abroad. To support the cross-border work that the firm does for clients in almost 30 countries, Felsberg Advogados's China and German Desks provide specialised expertise and skills.