Our team
Meet our team of attorneys.
Samir Farhat
Practices: Litigation (judicial and arbitration) and counsel, in all areas of civil law.
Undergraduate degree in Law from Mackenzie Presbyterian University, with professional development courses taken at the University of Porto Law School (Portugal). He has been a member of the selection committee for several competitive civil-service exams in different Brazilian states, including exams for hiring judges, attorneys for the public defender’s office, and attorneys for the public prosecutor’s office.
Languages: English and Italian.
Gustavo Michel Arbach
Practices: M&A Transactions, Corporate Law (day-to-day and operations), Contracts and Business counsel, Wealth Planning.
L.L.M. in Corporate Law at the Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa – Insper and graduate at Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie .
Languages: English.
Felipe Wagner de Lima Dias
Practices: Tax Counsel and Litigation, Wealth Planning.
Master’s degree in Tax Law from the Getúlio Vargas Foundation, Specialization in Tax Law at the Getúlio Vargas Foundation; Specialization in Tax Law at the Brazilian Tax Law Institute (IBDT) and undergraduate degree in Law from Mackenzie Presbyterian University.
Mr. Dias has authored several book chapters and articles in tax journals.
Languages: English and Spanish.
Entities: Coordinator of the Sindustrigo (State Wheat Sector Union) Tax Workgroup
Caroline Garcia
Practices: Labor Advisory Litigation Collective and Union Law Practice: Litigation and advisory services in individual and collective labor law.
Bachelor of Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo – PUC SP and Master in Labor Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo – PUC SP.
Assistant professor at renowned colleges and author of various legal works and articles.
Member of the Brazilian Bar Association.
Languages: English and French
Maídia Cristina Martinucci dos Santos
Practices: Litigation (judicial and arbitration) and advisory, in various sub-areas of civil law.
Specialist in Applied Civil Procedural Law from the Brazilian School of Law, and Bachelor of Law from the State University of Ponta Grossa (UEPG), with one year of academic training at the University of Coimbra (Portugal).
Languages: English.
Gustavo Molina
Practices: Tax Advisory and Litigation
Specialist in Tax Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP) and Bachelor of Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP).
He is the author of articles in collective works and specialized magazines in tax matters.
Languages: English and Spanish.
Entities: Member of the Brazilian Institute of Tax Law (IBDT).
Mariane Santos Brito
Practices: Litigation and advisory services in individual and collective labor law.
Bachelor of Law from Grupo Educacional Drummond and Postgraduate in Labor Law and Procedure from COGEA at the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo.
Marina Biancardi Faraldo
Practices: Tax advisory and litigation
Bachelor of laws at Mackenzie Presbyterian University.
Marcela C. M. Velloso
- Civil Consulting and Litigation
- Finance
Practices: Financial, Capital Markets, Civil Litigation and Advisory.
Graduated in law from the University Center of Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas (FMU). Graduated in Business Administration from Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie and postgraduate in finance from the Institute of Education and Research (Insper).
Languages: English.
Camila Batista Cortez
Practices: M&A operations, Corporate Law (day-to-day operations and operations), Contracts and Business consultancy.
Graduated from Universidade de Fortaleza (Unifor). Graduating in Accounting Sciences from Instituto de Ciencias Contábeis, Autoriais e Financeiras (FIPECAFI). Specialist in Tax Law, Litigation and Tax Planning from Universidade de Fortaleza (Unifor).
Languages: English
Beatris Barroso Ponce Garcia
Practices: Litigation and civil consultancy.
Law student at Mackenzie Presbyterian University.
Caroline Ferreira Dias
Practices: Litigation (judicial and arbitration) and consultancy, in the various sub-areas of civil and business law.
Postgraduate in Family and Succession Law from Damásio Educacional.
Bachelor of Law from the University of Ribeirão Preto (UNAERP).
Vitória Caroline de Mira
Practices: Litigation and civil consultancy.
Law student at São Judas University.
Victória Barbosa Bonfim
Practices: Tax Consulting and Litigation.
Specialist in Tax Law from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (GV Law), and Bachelor of Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP).
She has an extension course in Legal English and Introduction to European Union Legislation from the London School of English (United Kingdom).
She is the author of the article “The unconstitutionality of increasing the SISCOMEX usage fee” in the work “Temas Correntes da Advocacia Empresarial”.
Languages: English, French and German.
Giovanna Almeida Caffaro
Practices: Litigation and tax consultancy.
Law student at the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP).
Rafaella Justo de Luca
Practices: M&A operations, Corporate Law (day-to-day operations and operations), Contracts and business consultancy.
Law student at the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo.
Languages: English, Spanish and Italian.