Gabriela Salvático Andrade Lima

Partner at Wald, Antunes, Vita e Blattner Advogados (São Paulo, Brazil); LLB, Master in Laws and PhD at University of São Paulo Law School; LL.M. in International Business Regulation, Litigation and Arbitration at NYU School of Law (Arthur T. Vanderbilt Scholar); Vice-President of the Brazilian Bar’s Special Arbitration Commission; Director at the Mediation and Arbitration Center at the Brazil-Portugal Chamber of Commerce; CIArb Fellow; Author of several articles on arbitr...

Graduated from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro and holds a Master’s degree (LL.M) from the University of Chicago Law School. She has over 25 years of experience in corporate law, particularly in M&A, corporate finance, financial transactions, corporate restructuring, strategic contracts, and corporate advisory

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

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...

Specialist in Tax Litigation and Advisory, Fernando Westin has a robust background in leading tax litigation teams for both domestic and multinational companies. As a partner focused of the Tax Litigation team in São Paulo, Westin excels in administrative and judicial tax disputes, due diligence processes, and participation in amnesty and installment programs. Recognized as a Highly Recommended Lawyer by ITR World Tax, Highly Recommended by Chambers Brazil, and a Highlight in Best Lawy...

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.

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...

Tania Mara Ferreira is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate and M&A Law. Tania Mara, who practices law in São Paulo, Brazil, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Tania Mara is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Júlio de Oliveira has acted in many significant tax proceedings relating to direct and indirect taxes as well as taxes levied on the payroll, in addition to rendering consulting services to large domestic and international companies. He is part of several committees and associations made up of companies that seek to improve the Brazilian tax system. He holds a Master of Laws and a PhD in tax law from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC/SP). He is a p...

Mr. Areno has worked on more than 40 offerings, including of Banco BTG Pactual, Azul, Ultrapar, Cosan, Tarpon, BR Malls, Iguatemi, MetLife and Banco do Brasil. In addition, he has been involved in several mergers and acquisitions, including representing Deutsche Bank AG as financial advisor to Enersis Américas S.A. (Chile) in the US$22 billion restructuring of certain companies controlled by Enel (recognized as a 2017 Global Finance Deal of the Year (Insolvency and Restructuring) by Th...