L.O. Baptista Advogados

Over 50 decades, L.O. Baptista Advogados has built its firm on what it considers to be the primary element in any business: ethics. The firm chose to be business partners of its clients, experiencing, understanding and translating their needs into intelligent and transformative solutions. Therefore, the team was also chosen under these principles, combining human skills with high technical capacity in the most diverse areas of Business Law.

The firm believes that the people behind the business make the difference, that is why it invests in the continuous improvement of its lawyers in order to deliver excellence in everything it does. The team has solid academic background and practical experience, known for creativity in approaching legal issues. Specialization in several areas of law and economics enables assertive action focused on the objectives and business of each client.

In the private sector, it serves Brazilian and foreign companies from various segments, such as energy, infrastructure, banking, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, petrochemical, among others. In the public sphere, its clients are government agencies, such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as energy companies with businesses in the country.

With a multidisciplinary approach, our team combines strong academic backgrounds and extensive practical experience across all segments of the value chain — from the input industry and rural producers to agricultural equipment manufacturers, financial institutions, transportation, logistics and distribution companies, foreign trade and end consumers. This comprehensive perspective enables us to provide strategic, secure, and market-oriented legal solutions.

Combining practical experience with technical knowledge in carbon credit generation projects, our team offers specialized legal support to companies that want to implement or finance these initiatives, as well as comply with regulatory requirements and explore opportunities in a low-carbon economy.

L.O. Baptista’s Privacy and Data Protection team has highly qualified professionals who are prepared to advise companies in this procedure, which requires the mapping of the entire flow of personal data within the company and with its partners and the correct direction of internal procedures, for compliance with the LGPD. The performance of L.O. Baptista also covers data processing through internet applications, social networks by the company; analysis of gaps in communication and storage procedures, preparation of reports and institution of policies, as well as effective control mechanisms so that the deadline for compliance is used efficiently.

As a pioneer in Brazil’s Fashion Law sector, our team is prepared to offer safe, creative and intelligent solutions to its clients, addressing complex legal issues related to Fashion Law. Our team is composed of highly qualified and outstanding lawyers to advise designers, companies and professionals in legal, regulatory and dispute resolution demands, maintaining interface with the most diverse legal areas.

Our Health Care & Life Sciences practice offers strategic legal support to companies navigating Brazil’s highly regulated and fast-evolving health sector. With over a decade of experience advising national and international clients, our team combines legal precision with deep industry insight across pharmaceuticals, medical devices, biotechnology, cosmetics, and healthcare services. We assist clients in complying with regulatory demands from ANVISA, ANS, MAPA, and the Ministry of Health, and provide multidisciplinary guidance on M&A, tax, labor, contracts, and litigation to support innovation and long-term growth.

Our team offers comprehensive legal support in innovation and technology, covering data protection, cybersecurity, digital platforms, e-commerce, encryption, cloud computing, IoT, and intelligent systems. The team handles complex regulatory issues, dispute resolution, and strategic litigation, as well as policy advocacy before regulatory and legislative bodies in Brazil and internationally. Serving startups, networks, platforms, and corporations, our multidisciplinary lawyers are recognized leaders in the field.

L.O. Baptista has recognized experience in the development of projects in the segments of generation, distribution, transmission, and commercialization of electric power, advising investors, financial institutions, and players of the electricity sector on a wide range of commercial transactions.

L.O. Baptista represents leading companies before regulatory bodies and authorities at federal, state, and municipal levels. We assist clients with regulatory and legislative matters in the oil, natural gas, and energy sectors, actively participating in public hearings at agencies such as ANP, ANEEL, ANVISA, and technical committees of the National Congress. Our team also defends clients’ interests in litigation, class actions, and other judicial proceedings, providing comprehensive guidance and representation before ministries and public authorities across diverse sectors, including energy, petrochemicals, biofuels, transportation, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, sanitation, mining, ports, and terminals.

L.O.Baptista offers solutions specially designed for companies in this type of business. We draw on the wide experience of our partners and attorneys in a multidisciplinary team, with wide experience in the fields of corporate law, contracts, M&A, finance, compliance, competition, innovation & technologies, data privacy, intellectual property, health care & life sciences, labour law, tax and dispute resolution.

The main purpose of the Antitrust team of L.O. baptista is to ensure that the Competition Authority’s review of its clients’ mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and associative agreementsare conducted on a smooth and reliable basis.

Recognized for its strategic and hands-on approach, L.O. Baptista’s Compliance practice combines deep regulatory expertise with a practical understanding of business needs. The team includes professionals trained in Brazil and abroad, with solid experience in anti-corruption, antitrust, and corporate compliance.

Our Consumer Law practice group consists of lawyers who have a strong academic background and extensive practical experience in various sectors, including technology and retail, sugar and ethanol, energy and natural resources – just to name a few. Our approach is business-oriented and goes beyond handling situations and proceedings simplistically. Our main focus is to preserve the image and protect the best interests of our clients.

L.O. Baptista’s experience in dispute resolution comes from more than four decades serving national and foreign clients, which empowers us to offer excellent services through an integrated, innovative and strategic approach, both in the preventive and litigation scope. The firm’s solid trajectory and full practice profile offer a comprehensive view with a focus on the best solutions for clients, bringing important advantages, such as proven experience in areasof Corporate Law, including Corporate, M&A, Infrastructure, Tax, Competition, Compliance,International Trade, Innovation and Technology, Data Protection, Intellectual Property, Regulatory,Labor, Wealth Management, among others.

Our team is specialized in advising clients from distinct industry sectors on Intellectual Property matters, in addition to representing them in complex transactions and litigation involving licensing agreements, technology transfer, investment agreements, strategic partnerships, and new digital businesses, such as in emerging areas of tokenization, applications and use of blockchain and cryptoassets.

The firm has a vast portfolio of activities in Brazil and abroad, comprised of actions ranging from legal opinions, participation in trade remedy investigations, consulting in customs issues, negotiation of international contracts in general, among other relevant matters of international scope.

Our Labor practice offers strategic and business-oriented counsel on individual, collective, and diffuse labor matters. We support clients in M&A transactions, international employee transfers, executive hiring and termination, and the structuring of compensation plans. The team is also experienced in litigation and investigations involving the Public Labor Ministry, including claims related to occupational diseases, collective moral damages, and misconduct, as well as actions for breaches of non-compete and confidentiality obligations.

With more than four decades of experience in mergers and acquisitions, we have built solid relationships with our clients, offering creative and customized solutions for each transactions, going beyond legal understanding to also understand the client’s business. Our commitment, dynamism, and specialization allow us to lead complex, high-profile transactions in the market.

We provide comprehensive and strategic advice to national and international clients on all aspects related to mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and corporate restructuring, such as tax, competition and antitrust, public and regulatory law, energy, investment funds, real estate, dispute resolution, technology, data protection, intellectual property and employment.

We support clients in understanding and integrating ESG principles into their business strategies, helping them navigate the legal and regulatory challenges involved. Our role is to provide tailored guidance that aligns sustainability goals with corporate governance, ensuring compliance while fostering long-term value creation and stakeholder engagement.

L.O. Baptista has a multidisciplinary practice team comprised of highly qualified and experienced lawyers ready to assist families and family businesses in planning the future use and transfer of assets and business control. Leveraging expertise in family and corporate governance, corporate restructurings, shareholders’ agreements, and tax matters, we deliver solutions focused on safety, ethics, and efficiency.

Our Real Estate practice combines deep legal expertise and technical excellence to address the complex demands of the sector. We provide comprehensive support for structuring and executing large-scale projects—including hotels, shopping centers, corporate buildings, industrial plants, and mixed-use developments—as well as acquisitions of properties and corporate structures. Our team advises on diverse transactions such as build-to-suit, buy-to-lease, sale-leaseback, leasing, exchanges, and land regularization. We also offer expertise in urban law, zoning, and licensing, focusing on industrial, logistics, hotel, retail, and development sectors. Additionally, we represent clients in administrative, judicial, and arbitration proceedings involving lease disputes, evictions, land claims, and property regularization.

L.O. Baptista’s Tax team, composed of highly qualified professionals with extensive experience, offers robust support in both contentious and consulting areas. In litigation, they handle judicial and administrative tax disputes at municipal, state, and federal levels, including tax debt recovery, annulments, defenses, and writs of mandamus. On the consulting side, the team provides tailored advice in tax review, national and international tax planning, corporate reorganizations, and preventive counseling. By thoroughly understanding clients’ businesses, they deliver pragmatic, innovative, and compliant tax strategies grounded in deep theoretical knowledge.

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With a strong presence in cross-border matters, we assist international clients doing business in Brazil and support Brazilian companies expanding abroad. Our team combines deep legal expertise with solid international experience, including professionals trained and qualified in key jurisdictions. We understand the cultural, regulatory, and economic nuances of each country, and work in close collaboration with clients and partner firms worldwide to deliver practical, business-oriented solutions. Our international work is supported by multidisciplinary teams and a network of trusted global partners, ensuring efficiency and precision in complex, multijurisdictional projects.