LAWYER PROFILE

Felipe Zaltman

Brazil 2026

Trench Rossi Watanabe

Ranked in 3 practice areas

Technology

Brazil

4 years ranked

Intellectual Property: Patent

Brazil

2 years ranked

Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets

Brazil

3 years ranked

About

Provided by Trench Rossi Watanabe

Brazil: Industries & Sectors

Practice Areas

Intellectual Property, Life Sciences, Information Technology and Communications.

Career

Felipe Zaltman Saldanha joined the Firm in 2015 and became a partner in 2022. He integrates the Intellectual Property and Information Technology practice group, with focus on in complex litigation, before state and federal courts in Brazil in these areas. Felipe has a wide breadth of experience in the representing clients in legal disputes involving user data requests from local authorities, user generated content take down requests, technology related contractual disputes, amongst others.

Publications

Author/co-author of several books/articles, such as:

- My name is for sale. Folha de São Paulo. February 2016.

- International Jurisdiction in Intellectual Property Matters: the right of access to justice guaranteed? Revista Eletrônica de Direito Processual – REDP. Volume 16. December 2015.

- The doctrine of exhaustion and the parallel importation of medicines: a brief analysis on the achievement of the access to health in Brazil. Revista Eletrônica do IBPI, v. 7, p. 80-142, 2012.

- Virtual Democracy: Privacy and Digital Rights under Threat. Estadão. June, 2020.

- Columnist's duties: are there limits to freedom of opinion? Direito e Mídia. October, 2016.

- Requests for personal data in the context of investigations: powers and limits. Direitos Fundamentais e Sociedade Tecnológica. June, 2022.

- The protection to encryption under the Brazilian Constitution. A Prioridade da Pessoa Humana no Direito Civil-Constitucional. 2024.

Personal

He graduated from Pontifical University of the State of Rio de Janeiro with a degree in law and from Magistrates' School of the State of Rio de Janeiro - EMERJ with a Postgraduate degree in Civil Procedure, holds a Masters of Laws in Civil Law in the University of the State of Rio de Janeiro and also holds a LL.M. in Law and Economics from the European Masters in Law and Economics (Università di Bologna, Gent Universiteit and Erasmus University Rotterdam).

Brazil: Contentious

Practice Areas

Intellectual Property, Life Sciences, Information Technology and Communications.

Career

Publications

Author/co-author of several books/articles, such as:

- My name is for sale. Folha de São Paulo. February 2016.

- International Jurisdiction in Intellectual Property Matters: the right of access to justice guaranteed? Revista Eletrônica de Direito Processual – REDP. Volume 16. December 2015.

- The doctrine of exhaustion and the parallel importation of medicines: a brief analysis on the achievement of the access to health in Brazil. Revista Eletrônica do IBPI, v. 7, p. 80-142, 2012.

- Virtual Democracy: Privacy and Digital Rights under Threat. Estadão. June, 2020.

- Columnist's duties: are there limits to freedom of opinion? Direito e Mídia. October, 2016.

- Requests for personal data in the context of investigations: powers and limits. Direitos Fundamentais e Sociedade Tecnológica. June, 2022.

- The protection to encryption under the Brazilian Constitution. A Prioridade da Pessoa Humana no Direito Civil-Constitucional. 2024.

Personal

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Brazil: Contentious

Intellectual Property: Patent - Brazil

Up and Coming

Individual Editorial

Felipe Zaltman is an highly active lawyer in the intellectual property field, garnering strong endorsement for the commercial awareness he brings to his work, which gravitates around trade mark and copyright infringement matters.

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Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets - Brazil

Up and Coming

Individual Editorial

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Chambers Brazil: Industries & Sectors

Technology - Brazil

Band 5

Individual Editorial

Felipe Zaltman has experience in technology disputes, drawing on dual civil law and platform regulatory knowledge, with a focus on technology litigation.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Felipe Zaltman is a highly specialised partner who consistently strikes the right balance between meeting business needs and ensuring legal certainty.
Intellectual Property: PatentChambers Brazil: Contentious
A highly competent intellectual property professional, Felipe Zaltman handles matters with professional responsibility, quality and responsiveness, always aligned with the client’s interests.
Intellectual Property: PatentChambers Brazil: Contentious
Felipe Zaltman deals with a variety of complex issues and is always available to meet the company's demands.
Intellectual Property: PatentChambers Brazil: Contentious
Felipe Zaltman is a true rising star. He stands out for his talent, dedication and potential to achieve strong results.
TechnologyChambers Brazil: Industries & Sectors
Felipe is highly engaged with our matters, dedicated, and delivers excellent work. He is always available to assist us on urgent issues.
TechnologyChambers Brazil: Industries & Sectors