Best Lawyers in Brazil for Litigation

Alexandre de Mendonça Wald holds a Bachelor Degree in Law from Cândido Mendes University (1984) and a Master of Law from University of Pennsylvania Law School (1986). Throughout his career, he has served as president of the UPenn Alumni Club in Brazil and is recognized among the most admired lawyers in various professional rankings, such as Latin Lawyer250, Chambers and Partners, Analysis Advocacy and The Legal 500.

Aluisio Berezowski is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation. Aluisio, who practices law in São Paulo, Brazil, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Aluisio is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Partner at Sergio Bermudes Advogados. Arbitration Practitioner and Civil Litigator specializing in national and cross-border Corporate, Commercial and Insolvency/Reorganization issues. Graduate in Law from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RIO) and holder of a Master’s Degree (LL.M) from the Université Paris 1 - Panthéon-Sorbonne. Completed professional training in Negotiation at Harvard Law School in 2009. Current Vice-President of ...

Paulo Benedito Lazzareschi is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Administrative Law, Arbitration and Mediation and Litigation. Paulo Benedito, who practices law in São Paulo, Brazil, has been recognized since 2010. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Paulo Benedito is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Fabiane Verçosa is a Brazilian lawyer with more than 25 years of experience in arbitration , acting extensively as both arbitrator (since 2012) and counsel (since 2000) in disputes involving construction, energy, corporate matters, real estate, and other complex areas. She has participated in proceedings administered by leading arbitral institutions, including ICC, CAM-CCBC, CBMA, AMCHAM, FGV, CIESP/FIESP, and CAMFIEP. She is the Founding Partner of Verçosa Advocacia in Rio de J...

Adriana Campos Conrado Zamponi is a partner at Wald, Antunes, Vita e Blattner Advogados, has an LLM in Business Law from Ibmec and has completed mediation courses offered by the France-Brazil Chamber of Commerce (CCFB) in cooperation with the Centre de Médiation et d’Arbitrage Paris (CMAP) and the Brazilian Center for Mediation and Arbitration (CBMA). She is also a member of the Brazilian Arbitration Commission (CBAR).

Doctor of Law (J.D), Sciences, Law of Economics and Finance, University of São Paulo, in the subfield of Tax Law, São Paulo, 2010. Founder of the Advocacia Fernanda Hernandez and has experience for more than thirty years. Member of the Superior Counsel of Law of the FECOMERCIO/SP. Many publications in specialized journals and six-monthly papers presented do the Federal University of São Paulo during her Doctor Degree. Final doctorate thesis regarding the CFEM (Compensatio...

Décio Policastro is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Appellate Practice, Civil Rights Law and Litigation. Décio, who practices law in São Paulo, Brazil, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Décio is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Gabrielle A. de Melo Aleluia is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation. Gabrielle A., who practices law in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Gabrielle A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Igor Garbois Fernandes Ribeiro is an associate attorney at Wald, Antunes, Vita e Blattner Advogados with over 13 years of experience in litigation and insolvency. Igor is a lawyer graduated from the Universidade Cândido Mendes (Ucam), a postgraduate degree in Corporate Finance and Capital Markets from the Institute of Postgraduate Studies and Research in Administration at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), and a specialty in Judicial Administration from the School of Judic...

Leonardo Martins Wykrota is a partner of Vilas Boas, Lopes e Frattari Advogados with large experience in strategic counselling and litigation involving Corporate, Consumer, Regulatory and Civil Law. He stands out for his dealings with concession holder companies and enterprises on the mining, steel industry, automotive, industrial, and heavy construction fields. Leonardo Wykrota is an Economic and Corporate Law specialist from Fundação Getúlio Vargas – FGV (2004) an...

Rafael De Alencar Araripe Carneiro is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Administrative Law and Litigation. Rafael, who practices law in Brasília, Brazil, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Rafael is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.