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FreitasLeite

Global Guide 2024

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+55 11 3728 8100

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Managing Partners:Cristiano da Cruz Leite, Humberto de Paula Lima Isaac, Pedro Afonso Gutierrez Avvad, Raul de Paula Leite Filho


Number of partners: 15

Number of other lawyers:50


Languages:English, Portuguese


Firm Overview:


Freitas Leite, a distinguished law firm with a rich 25-year legacy, specializes in providing expert legal counsel on high-profile matters. The firm takes pride in its multidisciplinary team of highly skilled and experienced professionals, crafting tailored solutions to meet clients' unique needs. With an active presence among major market participants and regulators, Freitas Leite has been an integral part of shaping Brazil's evolving regulatory framework governing the financial and capital markets, earning recognition as an influential and innovative legal force.

Renowned for creating value and its commitment to excellence, Freitas Leite is highly regarded for establishing sustainable relationships and a comprehensive understanding of clients' businesses. Freitas Leite's strategic legal counsel facilitates intricate transactions, opening up new possibilities for clients' success. Every matter entrusted to the firm receives personalized attention from a partner, ensuring utmost dedication and precision in their legal services. The firm's outstanding expertise has garnered well-deserved recognition and prominence in the industry.

Main Areas of Practice:

Banking/Financial & Capital Markets, Corporate/M&A, Private Client & Wealth Planning, Tax, Real Estate, Fintech, Litigation, Anticorruption and Compliance, Antitrust.

International Work:

FreitasLeite has been engaged by a significant number of international clients in transactions involving parties from several different countries. The firm’s international practice encompasses finance and capital markets transactions, cross border mergers and acquisitions and international tax planning, among others.

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Brazil - Head office

FreitasLeite rankings

Global Guide 2024
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Brazil
Compliance
1 Ranked Lawyer
Lawyers
Leopoldo Pagotto
4
Leopoldo Pagotto
4
Band 4
Corporate/M&A
1 Ranked Lawyer
Lawyers
Pedro Avvad
5
Pedro Avvad
5
Band 5
Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded
1 Department
Department
Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded
5
Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded
5
Band 5
Investment Funds
1 Department
1 Ranked Lawyer
Department
Investment Funds
4
Investment Funds
4
Band 4
Lawyers
Paolo Calabresi Grimaldi
U
Paolo Calabresi Grimaldi
U
Up and Coming
Tax Litigation: Highly Regarded
1 Department
Department
Tax Litigation: Highly Regarded
2
Tax Litigation: Highly Regarded
2
Band 2
Tax: Litigation
1 Ranked Lawyer
Lawyers
Diogo Ferraz
6
Diogo Ferraz
6
Band 6