TRENCH ROSSI E WATANABE ADVOGADOS - ASSOCIATED WITH BAKER & MCKENZIE INTERNATIONAL
The relationship between Trench Rossi e Watanabe Advogados and Baker & McKenzie International is a reflection of Baker & McKenzie’s longstanding commitment to the Brazilian market. With offices in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Brasília and Porto Alegre, the firm combines local expertise with its international network – a unique offering to clients. With 16 lawyers selected for inclusion across nine sectors, the firm demonstrates its resounding strength in the field of M&A with five lawyer inclusions, making it joint best represented in our research into that sector. Additional multiple representations are earned in the competition, internet and e-commerce and private funds chapters.
Managing partner Claudia Prado, is also the firm’s regional head of M&A and private equity. She receives high recognition in the fields of M&A and private funds and is praised for her recent work advising the Baltimore-based Ciena Corporation on its acquisition of optical assets worldwide from Canadian telecoms manufacturer Nortel Networks. In the private funds chapter she is joined by Nazir Takkiedine; a “very fine lawyer”.
Joaquim Muniz is a “first-rate lawyer” who gains recognition in both the mergers and acquisitions and capital markets chapters and represents both domestic and international clients. Three further names make it into the M&A chapter. Marcia Assis Calafate is lauded for her M&A work and is considered “extremely well-versed” in the field, while Anna Tavares de Mello is an “astute technician” and known for her work for Brazilian and multinational companies. Alexandre Simões Pinto has a “very active practice” and receives recognition for his representation of the country’s biggest independent energy trader, Coomex, during its takeover by BTG Pactual.
The competition chapter includes Tulio Coelho and Francisco Ribeiro Todorov who are both known for their excellence in the field and their valuable relationship with the regulators.
Two lawyers earn recognition in the field of internet and e-commerce. Esther Flesch combines her IT knowledge with IP experience and is a “valuable asset” to her clients while Flávia Rebello Pereira is a “great name” in the internet sector.
Further recognition is received in the fields of banking, corporate tax, franchise and real estate, demonstrating the breadth of knowledge of the firm.
