We are pleased to announce that the lawyer Caio Martins Cabeleira has joined the team of the office of São Paulo as a partner. Recognized in the market as a reference in Litigation, Family, and Succession Law, Caio brings with him a solid professional trajectory and a reputation built over more than 20 years of experience in corporate litigation, with emphasis on the areas of family and succession, as well as medical civil liability.
Caio joins to further strengthen our Litigation practice, contributing with his experience in complex disputes involving private and public law, and with significant results obtained for his clients.
Caio has an excellent academic background. He holds a PhD in Law from the Universidade de São Paulo (USP), with honorable mention, and part of his studies was carried out at the Albert Ludwig Universität Freiburg. He was a visiting researcher with a scholarship from the Max-Planck Society at the Max-Planck-Institut für ausländisches und internationales Privatrecht, in Hamburg. He also served as an academic assistant in the Graduate Program in Real Estate Business at GVLaw and coordinated the Private Law Study Group led by Professor Alcides Tomasetti Jr. Furthermore, he is the national director and founder of ADFAS – Family and Succession Law Association, member of YIAG – Young International Arbitration Group and UJUCASP – Union of Catholic Jurists of the Archdiocese of São Paulo. He works as a Civil Law monitor at USP and is a speaker at national and international legal events.
Luiz A. Sette, managing partner, highlights: “Caios arrival represents a strategic advancement for the firm, especially in an area that has been growing exponentially: succession planning and wealth planning. His experience and reputation reinforce our commitment to technical excellence and the delivery of high-level legal solutions to our clients”.
New partners, lawyers, and consultant
In January of this year, the firm had already welcomed the new partners Piero Sellan, in the area of Technology, Media and Telecommunications – TMT, Privacy, and Data Protection; Rodrigo Tambuque Rodrigues, in the area of Real Estate Litigation; and Sergio Mirisola Soda, who returned to Azevedo Sette to lead Civil/Real Estate Litigation and the middle market portfolios.
Consultant Cintia Robin, a specialist in complex tax issues and international succession and wealth planning strategies, also joined the team. In addition, 12 new lawyers were hired, all with excellent training and experience in their respective areas.
In April, Alexandre Pessoa, in the Labor area, and Paulo Penteado, leading the Tax litigation and advisory area, joined the team of partners at the office of São Paulo.
About Azevedo Sette Advogados
Founded in 1967, Azevedo Sette Advogados is based on ethics, quality, and respect. With over five decades of experience, we currently have 47 partners, more than 300 lawyers and 211 staff members, totaling more than 500 professionals.
We are recognized as the fifth most remembered firm by the legal and financial departments of the 100 largest companies in terms of revenue and the 50 largest banks in terms of assets in Latin America, according to the 2023/2024 and 2024/2025 editions of LACCA (Latin America Corporate Counsel Alliance). We are also a national reference in several areas of law, according to the main international legal rankings and publications.