Allen & Overy LLP

Our São Paulo office reflects Allen & Overy’s long-term investment in Brazil and the Latin American region more broadly. Our local presence is a natural consequence of our decades of involvement in transactions related to Brazil and Latin America from our offices around the world. Our dedicated São Paulo team combines our strength in corporate finance with cultural familiarity and language skills to provide clients with highly effective service on Brazilian and Latin American transactions. Our experience in market-leading transactions, together with our longstanding working relationships with the country’s leading local law firms, gives us and our clients excellent access to current legal developments and local market intelligence. Given the large number of transactions in Brazil involving cross-border elements, our São Paulo office is also supported by additional Portuguese-speaking lawyers in project finance, capital markets, trade finance, general banking and corporate matters based in our New York, London and Tokyo offices. Although we (and all other international firms with offices in Brazil) are not authorised by the Brazilian Bar Association to practise Brazilian law, we understand the Brazilian market, legal environment and risks, and have extensive experience advising foreign investors on deals and transactions in Brazil.