LAWYER PROFILE

André Santa Ritta

Brazil 2026

Pinheiro Neto Advogados

Ranked in 1 practice area

Gambling and Betting

Brazil

2 years ranked

About

Provided by Pinheiro Neto Advogados

Brazil: Industries & Sectors

Practice Areas

Entertainment, Media and Leisure, Corporate M&A, and Technology.

Career

André advises national and international clients, especially in the innovation and technology segments. His area of expertise includes corporate restructuring, financing transactions, joint ventures, innovation and mergers and acquisitions. He leads the interdisciplinary area of the firm dedicated to the gaming and betting sector, including the transactional, advisory and litigation fronts. He actively participated in the regulation of fixed odds lotteries (bets), and currently represents some of the main operators, suppliers and associations in the segment. André has a law degree from Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF) and an LL.M from the University of Chicago.

Personal

LL.M. from University of Chicago.

MBA in Corporate Finance from the Brazilian Institute of Capital Markets (IBMEC).

Bachelor's Degree in Law from the Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF).

International experience: Uría Menéndez, Spain.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Brazil: Industries & Sectors

Gambling and Betting - Brazil

Band 1

Individual Editorial

André Santa Ritta is a practitioner widely recognised as a leading name in the gambling and betting sphere. Besides delivering incredibly sophisticated and benchmarking work (including key M&As in this jurisdiction), he's also heavily involved in the institutional discussions of the sector.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Highly specialised and very helpful, André Santa Ritta always makes an effort to respond with speed and confidence.
Gambling and BettingChambers Brazil: Industries & Sectors
André Santa Ritta has deep technical knowledge of the sector and maintains a close relationship with regulatory authorities, consistently providing valuable industry insights.
Gambling and BettingChambers Brazil: Industries & Sectors
Very proactive and business-oriented, André Santa Ritta clearly understands our business. He is always available and we have a great deal of confidence in his work.
Gambling and BettingChambers Brazil: Industries & Sectors
André Santa Ritta is persistent in his work and knows how to deal with government authorities.
Gambling and BettingChambers Brazil: Industries & Sectors