Azevedo Sette is highlighted among the best law firms worldwide by Chambers Global 2023, a leading international legal publication.
Chambers Global 2023 listed Azevedo Sette as the leading law firm and partners as the leading lawyers in Compliance (Band 1 and Foreign Expertise in USA), Corporate M&A: Highly Regarded (Band 4), Energy & Natural Resources: Mining (Band 3), International Trade (Band 2), Projects (Band 5).
- Compliance - Brazil
What the team is known for Azevedo Sette Advogados is a respected firm with a burgeoning compliance department assisting domestic and multinational companies with Integrity Due Diligence reports, risk assessments and internal corporate investigations. Its client portfolio includes players hailing from the aviation, energy and luxury retail sectors. The team is additionally active conducting Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Due Diligence, developing and reviewing compliance programmes and providing compliance training.
About Isabel Franco: One client says: "She is the go-to person for compliance in Brazil," while another notes: "She is the most incredible lawyer I have ever worked with." Franco has an extensive track record assisting key clients with internal investigations, risk assessments and due diligence proceedings. An interviewee states: "She is brilliant, kind and so incredibly thoughtful."
- Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded - Brazil
What the team is known for Azevedo Sette is well equipped to assist clients with a plethora of corporate mandates ranging from complex transactions to day-to-day mandates. Experienced representing private and publicly owned companies from the banking, retail, technology and food sectors. Offers solid capabilities acting on foreign investments, acquisition and disposal of minority stakes, reorganisation proceedings and contractual matters.
Fernando Azevedo Sette and Luiz A. Sette are considered as key contacts for clients.
- Energy & Natural Resources: Mining - Brazil
What the team is known for Azevedo Sette Advogados is a well-regarded firm based in Belo Horizonte with proven skills tackling mining matters on behalf of domestic corporations. The team possesses expertise spanning both the contentious and non-contentious spheres, assisting clients with litigation relating to environmental damages as a result of tailings dam collapses, as well as advising on environmental regulatory issues. The team also benefits from experience acting on sector-related M&A and negotiations of mining agreements.
Leonardo Lamego is considered as the key contact for clients.
- International Trade/WTO - Brazil
What the team is known for Azevedo Sette Advogados is a respected full-service firm with noteworthy experience representing the Brazilian government before the WTO. The team regularly assists with anti-dumping investigations, sunset reviews and Mercosur trade agreements. It offers experience acting on import issues from China and also advises on issues hailing from the steel sector. The team is skilled in acting as counsel to players from the plastics, food and chemical sectors.
About Luiz Eduardo Salles: He is praised by a commentator, who says: "He is an extraordinary partner. He combines legal and business expertise." Sources also highlight his communication skills and easygoing approach. An interviewee values that "he is very responsive and communicates well with diverse parties." Another one highlights: "Salles is highly respected in the sector. He communicates very well with companys executives without legalese language."
- Projects - Brazil
What the team is known for Respected practice group benefiting from its expertise in public law to advise on several infrastructure and regulatory matters. Client portfolio comprises domestic and foreign players from the telecommunications, energy and healthcare sectors. Continues to act on PPPs, project development and assisting with EPC contracts.
About Frederico Bopp Dieterich: He maintains a strong focus on equity transactions and is commended for his involvement in multi-jurisdictional class actions in public bids, concessions, PPPs and structuring. "Highly competent professional. He has good commercial vision." "Frederico is well known in the infrastructure and administrative law areas." "Excellent and very competent professional."
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