Schmidt Lourenço Kingston Advogados

SCHMIDT · LOURENÇO · KINGSTON ADVOGADOS (‘SLK’) is the result of the merger between Rocha Schmidt Advogados, established in 2003, and Costa Lourenço e Kingston Advogados Associados, established in 1992.

Composed of experienced professionals with solid academic backgrounds, the firm provides personal, cost-efficient, and creative legal services to either national or international clients from several business segments.

Its services’ excellence comes from the effort of combining professional and academic trainings, along with a strict observance of the ethical principles that guide the legal profession. All partners, associates and interns are continually encouraged to seek professional enhancement in Brazil and elsewhere.

As a result of several years of intense and distinguished practice, SLK has become a well-established legal representative not only of some of the most renowned domestic and foreign companies, but also of public authorities and state-level government officials.

Recently, SLK has been able to attain a condemnation of over 6 (six) billion reais on its client’s behalf, in the largest ongoing lawsuit in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. The firm attributes this to its professionals’ ability to think strategically and to carefully scrutinise the judges’ stance on the matters at hand, which resulted in an ideal approach to the case’s petitions and hearings.

In fact, the firm’s partners and associates have a thoroughly recognized experience in Litigation, having earned special appraise in recent years, as several of them have had their work acknowledged in different national and international legal rankings covering numerous disputes.

For instance, at the international level, SLK has received recognition of specialized publications, such as Chambers and Partners, Leaders League, and Benchmark Litigation.

Also, SLK has been recognized by Análise Advocacia 500, one of the most important legal communication vehicles in Brazil, as one of the most admired firms in the country.

This alone reveals the quality and excellence of the services provided.