LAWYER PROFILE

Janaina Vargas

Brazil 2026

Mattos Filho

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Real Estate

Brazil

2 years ranked

Timberland Investment

Brazil

1 year ranked

About

Provided by Mattos Filho

Brazil: Industries & Sectors

Practice Areas

Agribusiness Law; Forestry Investments; Real Estate.

Career

Janaína represents clients in the real estate industry, including real estate investment funds, institutional investors, investment management institutions and family offices in a wide range of real estate and agribusiness industry-focused transactions.

She has extensive experience advising clients in acquiring, financing, developing and selling all types of real estate assets. Janaína’s expertise not only covers niche areas such as shopping centers, office buildings, logistics and industrial warehouses, real estate finance, but also complex rural real estate deals involving timber acquisition, agribusiness and ESG aspects.

Janaína has been acting as the lead real estate attorney in transactions involving multi-million-dollar acquisitions and divestitures and she is particularly distinguished for her work with forestry investments.

Education

Universidade de São Paulo (USP)

Bachelor of Laws

Escola Paulista de Direito (EPD)

Specialization in Notary and Registration Law

Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)

Specialization in Infrastructure Agreements

International Law Institute, Georgetown University (USA)

Specialization in International Law and Business Law

Languages Spoken

Portuguese;

English;

Brazil: Transactional

Practice Areas

Agribusiness Law; Forestry Investments; Real Estate;

Career

Education

Universidade de São Paulo (USP)

Bachelor of Laws

Escola Paulista de Direito (EPD)

Specialization in Notary and Registration Law

Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)

Specialization in Infrastructure agreements

International Law Institute, Georgetown University (USA)

Specialization in International Law and Business Law

Languages Spoken

English;

Portuguese;

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Brazil: Transactional

Real Estate - Brazil

Up and Coming

Individual Editorial

Janaina Vargas is an up-and-coming lawyer who garners praise from clients due to her wide legal knowledge and business acumen. She has worked consistently on big-ticket asset sales, especially in the large retail sector, and has relevant real administrators as clients.

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Chambers Brazil: Industries & Sectors

Timberland Investment - Brazil

Up and Coming

Individual Editorial

Newly ranked up-and-coming partner Janaina Vargas is well placed to assist clients on rural real estate transactions involving timber acquisition.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Janaina is very accessible. Her ability to combine specialised knowledge with the expertise of others is rare, which makes her an outstanding professional.
Real EstateChambers Brazil: Transactional
Janaina is a highly qualified professional who is fully committed to the company's needs. Her assertiveness ensures the high quality of the services we receive. We have full confidence in her.
Real EstateChambers Brazil: Transactional
Janaina has an excellent understanding of the sector and its commercial realities. She also has good knowledge of real estate law and offers practical structuring proposals.
Timberland InvestmentChambers Brazil: Industries & Sectors
From our first contact, Janaina Vargas showed a clear understanding of our needs and business context. She conducted the process with confidence, efficiency and good coordination with her team.
Timberland InvestmentChambers Brazil: Industries & Sectors
Janaina is always available and attentive to our needs.
Timberland InvestmentChambers Brazil: Industries & Sectors