Ranking tables
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Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
Band 2
Band 3
Demarest Advogados 4 Years Ranked
GBA - Gustavo Binenbojm & Associados 3 Years Ranked
Mattos Filho 10 Years Ranked- PNM - Pereira Neto | Macedo | Rocco Advogados 14 Years Ranked
Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown 7 Years Ranked
Tojal Renault Advogados Associados 4 Years Ranked
Vernalha Pereira 4 Years Ranked
Band 4
Azevedo Sette Advogados 10 Years Ranked
Giamundo Neto Advogados 6 Years Ranked
Lobo de Rizzo Advogados 3 Years Ranked
Madrona Fialho Advogados 4 Years Ranked
Pinheiro Neto Advogados 5 Years Ranked
TozziniFreire Advogados 11 Years Ranked
Veirano Advogados 10 Years Ranked- Queiroz Maluf Reis Sociedade de Advogados
Band 5
Barroso Fontelles, Barcellos, Mendonça & Associados 2 Years Ranked
BMA – Barbosa, Müssnich, Aragão 1 Years Ranked
Cescon, Barrieu, Flesch & Barreto Advogados 2 Years Ranked- DAL POZZO ADVOGADOS 2 Years Ranked
Lefosse Advogados 2 Years Ranked
Mudrovitsch Advogados 2 Years Ranked
Rennó Penteado Sampaio Advogados 1 Years Ranked- Piquet, Magaldi e Guedes Advogados
- Tavernard Advogados
Band 1
Band 2
Alexandre Aroeira Salles Aroeira Salles Advogados9 Years Ranked
Bruno Francisco Cabral Aurélio Demarest Advogados14 Years Ranked- Caio Mário da Silva Pereira Neto PNM - Pereira Neto | Macedo | Rocco Advogados17 Years Ranked
Lucas Sant'Anna Machado Meyer13 Years Ranked- Jacintho Arruda CâmaraSundfeld Advogados
- Vera MonteiroSundfeld Advogados
Band 3
Bruno Werneck Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown14 Years Ranked
Fernando Vernalha Guimarães Vernalha Pereira8 Years Ranked
Giuseppe Giamundo Neto Giamundo Neto Advogados5 Years Ranked
Gustavo Binenbojm GBA - Gustavo Binenbojm & Associados3 Years Ranked
Sebastião Botto de Barros Tojal Tojal Renault Advogados Associados3 Years Ranked- Letícia Queiroz de AndradeQueiroz Maluf Reis Sociedade de Advogados
- Maurício Portugal RibeiroPortugal Ribeiro Advogados
Band 4
Ana Cândida de Mello Carvalho BMA – Barbosa, Müssnich, Aragão8 Years Ranked
Augusto Dal Pozzo DAL POZZO ADVOGADOS3 Years Ranked
Eduardo Hayden Carvalhaes Neto Lefosse Advogados15 Years Ranked
José Virgílio Lopes Enei Machado Meyer17 Years Ranked
Luis Eduardo Serra Netto Duarte Garcia, Serra Netto e Terra Advogados3 Years Ranked
Marcos Augusto Perez Manesco, Ramires, Perez, Azevedo Marques Sociedade de Advogados9 Years Ranked
Mário Márcio Saadi Lima Dias Carneiro Advogados5 Years Ranked
Ricardo Levy Pinheiro Neto Advogados9 Years Ranked
Rodnei Iazzetta Lobo de Rizzo Advogados13 Years Ranked
Thiago Luís Sombra Mattos Filho7 Years Ranked
Band 5
André Luiz Freire Mattos Filho3 Years Ranked
Cesar Pereira Justen, Pereira, Oliveira & Talamini7 Years Ranked- Frederico Bopp Dieterich Azevedo Sette Advogados15 Years Ranked
Gustavo Magalhães Madrona Fialho Advogados7 Years Ranked
Jorge Souza Tojal Renault Advogados Associados2 Years Ranked- Mateus Piva Adami PNM - Pereira Neto | Macedo | Rocco Advogados10 Years Ranked
- Massami Uyeda JuniorArap, Nishi & Uyeda Advogados
Band 6
Up and Coming
- Alice Voronoff GBA - Gustavo Binenbojm & Associados2 Years Ranked
Carolina Fidalgo Rennó Penteado Sampaio Advogados1 Years Ranked
Renan Sona Demarest Advogados1 Years Ranked
Rodrigo Barata Madrona Fialho Advogados1 Years Ranked- Arthur Lima GuedesPiquet, Magaldi e Guedes Advogados
- Murilo Melo ValeTavernard Advogados
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Machado MeyerPublic Law2024 | Band 1 | 14 Years RankedProminent full-service firm Machado, Meyer, Sendacz e Opice combines the capabilities of a highly performing transactional practice with the cerebral approach needed to handle high-stakes public law matters. The combination has been continually drawing the market's attention and attracting respect as the firm piles up some of the most prominent and legally complex mandates in its portfolio. Machado Meyer's know-how of privatisation, government contracts and bidding processes has put the firm in the centre of Brazil's government infrastructure investment programme. Both state-owned and private companies from the banking and infrastructure sector frequently rely on this firm for its most important public law demands.
1 Manesco, Ramires, Perez, Azevedo Marques Sociedade de AdvogadosPublic Law2024 | Band 1 | 14 Years RankedManesco, Ramires, Perez, Azevedo Marques Sociedade de Advogados is a public law powerhouse. It is widely respected for handling sophisticated contentious and non-contentious mandates. It is particularly strong acting as counsel on public agreements, bidding auctions and infrastructure concession deals. The team is also in demand for high-stakes public contract disputes. Senior partners within this practice are sought after to provide authoritative legal opinions on public regulation. Companies with key investment in public services and infrastructure feature in this firm's prominent client roster alongside multilateral development banks.
Band 2
2 Aroeira Salles AdvogadosPublic Law2024 | Band 2 | 8 Years RankedAroeira Salles Advogados maintains a noteworthy public law practice group. It is particularly known for representing clients in disputes and is well regarded for its dynamic presence handling administrative proceedings before the Federal Court of Accounts. Major players from the construction, engineering and financial industries feature in this firm's client list.
2 Justen, Pereira, Oliveira & Talamini - Advogados AssociadosPublic Law2024 | Band 2 | 8 Years RankedJusten, Pereira, Oliveira & Talamini - Advogados Associados stands out for its work on constitutional disputes and administrative contractual matters. The firm also has a solid track record advising on bidding processes for public concession. It is often retained by public and private companies from the infrastructure, transportation and construction sectors.
Band 3
3 Demarest AdvogadosPublic Law2024 | Band 3 | 4 Years RankedDemarest advised Consortium SP Terminais Noroeste, on the International Public Bid regarding the public-private partnership (PPP) for the administration, maintenance, conservation, commercial exploitation, and requalification of the bus terminals linked to the urban public passenger transportation system in the Municipality of São Paulo.3 GBA - Gustavo Binenbojm & AssociadosPublic Law2024 | Band 3 | 3 Years RankedGBA - Gustavo Binenbojm & Associados represents prominent clients in contentious matters, including administrative procedures and constitutional cases. The firm has prominent clients from the transportation, telecommunications, and energy sectors, among others.3 Mattos FilhoPublic Law2024 | Band 3 | 10 Years RankedFull-service firm Mattos Filho maintains a respected track record of key public law mandates. Its multidisciplinary team is well equipped to advise clients on a broad range of public law mandates. PPP deals, concession agreements and public bids are among the wide offering this firm provides to top clients.3 PNM - Pereira Neto | Macedo | Rocco AdvogadosPublic Law2024 | Band 3 | 14 Years RankedPereira Neto | Macedo Advogados' public law practice is noted for representing clients before the Federal Court of Accounts. The firm also handles public law contracts, including concessions for public services. Prominent companies from the telecoms, construction and transportation sectors feature in this team's client roster.3 Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer BrownPublic Law2024 | Band 3 | 7 Years RankedTauil & Chequer Advogados is a significant player in the public law realm. Companies from the energy, transportation and water and sewage industries rely on the team for key mandates, including PPP agreements, concession bids and privatisation opportunities. The recently reinforced team also offers strong dispute resolution capabilities acting on both administrative and judicial cases.3 Tojal Renault Advogados AssociadosPublic Law2024 | Band 3 | 4 Years RankedTojal Renault Advogados' dispute resolution practice in public law is highly regarded by market commentators. The firm is also respected for its know-how advising key toll road companies. It also offers advisory capabilities on regulatory issues, bidding processes and administrative agreements. Regularly advises clients from the construction, energy and pharmaceutical sectors.3 Vernalha PereiraPublic Law2024 | Band 3 | 4 Years RankedVernalha Pereira Advogados is assisting Qfrotas - a company that provides federated states with optimisation, standardisation, and rationalisation in the maintenance of their vehicles - in a legal action against the prohibition, from participating in public bids nationwide due to a sanction imposed by a municipality.
Band 4
4 Azevedo Sette AdvogadosPublic Law2024 | Band 4 | 10 Years RankedAzevedo Sette operates a multifaceted practice and is commended for its expertise in M&A of PPP projects, bidding work in infrastructure and legal advice on mobility plans. The team also provides guidance on divestments, regulatory matters and concessions of national parks and sewage services.4 Giamundo Neto AdvogadosPublic Law2024 | Band 4 | 6 Years RankedGiamundo Neto Advogados is representing Corpus Saneamento and other companies in administrative proceedings against the Municipality of São Paulo. The proceedings arise from inspections by the Municipality on various cleaning service contracts, which led to the termination of several agreements.4 Lobo de Rizzo AdvogadosPublic Law2024 | Band 4 | 3 Years RankedLobo de Rizzo Advogados is assisting Winity II Telecom in the auction for the concession to commercially exploit telecommunications systems in the Metro Company, including an integrated mobile service and wireless network system.4 Madrona Fialho AdvogadosPublic Law2024 | Band 4 | 4 Years RankedMadrona Fialho Advogados assisted Lenovo in strategic public tenders in the national territory, aimed at supplying hardware and technology services, with special emphasis on the tender of the São Paulo Court of Justice, the National Health Agency, Banrisul, and the Amazon Bank.4 Pinheiro Neto AdvogadosPublic Law2024 | Band 4 | 5 Years RankedPinheiro Neto Advogados is a prime full-service firm with a widely admired practice from transactional to contentious issues. The firm's public law practice is noted for its handling of sensitive cases. Its multidisciplinary team is a key advantage to the firm, which is well equipped to represent clients in negotiation of contracts, bids and litigation. The team's experience dealing with the government in a wide array of industry sectors, including transportation, sanitation and healthcare, is also admired.4 TozziniFreire AdvogadosPublic Law2024 | Band 4 | 11 Years RankedFull-service firm TozziniFreire Advogados is an active force in public law. It regularly represents clients in regulatory matters, concession bidding rounds and administrative law disputes. The team is also well regarded for advising on public contracts management. Significant players from the aviation, technology and construction sectors feature in its client list.4 Veirano AdvogadosPublic Law2024 | Band 4 | 10 Years RankedVeirano Advogados' multidisciplinary team advises a range of domestic and international clients on public law mandates. The firm is particularly experienced assisting companies from the energy, infrastructure and technology sectors with judicial representations, regulatory advice and public tenders.
Band 5
5 Barroso Fontelles, Barcellos, Mendonça & AssociadosPublic Law2024 | Band 5 | 2 Years RankedBarroso Fonteles is regularly mandated by clients to assist with complex matters in the field, including public interest lawsuits, accounting proceedings before the TCU and regulatory work. The team is also well versed in strategic procedures in the civil sphere, bidding processes and concession contracts.5 BMA – Barbosa, Müssnich, AragãoPublic Law2024 | Band 5 | 1 Years RankedBMA - Barbosa, Müssnich, Aragão is well regarded for representing clients before federal, state, and municipal regulatory agencies and advising on competitive government contracting procedures, concessions, and public-private partnerships.5 Cescon, Barrieu, Flesch & Barreto AdvogadosPublic Law2024 | Band 5 | 2 Years RankedCescon is a multidisciplinary team recognised for its experience in transactions and regulatory matters. The firm is regularly mandated by clients to assist with regulatory aspects of concession agreements and bidding proceedings. The team frequently advises clients from the energy, banking, and oil and gas sectors.5 DAL POZZO ADVOGADOSPublic Law2024 | Band 5 | 2 Years RankedDal Pozzo Advogados assisted Concessionária Rota das Bandeiras and the Government of the State of São Paulo with the establishing of a mediation process to address several claims for economic and financial rebalancing of the PPP Contract (“contract renegotiation”) presented by the company with the transport regulatory agency of the State of São Paulo.5 Lefosse AdvogadosPublic Law2024 | Band 5 | 2 Years RankedLefosse Advogados is well regarded for providing assistance on regulatory matters and concession bids. The team also provides guidance on administrative proceedings. Clients from the sanitation, aviation and telecommunication field often seek their services.5 Mudrovitsch AdvogadosPublic Law2024 | Band 5 | 2 Years RankedMudrovitsch Advogados is representing Jardins Mangueiral Empreendimentos Imobiliários in several disputes involving a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) for the construction and operation of a residential district of affordable houses as part of a governmental project involving a contract worth a substantial amount.5 Rennó Penteado Sampaio AdvogadosPublic Law2024 | Band 5 | 1 Years RankedRennó Penteado Sampaio Advogados represented Galeão Airport in a proceeding before ANAC in which Galeão claimed reimbursement of damages in the amount of above BRL 1.5 million.
Band 6
6 Duarte Garcia, Serra Netto e Terra AdvogadosPublic Law2024 | Band 6 | 1 Years RankedDuarte Garcia, Serra Netto e Terra Advogados are well regarded for their consulting and litigation practices. They are also sought out by clients to assist with public bids and procurement, construction contracts, concessions, public-private partnerships, and anti-corruption lawsuits.
6 Silveira Ribeiro AdvogadosPublic Law2024 | Band 6 | 1 Years RankedSilveira Ribeiro Advogados is a public law and regulatory boutique firm fully focused on infrastructure and regulated sectors. They are sought out to handle important projects, especially in Rio de Janeiro.
6 Stocche Forbes AdvogadosPublic Law2024 | Band 6 | 1 Years RankedStocche Forbes Advogados receives praise from clients and market sources for their expertise in handling matters concerning Brazil's key infrastructure sectors and regulated industries.
6 Toledo Marchetti AdvogadosPublic Law2024 | Band 6 | 1 Years RankedToledo Marchetti Advogados is a firm specialized in providing an integrated strategic legal service exclusively to the infrastructure and construction market.They advise funds, investment companies and construction companies in projects for the implementation of railroads, highways, ports and more.
6 Trench Rossi WatanabePublic Law2024 | Band 6 | 5 Years RankedTrench Rossi Watanabe assisted the Conselho Curador dos Honorários Advocatícios, which is a private entity that organizes and distributes attorney's fees, with the settlement program to end or avoid the litigation of over 2,000 public attorneys against the quotas of distribution of such attorney's fees.