Leonardo Augusto Padilha Bertanha

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...

Hamilton Dias de Souza is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Tax Law. Hamilton practices law in São Paulo, Brazil Best Lawyers has recognized Hamilton Dias de Souza since 2010. 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 Hamilton Dias de Souza is held by other lawyers.

Fernando is a junior partner at the firm. He has more than eight years of experience in Tax Consultancy and Litigation acting in the administrative and judicial levels involving the most diverse matters of Tax Law and clients. Fernando has also supported tax and legal opinions and risk assessments to national and international clients. Fernando is a rising professional, increasingly recognized by clients for the advice provided. The recent accolade he received attests to this, as he was highl...

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...

Rubens Bezerra Filho has 25 years of experience and is a partner in the contracts and corporate area. Over the years, Rubens has worked in transactions involving natural and legal persons, both domestic and foreign, such as mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, associations involving Brazilian and foreign entities, corporate structuring of real estate projects, foreign investments in Brazil, idealization, development and implementation of assets protection planning and successi...

Hugo Funaro is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Tax Law. Hugo practices law in São Paulo, Brazil Best Lawyers has recognized Hugo Funaro 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 Hugo Funaro is held by other lawyers.

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.

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.

Luciana Arduin has over 20 years of experience, with a professional practice focused on labour and employment law. She is highly specialised in defending clients from the banking, civil construction, and telecommunications sectors in complex labour lawsuits, particularly those involving high-level executives. She holds an undergraduate degree in Law from Mackenzie Presbyterian University and a postgraduate degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP). Early in h...

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...