Baker McKenzie — Brazil

About

Trench Rossi Watanabe offers clients access to a global perspective through its strategic co-operation agreement with the firm Baker McKenzie – one of the most extensive and solid networks of the legal market. This co-operation gives the firm the opportunity to develop projects collaboratively, with lawyers with extensive knowledge in various jurisdictions, providing the service that clients need, wherever they may be. Considered one of the largest law firms in Brazil, Trench Rossi Watanabe has a comprehensive and cutting-edge operation, with expertise in all areas of law. Founded in 1959, the firm provides legal services to national and international clients across several markets, helping them to manage their business in an ethical and efficient way. The firm has extensive experience in complex and pioneering aspects of transactions and has developed skills that transcend borders, but always maintaining the accuracy in relation to technical quality, ethics and efficiency. With over 250 lawyers in S?o Paulo, Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro and Porto Alegre, the firm offers the knowledge and confidence needed to deal with the Brazilian law and unique business practices. Trench Rossi Watanabe emphasizes the professional development of its lawyers, constantly investing in their professional improvement through specialized courses and the most diverse and innovative forms of training in Brazil and abroad. In addition to solid legal experience, the firm’s professionals accumulate fluency in several languages and knowledge of various cultures and legal systems in an effort to ensure service of the highest quality is provided to its international clients. Trench Rossi Watanabe has a dynamic corporate organization, dedicated to monitoring the changes in the legal field and anticipating solutions for its clients. The firm has an integrated administrative and technological infrastructure, in order to provide adequate support for its services. The firm is committed to responsive, efficient and reliable service, seeking to develop strong and lasting relationships with its clients. - Corporate social responsibility Pro bono: Due to its cooperation agreement with Baker McKenzie, the firm applies its legal knowledge and passion to advance fundamental rights and opportunities for persons in need throughout the world. Trench Rossi does this in collaboration with its clients and non-profit organizations dedicated to promoting justice and compassion in its global community. The firm’s lawyers around the world provide pro bono support on a wide variety of issues, from helping rebuild nations after periods of civil conflict, promoting the rule of law and safeguarding the rights of vulnerable children to supporting disaster relief efforts, combatting human trafficking, representing asylum seekers and promoting access to healthcare. Diversity and inclusion: the firm’s origins are rooted in the respect for and appreciation of different cultures. Diversity and inclusion are in its DNA — since its inception, the differences of its people have helped the firm to work fluently across borders, cultures and practices. It understands that organizations work best when people with different backgrounds and multiple points of view are brought together. The firm’s own diversity mirrors its commitment to exploring multiple perspectives to develop the best possible solutions for its clients and to fostering a culture of respect and inclusion. Trench Rossi Watanabe promotes five working areas: gender, LGBT, ethnic, religion and disabilities. Sustainability: the firm recognizes the importance of environmental sustainability to its people, its clients and to the communities in which its staff live and work. The firm contributes to sustainability not only through the practice of law in its environmental and climate change practices, but also through its efforts to monitor and mitigate the environmental impact and risk of its operations. Trench Rossi seeks to reduce, reuse and recycle the energy and natural resources necessary for its business. ### Staffing Figures - 182 Other fee-earners - 274 Total staff

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Lawyers in this office

Adam Milgrom

Senior Associate · Energy

Alessandra Machado

Consultant · Tax Planning

Alexandre Jabra

Senior Associate · Consumer Law

Andrea Brick

Partner · Dispute Resolution

Andrea Cruz

Associate · Antitrust

André Sarian

Partner · Administrative Law

Anna De Mello

Partner · Corporate

Bruna Silveira

Associate · Dispute Resolution

Bruno Dreifus

Partner · Corporate Law

Bruno Duarte

Partner · Infrastructure Projects

Clarissa Giannetti Machado

Partner · Tax

Clarissa Lehmen

Partner · Employment

Claudio Moretti

Partner · Tax

Cristina de Freitas Bueno

Partner · Corporate

Daniel De Miranda Facó

Partner · Capital Markets

Danielle Valois

Danielle Valois is Trench Rossi Watanabe's partner and heads the firm's Oil & Gas e practice group. For the past two decades, she has focused on high-end transactional work, international disputes involving oil and gas development projects and compliance matters involving energy companies. Her transactional experience includes acquisitions and divestitures (both negotiated and auction sales), joint ventures, financing and structuring and implementation of development projects. She has also been quite active in the policy making and advocacy of the emerging energy transition legislation and regulation. On the dispute side, she has been acting as co-counsel in leading arbitration cases of the Brazilian E&P and shipbuilding industries, including ICC and UNCITRAL procedures. On the compliance side, Danielle has acted in complex internal investigations, elaboration of risk management policies, structuring and implementation of compliance programs for energy companies. · Oil & Gas

Eduardo Herszkowicz

Partner · Investment Funds

Felipe Ferenzini

Partner · Compliance

Felipe Zaltman

Partner · Intellectual Property

Fernanda Haddad

Partner · Litigation

Flavia Rebello

Partner · Data Protection

Flávia Amaral

Partner · Intellectual Property

Francisco Niclós Negrão

Partner · Antitrust

Gabriela Bezerra Fischer

Partner · Oil and Gas

Giovani Tomasoni

Partner · Environmental Law

Giuliana Schunck

Partner · Credit Restructuring

Gledson Campos

Partner · Credit Restructuring

Heloísa Barroso Uelze

Partner · Environmental, Social and Governance

Henrique Frizzo

Partner · Life Sciences

Horácio Veiga de Almeida Neto

Partner · Tax Litigation

Joaquim De Paiva Muniz

Partner · Arbitration

José Roberto Martins

Partner · M&A

João Augusto Gameiro

Partner · Corporate Criminal Law

Letícia Ribeiro Crissiuma de Figueiredo

Partner · Compensation, Labor

Luis Borghi

Partner · Arbitration

Luís Ambrósio

Partner · Banking Law

Manuela Demarche

Partner · Environmental Law

Marcela Trigo

Partner · Intellectual Property

Marcia Calafate

Consultant · Commercial Contracts

Marcio Polto

Partner · Litigation

Maria Rita Ferragut

Partner · Tax Litigation

Mariana Conrado

Associate · Credit Restructuring

Mariana De Vito

Partner · Executive Compensation

Mauricio Pacheco

Partner · Corporate

Monica Castro Pereira Cavalcanti

Partner · Corporate

Paulo Casagrande

Partner · Antitrust & Competition

Priscila Kirchhoff

Partner · Labour and Employment

Rafael Gregorin

Partner · Tax Litigation

Renata Amaral

Partner · Environmental Law

Simone Musa

Partner · Corporate Tax

Telirio Saraiva

Partner · Tax Litigation

Thales Stucky

Partner · Tax Litigation

Thaís Amaral

Partner · Tax

Tiago Caruso

Senior Associate · Corporate Criminal Law

Tiago Zapater

Partner · Class Actions

Tricia Oliveira

Partner · Labour & Employment

Vitor Stern

Partner · Corporate