Brazil: Franchise
As more international companies seek to invest in Brazil, franchise law experience and local knowledge becomes ever more pertinent. Last year we listed five lawyers, this year we list six, and lawyers expect this upwards trend to continue.
Antonella Carminatti at Barbosa Müssnich & Aragão - BM&A Propriedade Intelectual is “well known and respected”. She has wide-ranging experience in franchising and IP issues and has acted for both national and multinational corporations.
Dannemann Siemsen Bigler & Ipanema Moreira enjoys two listings in this chapter. Luiz Henrique O do Amaral and Cândida Ribeiro Caffé are specialists in franchising and internet and e-commerce law, and are noted for their transactional work on deals both nationally and internationally.
Founding partner José Roberto d’Affonseca Gusmão earns a mention for Gusmão & Labrunie as a “highly recommended” industrial property and IP specialist.
Trench Rossi e Watanabe Advogados - Associated with Baker & McKenzie International, Swiss Verein features Flávia Carneiro Amaral, who “has a strong background and is experienced” in this area.
At Veirano Advogados the “very proficient” Valdir de Oliveira Rocha Filho is the domestic head of the IP practice group in São Paulo. He has represented clients on franchising and IP litigation.