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Mariana Tavares Antunes holds a bachelor’s degree in law from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP) and is a member of the São Paulo Lawyers Institute (IASP). She attended the Advanced Mediation Workshop: Mediating Complex Disputes, of the Harvard Negotiation Institute (HNI), in 2017.

Partner Andreas has extensive experience in Labor, Employment, and Social Security Law, with a distinguished track record in strategic litigation and oral arguments before the Regional Labor Courts. He represents major investment banks and multinational corporations in the energy, metallurgy, telecommunications, construction, logistics, and outsourcing sectors in highly complex and institutionally significant disputes. He also represents Leite, Tosto e Barros and its clients before the Superi...

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.

Mário Luiz Oliveira da Costa is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Tax Law. Mário Luiz practices law in São Paulo, Brazil Best Lawyers has recognized Mário Luiz Oliveira da Costa since 2018. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Mário Luiz Oliveira da Costa is held by other lawyers.

Luis Antonio da Gama e Silva Neto is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Litigation. Luis Antonio practices law in São Paulo, Brazil Best Lawyers has recognized Luis Antonio da Gama e Silva Neto since 2020. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Luis Antonio da Gama e Silva Neto is held by other lawyers.

Antonio Carlos de Oliveira Freitas is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Agriculture & Rural Affairs. Antonio Carlos, 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 Antonio Carlos is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area. He is Master's degree in Business Law from Fundação Get&u...

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...

Rodrigo Quadrante is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Insolvency and Reorganization Law. Rodrigo practices law in São Paulo, Brazil Best Lawyers has recognized Rodrigo Quadrante since 2026. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Rodrigo Quadrante is held by other lawyers.

Clarissa Marcondes Macéa is a partner at Wald, Antunes, Vita e Blattner Advogados, holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of São Paulo (USP), a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Harvard University, and attended the École Nationale d’Administration – ENA (CISAP). She has worked as a Law Clerk at the Brazilian Supreme Court (2017-2020), was the Legal Head for the Assistance and Social Development Secretariat of the City of São Paulo (2015-2017), an...

Arnoldo Wald Filho holds a Bachelor Degree in Law from Cândido Mendes University (1986) and a certificate in Advanced Mediation from Harvard Law School (2017). He is currently Federal Counsel of OAB São Paulo, President of the Institutional Relations Commission of OAB/SP, President of the Center for Mediation and Arbitration of the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce in Brazil and arbitrator of the Ciesp/Fiesp and FGV Chambers. Since 1986, he is Honorary Consul of Monaco in Brazil. Fo...