Chambers and Partners
For the fourteenth consecutive year, Chambers and Partners has ranked VLF Advogados as a reference in Business Law in Southeast Brazil. Chambers and Partners provides the most respected reference guide on legal services in the world and bases its nominations mainly on research with clients, without financial compensation. Besides the firm’s indication, its partners received honorable mentions.
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Análise Advocacia 500
For years, VLF Advogados has been recognized as one of Brazil’s 500 most admired law firms according to research conducted by Análise Editorial. To prepare the Análise Advocacia 500 yearbook, the legal executives of the largest companies are interviewed to identify which law firms they most admire, regardless of whether they hire their services. The firm is assessed in the Comprehensive category and ranked 1st in Minas Gerais, in addition to being recognized as a leader in the following practice areas: Arbitration, International Trade, Consumer, Business Contracts, Civil Law, M&A, Wealth and Succession Planning, Corporate Law and Tax. Once again, we were also ranked nationally in 1st place in the Steel and Mining sector.
Análise Advocacia Regional
With an established position among law firms in Minas Gerais, VLF Advogados was once again ranked 1st in the Comprehensive category. This ranking represents the consolidation of our practices in the Minas Gerais market and qualifies us to handle matters at a national level.
Análise Advocacia Mulher
The Análise Advocacia Mulher 2020 ranking features the most admired women lawyers, according to the opinion of 1041 legal and financial executives from Brazil’s largest companies, who gave interviews to the Análise Editorial’s team.
Maria Tereza Fonseca Dias, executive partner at VLF Advogados, was chosen as one of the most admired women lawyers, in 2020, in the Regulatory area, among the offices of the comprehensive segment.
Best Lawyers
VLF Advogados is recognized by Best Lawyers, an international publication that uses confidential peer review to select the professionals and law firms to whom peers would entrust a matter. The firm currently has 16 mentions in The Best Lawyers in Brazil and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Brazil. Partners Christian Lopes, Daniel Vilas Boas, Leonardo Wykrota, Maria Tereza Fonseca Dias and Rafhael Frattari have been recognized by the publication in their respective practice areas.
Leaders League
VLF Advogados appears in 10 rankings by the French publication Leaders League. For consecutive years, the firm has been recognized as a leader in Dispute Resolution in the Southeast region, while its Civil and Commercial Litigation practice is recommended among the best in the country, reinforcing recognition of VLF Advogados’ Strategic Practice Group. The firm’s Environmental, Arbitration, Corporate, M&A, Restructuring and Insolvency, Labor and Tax practices are also highlighted. Partners Christian Lopes, Daniel Vilas Boas, Leonardo Wykrota and Rafhael Frattari have been mentioned by the publication in their respective practice areas.
Legal 500
The publication recognized several VLF Advogados practices (Commercial, Corporate and M&A, Dispute Resolution, Labour and Tax) in the Belo Horizonte regional ranking. In total, eight partners and lawyers were mentioned.
Latin Lawyer National
The Latin Lawyer National Guide highlighted several VLF Advogados practices, highlighting Arbitration, Corporate and M&A, Litigation and Restructuring & Insolvency.
