TOZZINIFREIRE ADVOGADOS
TozziniFreire was established in 1976 by founding partners Syllas Tozzini and José Luis Freire and offers a full range of legal services. Its main office is in São Paulo and this is complemented by its regional offices in Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia, Porto Alegre, and Campinas as well as a representative office in New York. With 69 partners, the firm continues to grow in size and operates a dynamic practice. The firm features 21 times across 13 practice areas, gaining multiple representation in arbitration, capital markets, competition, corporate governance, corporate tax, M&A and project finance.
The firm’s two founding partners are listed for their “superb” M&A practices. José Luis Freire is a “leading practitioner” in the field and Syllas Tozzini is a “great name”. The latter is equally renowned in the field of corporate governance alongside Mauro Eduardo Guizeline.
In the field of arbitration the firm receives two listings, Giovanni Ettore Nanni and Fernando Eduardo Serec. Nanni is a “brilliant technician” and Serec, who is also recognised for his commercial litigation skills is a “valuable asset” to his clients.
In the capital markets practice, Antonio Felix de Araujo Cintra is “well-known” for his specialist knowledge and Ana Carolina de Salles Freire is noted for her “dynamic approach”.
The firm fields two lawyers in the competition chapter: José Augusto Caleiro Regazzini and Marcelo Calliari; a “prestigious figure” who is also noted for his trade and customs work and is the current president of Brazil’s Institute for Competition, Consumer Law and International Trade.
Ana Cláudia Utumi is renowned in the corporate tax field and is a “highly sought after lawyer” who recently worked as co-counsel on the high profile acquisition by Heineken of Femsa’s Brazilian and Mexican assets. Carlos Adolfo Duarte, a new addition to the tax team, has considerable experience in the oil and gas sector.
In the project finance practice, Pedro Seraphim is a “leading light” who advises on energy project development as well as infrastructure projects. Alongside him, Antonio Felix de Araujo Cintra is “well-versed” in this sector and receives additional commendation in the banking chapter.
