Rafael Barroso Fontelles

Practice Areas

Rafael is a partner at the firm. His practice is strongly focused on the banking sector, from which he represents the major Brazilian players. Rafael acts on strategic, high-value litigation cases and in all courts across Brazil, including the STJ (Brazilian Superior Court of Justice).

Career

He has been working at BFBM since 2013. Rafael is the leader of our Banking and Consumer Law teams and has been working extensively in a wide range of matters within the field, concerning regulatory restrictions, consumer rights, state and local law limitations, and others. Rafael has been recently ranked at Chambers and Partners Brazil in the Dispute Resolution: Litigation practice area.

Practice Areas

Rafael is a partner at the firm. His practice is strongly focused on the banking sector, from which he represents the major Brazilian players. Rafael acts on strategic, high-value litigation cases and in all courts across Brazil, including the STJ (Brazilian Superior Court of Justice).

Career

He has been working at BFBM since 2013. Rafael is the leader of our Banking and Consumer Law teams and has been working extensively in a wide range of matters within the field, concerning regulatory restrictions, consumer rights, state and local law limitations, and others. Rafael has been recently ranked at Chambers and Partners Brazil in the Dispute Resolution: Litigation practice area.

He holds an LLB (2007) from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro – PUC-RJ.

Personal

Rafael hobby is being the leader of a Carnival group and running half marathons all over.