Trench, Rossi e Watanabe Advogados (associated with Baker & McKenzie)

Domestic roots

Over 50 years of insight

Trench, Rossi e Watanabe is one of the largest law firms in Brazil and placed among the top-ranking in nearly all areas of practice. We bring to bear expansive cross-border capabilities and half a century of experience advising on all aspects of complex, pioneering deals. With more than 200 practitioners in the key cities of São Paulo, Brasília, Rio de Janeiro and Porto Alegre, we can steer you with knowledge and confidence through Brazil’s laws, legal systems and unique business practices.

Local capabilities

São Paulo. Our more than 100 lawyers in Brazil’s corporate and industrial centre deliver multidisciplinary legal services and sector insight to help clients anticipate and manage all legal issues.

Rio de Janeiro. We can advise on all legal areas and have focused capabilities and experience in infrastructure, oil and gas, mining and insurance. We represent multinational companies before the National Oil Agency, insurance companies before the Private Insurance Superintendence, and intellectual property interests before the Intellectual Property Institute.

Brasília. Close to the Supreme Court and regulators, our lawyers are on the ground and actively involved in a wide range of regulatory issues, antitrust and competition matters, and high-level litigation.

Porto Alegre. We take a client-centred approach to understanding and addressing every legal need within various industries, from regulatory, tax, mergers and acquisitions, labour, to the most complex litigation. We are also specially focused on agribusiness.

Industry areas of focus

• Energy, chemicals, mining & infrastructure
• Information technology & communications
• Pharmaceuticals & health care
• Agribusiness

We can help with:

• Antitrust/competition
• Banking & finance
• Compliance
• Consumer law
• Corporate & securities
• Corporate criminal
• Dispute resolution and arbitration
• Energy, mining, petrochemicals & infrastructure
• Environment
• Information technology
• Communications
• Insurance
• Intellectual property
• International trade
• Labour, employment & employee benefits
• Mergers & acquisitions
• Pharmaceuticals, foods & cosmetics
• Public law
• Real estate
• Tax

São Paulo

Av. Dr. Chucri Zaidan, 920

13° andar - 04583-904

São Paulo - SP

Tel: +55-11) 3048-6800

Fax: +55-11) 5506-3455

Rio de Janeiro

Av. Rio Branco, 1

19° andar Setor B

Ed. RB1 - 20090-003

Rio de Janeiro - RJ

Tel: +55 21 2206 4900

Fax: +55 21 2206 4949

Brasília

SAF/S Quadra 02, Lote 04, Sala 203

Ed. Comercial Via Esplanada

Brasília - DF - 70070-600

Tel: +55 61 2102 5000

Fax: +55 61 3323 3312

Porto Alegre

Av. Borges de Medeiros,

2233 - 4º andar

90110-150

Porto Alegre - RS

Tel: +55 51 3220 0900

Fax: +55 51 3220 0901