Corporate/Commercial: Rio de Janeiro
Brazil Guide 2024 : Brazil
Band 4
Email address
[email protected]Contact number
+55 21 3723 9800Chambers Review
Demarest Advogados is a full-service firm which maintains a significant branch in Rio de Janeiro. Its local corporate team handles various mandates, from M&A to restructuring matters, for clients from the energy, healthcare and finance sectors.
Work Highlights
- Demarest advised Left Lane Capital on its investment in Onfly, an online travel-related corporate expense management platform, through the acquisition of Series A Preference Shares issued by Onfly Limited,jointly with Cloud9 Capital.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Demarest has demonstrated commitment with us, not only due to the high standard quality of the services, but also on their availability and proactive solutions to our matters."
"Their experience in complex transactions indicates that they have developed an extensive track record of success in handling similar cases."
"Demarest has demonstrated commitment with us, not only due to the high standard quality of the services, but also on their availability and proactive solutions to our matters."
"Their experience in complex transactions indicates that they have developed an extensive track record of success in handling similar cases."
Notable Practitioners
Guilherme Vieira is co-head of department and advises key companies from the energy and finance sectors on M&A and capital markets matters.
"Guilherme is a highly skilled M&A lawyer with a business-oriented mindset. He excels at finding practical solutions to complex problems and is able to handle a significant workload."
"Guilherme Vieira is a great lawyer and very attentive."
Partner João Luis Ribeiro de Almeidaattains a Chambers ranking this year after having demonstrated skills in M&A transactions and other corporate mandates.
"João Almeida is an exceptional lawyer with a keen intellect and a talent for negotiation."
"João is very fast in his responses and has succeeded in helping us in all issues we have submitted to him. Every time we have any commercial point to review, he shows that he is very proactive."