Corporate/Commercial: Rio de Janeiro
Brazil Guide 2024 : Brazil
Band 2
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Provided by Trench Rossi Watanabe
Trench Rossi Watanabe’s Rio de Janeiro corporate and commercial team has 50 years of local experience assisting investors, funds and companies of all industries and sizes from routine, corporate maintenance, contractual matters to the most complex transactions, with particular expertise in handling highly complex inbound and outbound transactions for both local and foreign clients.
The team offers specialist expertise on corporate and transactional work, multijurisdictional restructuring projects, private equity and venture capital deals, and have built deep relationships with clients across a range of industries that includes infrastructure, technology, energy & natural resources, education, insurance, life sciences, retail and chemicals & pharmaceuticals, with especial remark for oil & gas - a strong asset for the operation in Rio de Janeiro.
They combine an understanding of the Rio's market and culture with sectors experience and local knowledge to assist clients with the most efficient legal solutions.
Trench Rossi Watanabe is one of Rio de Janeiro's lead coordinating firm in high-end deals involving Brazilian companies and multiple jurisdictions worldwide, consistently delivering maximum cost efficiency and added value to the clients through industry backed expertise, hands-on involvement and robust project management.
Chambers Review
Trench Rossi Watanabe is an established firm for corporate work in both national and local contexts. In Rio de Janeiro, the skilled team advises clients on complex matters related to M&A, investments, private equity and joint ventures.
Work Highlights
- Trench Rossi Watanabe advised Aegonon a capital injection deal, which included work on issuance of preferred shares, joint venture and equity stake acquisition. The matter also involved corporate governance.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The professionals of the Trench Rossi are skilled in handling all types of matters, including complex ones, both in litigation and consulting."
"They are accurate, polite, punctual and extremely competent. They are well known for their depth and breadth in all the fields they work."
"They have very strong abilities and skills in their team. We were promptly and clearly advised and supported in all requests made."
"The professionals of the Trench Rossi are skilled in handling all types of matters, including complex ones, both in litigation and consulting."
"They are accurate, polite, punctual and extremely competent. They are well known for their depth and breadth in all the fields they work."
"They have very strong abilities and skills in their team. We were promptly and clearly advised and supported in all requests made."
Notable Practitioners
Co-head of department, Anna Tavares de Mello is highly recognised by market sources as a key partner in the national and Rio de Janeiro corporate scenes, assisting companies with investments and transactions.
"Anna Tavares's Melo is an exceptional professional, consistently delivering outstanding client service with a high level of sophistication."
"Anna is a complete law professional and extremely focused person. I am very proud to have worked with her."
"She is is very strong in both technical expertise and experience."
Monica Pereira Cavalcanti is co-head of department and assists clients with a range of corporate mandates, including M&A, private equity and venture capital.
"Monica is a bright and focused professional."
"Monica is a fantastic lawyer. All the work she has done for us has been impeccable in terms of technique, knowledge, adaptability and decisive situations."
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