Alexandre Wagner Nester

Partner Daniel has extensive experience in Dispute Resolution, Strategic Litigation before Superior Courts, Complex Contracts and Negotiations, Bankruptcy and Corporate Restructuring, Real Estate, Debt and Credit Restructuring, and Insurance Law . He has built a solid career in preventive and contentious corporate legal advisory , having served as General Counsel for national and multinational companies , where he coordinated projects involving corporate and tax restructurings, judicial asset...

Luiz Antonio Varela Donelli is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Insolvency and Reorganization Law. Luiz Antonio Varela, who practices law in São Paulo, Brazil, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Luiz Antonio Varela is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Fernanda Botinha Nascimento is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Tax Law. Fernanda Botinha, who practices law in São Paulo, Brazil, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Fernanda Botinha is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

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).

Eduardo Metzker is a senior lawyer at Vilas Boas, Lopes e Frattari Advogados with extensive experience in Civil Corporate Litigation. Since January 2019, he has been successful in leading a team of five lawyers who work in the Strategic Civil Litigation and Bankruptcy area of VLF. He has had significant participation in obtaining very positive results in cases of high legal complexity. Eduardo is a Bachelor of Laws by Universidade Vila Velha (UVV) and also has a post-graduate degree in Civil ...

Pedro Grillo is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Tax Law. Pedro, who practices law in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Pedro is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

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

Maria Tereza Dias is an executive partner of Vilas Boas, Lopes e Frattari Advogados, responsible for coordinating the administrative/regulatory law team, an area in which she has over 20 years of experience, including previous work in administrative and judicial litigation and in consultancy. Maria Tereza was graduated from Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (1998) and also has a Master and PhD in Administrative and Regulatory Law by Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (2001 and 2007). Bes...

Ricardo Tosto is a partner and one of the founders of the firm. He works particularly in the areas of Credit Recovery, Banking Contracts, Bankruptcy, Judicial Reorganization, Acquisition Review, Corporate Restructuring, Administrative, Electoral, Civil and Commercial Law. Previously, Mr. Tosto worked as an advisor to the Legal and Human Resources Board of Grupo Rede and as director of the Rede Private Pension Foundation. He was president of the Judiciary Modernization Commission and the Judic...

Zilma Aparecida S. Ribeiro, is responsible for the labour department of the firm, both in the litigation and in the advisory areas. She graduated in law from the Law School of the University of São Paulo from which she holds a Masters Degree. Ms. Ribeiro has over 30 years of experience working as a lawyer, both in-house and as a legal consultant. Ms. Ribeiro also completed a Specialization Course in Civil Procedure at the Law School of the University of São Paulo. She has been r...