The annual research cycle of the Legal500 directory was released this Wednesday (22), and KLA was once again recognized among the highlights of the Brazilian legal market. In this edition, the firm was ranked in 15 practice areas, with 32 partners and lawyers individually mentioned.
The recognized areas were: Corporate and M&A; Dispute Resolution Arbitration e Litigation; Environment; Labour and Employment; Real Estate; TMT: Cybersecurity and Data Privacy; TMT: Media; TMT: Tech, Innovation and Digital Business; Tax: Customs; Tax Advisory; Tax Litigation; Wealth and Succession Planning; White-Collar Crime and Investigations; além de Compliance, que foi destacado na categoria Firms to Watch.
Among individual recognitions, Real Estate partner Pedro Cortez was once again listed in the “Hall of Fame,” the highest recognition granted by Legal500, reserved for senior professionals who stand out in the legal field.
Other partners also received distinctions: Karin Alvo (Corporate) and Tomaz Matheus (Real Estate), both as Leading Partners in their respective practice areas; Mário Fioratti (Corporate),Patrícia Braga (Corporate), and Vera Helena Cardoso (Wealth and Succession Planning) as Next Generation Partners; and associates Ana Carolina Cesar (Data Protection) and Carla Fernandes (Real Estate) as Leading Associates.
Check below the ranked practices and professionals:
Corporate and M&A: Mid-market
- Karin Alvo – Leading Partner
- Mariana Cortez
- Melissa Kanô
- Mário Fioratti – Next Generation Partner
- Patrícia Braga – Next Generation Partner
- Laura Cossi
Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
Dispute Resolution: Mid-market Litigation
Environment
Labour and Employment
Real Estate
- Pedro Cortez – Hall of fame
- Tomaz Matheus – Leading Partner
- Mariana Cortez
- Rodrigo Pontes
- Luanda Backheuser
- Livia Siviero
- José Davi Fidalgo
- Carla Fernandes – Leading Associate
TMT: Cybersecurity and Data Privacy
- Ana Carolina Cesar – Leading Associate
- Juliana Almeida
TMT: Media
- Melissa Kanô
- Ana Carolina Cesar – Leading Associate
TMT: Tech, Innovation and Digital Business
Tax: Customs
- Henrique Lopes
- Victor Polizelli
- Álvaro Lucasechi
- José Flávio Pacheco
- Juliana Nunes
- Felipe Omori
- Luís Flávio Neto
Tax Advisory
- Henrique Lopes
- Victor Polizelli
- Álvaro Lucasechi
- José Flávio Pacheco
- Juliana Nunes
- Felipe Omori
- Luís Flávio Neto
Tax Litigation
- Henrique Lopes
- Victor Polizelli
- Álvaro Lucasechi
- José Flávio Pacheco
- Juliana Nunes
- Felipe Omori
- Luís Flávio Neto
Wealth and Succession Planning
- Vera Helena Cardoso de Almeida – Next Generation Partner
White-collar Crime and Investigations
Compliance (Firms to watch)
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