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Public Law focuses on the relationship between individuals or private entities and central and local government and other public or regulatory bodies, which for the purpose of the Latin America guide covers constitutional and administrative law matters such as, contentious and non-contentious proceedings, judicial reviews, litigation before constitutional courts, advice on the powers and administrative functions of the government. It also includes matters relating to public procurement, as well as regulatory advice excluding regulatory work related to specific practice areas already considered in a particular jurisdiction: Competition, Energy & Natural Resources, Labour and Employment, Life Sciences, Tax, TMT, Intellectual Property, among others.

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Band 1

  1. Machado Meyer
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    Machado Meyer
    Public Law
    2024 | Band 1 | 14 Years Ranked
    Prominent 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.
  2. Manesco, Ramires, Perez, Azevedo Marques Sociedade de Advogados
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    Manesco, Ramires, Perez, Azevedo Marques Sociedade de Advogados
    Public Law
    2024 | Band 1 | 14 Years Ranked
    Manesco, 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.
  3. Sundfeld Advogados
    Public Law
    2024 | Band 1
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Band 2

  1. Aroeira Salles Advogados
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    Aroeira Salles Advogados
    Public Law
    2024 | Band 2 | 8 Years Ranked
    Aroeira 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 Associados
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    Justen, Pereira, Oliveira & Talamini - Advogados Associados
    Public Law
    2024 | Band 2 | 8 Years Ranked
    Justen, 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.
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Band 3

  1. Demarest Advogados
    3
    Demarest Advogados
    Public Law
    2024 | Band 3 | 4 Years Ranked
    Demarest 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.
  2. GBA - Gustavo Binenbojm & Associados
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    GBA - Gustavo Binenbojm & Associados
    Public Law
    2024 | Band 3 | 3 Years Ranked
    GBA - 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 Filho
    3
    Mattos Filho
    Public Law
    2024 | Band 3 | 10 Years Ranked
    Full-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.
  4. 3
    PNM - Pereira Neto | Macedo | Rocco Advogados
    Public Law
    2024 | Band 3 | 14 Years Ranked
    Pereira 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.
  5. Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown
    3
    Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown
    Public Law
    2024 | Band 3 | 7 Years Ranked
    Tauil & 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.
  6. Tojal Renault Advogados Associados
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    Tojal Renault Advogados Associados
    Public Law
    2024 | Band 3 | 4 Years Ranked
    Tojal 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.
  7. Vernalha Pereira
    3
    Vernalha Pereira
    Public Law
    2024 | Band 3 | 4 Years Ranked
    Vernalha 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.
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Band 4

  1. Azevedo Sette Advogados
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    Azevedo Sette Advogados
    Public Law
    2024 | Band 4 | 10 Years Ranked
    Azevedo 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.
  2. Giamundo Neto Advogados
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    Giamundo Neto Advogados
    Public Law
    2024 | Band 4 | 6 Years Ranked
    Giamundo 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.
  3. Lobo de Rizzo Advogados
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    Lobo de Rizzo Advogados
    Public Law
    2024 | Band 4 | 3 Years Ranked
    Lobo 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 Advogados
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    Madrona Fialho Advogados
    Public Law
    2024 | Band 4 | 4 Years Ranked
    Madrona 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.
  5. Pinheiro Neto Advogados
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    Pinheiro Neto Advogados
    Public Law
    2024 | Band 4 | 5 Years Ranked
    Pinheiro 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.
  6. TozziniFreire Advogados
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    TozziniFreire Advogados
    Public Law
    2024 | Band 4 | 11 Years Ranked
    Full-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.
  7. Veirano Advogados
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    Veirano Advogados
    Public Law
    2024 | Band 4 | 10 Years Ranked
    Veirano 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.
  8. Queiroz Maluf Reis Sociedade de Advogados
    Public Law
    2024 | Band 4
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Band 5

  1. Barroso Fontelles, Barcellos, Mendonça & Associados
    5
    Barroso Fontelles, Barcellos, Mendonça & Associados
    Public Law
    2024 | Band 5 | 2 Years Ranked
    Barroso 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.
  2. BMA – Barbosa, Müssnich, Aragão
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    BMA – Barbosa, Müssnich, Aragão
    Public Law
    2024 | Band 5 | 1 Years Ranked
    BMA - 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.
  3. Cescon, Barrieu, Flesch & Barreto Advogados
    5
    Cescon, Barrieu, Flesch & Barreto Advogados
    Public Law
    2024 | Band 5 | 2 Years Ranked
    Cescon 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.
  4. 5
    DAL POZZO ADVOGADOS
    Public Law
    2024 | Band 5 | 2 Years Ranked
    Dal 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 Advogados
    5
    Lefosse Advogados
    Public Law
    2024 | Band 5 | 2 Years Ranked
    Lefosse 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.
  6. Mudrovitsch Advogados
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    Mudrovitsch Advogados
    Public Law
    2024 | Band 5 | 2 Years Ranked
    Mudrovitsch 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.
  7. Rennó Penteado Sampaio Advogados
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    Rennó Penteado Sampaio Advogados
    Public Law
    2024 | Band 5 | 1 Years Ranked
    Rennó 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.
  8. Piquet, Magaldi e Guedes Advogados
    Public Law
    2024 | Band 5
  9. Tavernard Advogados
    Public Law
    2024 | Band 5
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Band 6

  1. Duarte Garcia, Serra Netto e Terra Advogados
    6
    Duarte Garcia, Serra Netto e Terra Advogados
    Public Law
    2024 | Band 6 | 1 Years Ranked
    Duarte 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.
  2. Silveira Ribeiro Advogados
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    Silveira Ribeiro Advogados
    Public Law
    2024 | Band 6 | 1 Years Ranked
    Silveira 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.
  3. Stocche Forbes Advogados
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    Stocche Forbes Advogados
    Public Law
    2024 | Band 6 | 1 Years Ranked
    Stocche Forbes Advogados receives praise from clients and market sources for their expertise in handling matters concerning Brazil's key infrastructure sectors and regulated industries.
  4. Toledo Marchetti Advogados
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    Toledo Marchetti Advogados
    Public Law
    2024 | Band 6 | 1 Years Ranked
    Toledo 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.
  5. Trench Rossi Watanabe
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    Trench Rossi Watanabe
    Public Law
    2024 | Band 6 | 5 Years Ranked
    Trench 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.