Felsberg, Pedretti e Mannrich Advogados

This content can only be accessed by Latin Lawyer subscribers

Since its foundation in 1970, the practice that is now Felsberg, Pedretti e Mannrich Advogados e Consultores Legais has built a solid reputation based on a continued commitment to meeting the client’s needs and expectations through total dedication and the highest level of technical expertise.

From its beginnings as a small firm specialised in corporate finance and M&A, Felsberg, Pedretti e Mannrich Advogados e Consultores Legais has grown to a full-practice law firm through the addition of partners well-known in their respective practice areas, fluent in a wide range of languages and able to practise law both in Brazil and overseas.

The firm has extensive experience in the resolving of disputes and the structuring of complex deals such as financing, leasing, project finance, trade finance, structured finance, company restructuring, mergers and acquisitions and capital markets operations under the active supervision of Thomas Felsberg (who is also highly recognised in the insolvency area) and Maria da Graça de Brito Vianna Pedretti.

Furthermore, the firm is a market leader in various other areas, such as labour law, under the command of the attorney, professor and legal scholar Nelson Mannrich, and international trade, led by former Ambassador Sérgio Amaral. No less relevant are the strong areas of tax, real estate, oil and gas, public law, IP, IT, infrastructure, competition, environmental and regulatory law.

Known for its work in global and local transactions and dispute settlement, Felsberg e Associados possesses wide-ranging understanding of other countries’ cultural, commercial and legal climates. The firm is able to leverage a team of attorneys who are qualifield to practise law both in Brazil and overseas and who are fluent in an array of languages, including English, French, German, Italian, Mandarin and Spanish. The firm strives to offer solutions that go beyond the norm, with highly qualified senior partners always present and active in a supervisory capacity to ensure that results exceed expectations.

Felsberg e Associados’ international presence is enhanced by the firm’s strong ties to leading law firms in more than 70 countries, including working partnerships with top law firms in major global financial centres. Felsberg e Associados’ role in handling cases related to foreign investment in Brazil and Brazilian investment abroad has helped consolidate these relationships over time. Such ties guarantee service compatible with the demands of a globalised and highly competitive world.

The firm has domestic offices in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia, as well as international offices in Washington, DC, Shangai, Düsseldorf and New York.

www.felsberg.com.br