Mariana Zonenschein

Practice Areas

Intellectual property

Litigation

Media and Entertainment

Succession and Family

Career

Mariana Zonenschein is a lawyer with a solid track record in strategic civil litigation, handling highly complex disputes. She is admitted to the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB) in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, as well as to the Portuguese Bar Association (Ordem dos Advogados de Portugal – OA).

She is the founder of Zonenschein Advocacia, a boutique law firm recognized for its work in corporate litigation, intellectual property, and strategic contracts. Mariana is a member of the Fashion Law Committee of the OAB/RJ and is recognized by international legal directories such as Chambers & Partners and Best Lawyers in the category Dispute Resolution: Litigation.

She has also been recognized by LACCA Approved 2026 in Intellectual Property and by The Legal 500 Latin America 2026 as a reference in Dispute Resolution and Intellectual Property. In 2024, she received the “Lawyer of the Year – IP & TMT” award at The Latin American Lawyer Women Awards, and in 2025, Zonenschein Advocacia was named “Team of the Year – Litigation” at the same event.

Her clients include medium and large national and multinational companies operating in the financial, steel, fashion, entertainment, services, and consumer goods sectors, as well as artists, cultural institutions, and social organizations.

A specialist in Corporate Law and Intellectual Property, and holding a Master’s degree in Business Law from Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV/SP), Mariana leads the firm’s advisory and litigation practices, focusing on contractual and non-contractual disputes, credit recovery, civil liability, inheritance law, and intellectual property, with an emphasis on efficiency, strategy, and innovation.