In this chapter, WWL presents the top 15 life sciences lawyers in the Brazilian market. They are distinguished by their expertise across a range of transactional, regulatory and litigious matters.
Most Highly Regarded
Pinheiro Neto Advogados’ Angela Fan Chi Kung is recognised as “an impressive pharmaceuticals lawyer” who comes highly recommended for her “exemplary regulatory knowledge, risk assessment capabilities and responsiveness”.
Elysangela de Oliveira Rabelo Maurer of TozziniFreire Advogados heads the firm’s life sciences and healthcare practice group and is “highly sought-after by pharmaceutical and biotech companies for her encyclopaedic understanding of the regulatory environment in Brazil”.
Camila Martino Parise at CMP Consultadoria Jurídica is praised by sources as “a tremendously savvy lawyer” whose stellar practice focuses on regulatory issues in the life sciences field.
Rodrigo Alberto Correia da Silva at Correia da Silva Advogados is highlighted as a “star practitioner who should definitely be on the list”. He is revered for his regulatory compliance expertise in the food and pharmaceutical sectors, especially for domestic generics companies.
Founding partner Otto Licks with Licks Attorneys is a key name in the life sciences market, and has more than 23 years of experience representing clients in the medical device and biochemical industries in complex contentious proceedings.
Anderson Ribeiro at Kasznar Leonardos Advogados is a “vastly experienced lawyer with an invaluable practice” which sees him regularly advise clients on regulatory issues and patent disputes.
Marcos Lobo de Freitas Levy of A Lopes Muniz Advogados Associados is a pillar of the Brazilian market with “extensive in-house experience”. He is considered “an authority on life sciences regulations”.
Beatriz Kestener with Kestener Granja and Vieira Advogados is lauded as “a terrific life sciences lawyer with an enviable regulatory practice” spanning from an impressive two decades in the field.
Joaquim Eugenio Goulart of Dannemann Siemsen maintains a spectacular reputation for his “decades of experience handling IP matters in the life sciences area”.
Gustavo de Freitas Morais stands out as an “IP specialist” with engineering and legal expertise that he applies advise clients on patent litigation proceedings, negotiations, trademarks and life sciences regulations.
Renata Fialho de Oliveira with Veirano Advogados is a go-to for life sciences transactions and is “extraordinarily agile and very creative in proposing solutions to complex client issues”.