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

Fernanda Galvão is an executive partner of Vilas Boas, Lopes e Frattari Advogados and head of the Contracts and Compliance Team, with more than 17 years of experience in Civil Law, working with national and international clients. Fernanda and her team work with contractual drafting and revision using Legal Design techniques, analysis of claims against our clients, and assistance with negotiations of contracts and claims. She is responsible for the compliance program of the firm, includ...

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 ...

Rafhael Frattari is a partner of Vilas Boas, Lopes e Frattari Advogados with more than 20 years of experience in Tax Law. He has acted in the litigation of several companies, especially in the steel, mining, and energy sectors. He currently is ahead of VLF’s tax teams in all operations, including Business Restructuring and M&A operations. Frattari was graduated from Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (1998) and holds a master’s degree (2003) and a Doctorate (2008) from the s...

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.

Christian Lopes is a partner of Vilas Boas, Lopes e Frattari Advogados with 20 years of experience in Corporate Law, Arbitration, Contract Law, Financial and Commercial Transactions. He was graduated from Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (1998), and also is a specialist in Corporate and Economy Law by Fundação Getulio Vargas (2000), a Master of Law (LLM) by Columbia University (2002), and a Master and Doctor of Law by Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (2003 and 2011). In ...

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...

Paulo Vítor Ângelo is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate and M&A Law. Paulo Vítor, who practices law in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Paulo Vítor 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...

Specialist in International Tax and Trade with articles published in Brazil and abroad, Ayres Moreira is an Alumnus of the Training Program in Policy and Trade at the Brazilian Embassy in Washington and former Professor of International Tax Law at the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais (PUC Minas) and at the Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV). Ayres Moreira is a frequent speaker in Seminars and Conferences in Brazil and abroad, a full member of the Tax Commission of the Brazil...