João Carlos Areosa has been practicing for over 15 years in consulting and complex dispute resolution before national and international arbitration chambers, all levels of the Brazilian Judiciary and before administrative instances, notably CVM and Central Bank.

Master in Civil Procedural Law from PUC-SP, LL.M. from the University of Chicago Law School, with emphasis on arbitration and complex litigation, Master in Civil Procedural Law from PUC-SP, specialist in Corporate Law and Capital Markets from FGV-Rio, and graduated of PUC-Rio.

Professor and lecturer in graduate courses, author of articles in collections, newspapers and specialized magazines, and member of the list of Arbitrators of the Chamber of Arbitration and Mediation of Agribusiness (CAMAGRO).

He was a partner at Mattos Engelberg Echenique Advogados and worked at law firms such as Machado Meyer Advogados, Barbosa Mussnich Aragão Advogados, Tauil e Chequer e Bocater Camargo Costa e Silva Rodrigues Advogados.

Recognitions

• The Legal 500 – Recommended Lawyer
• Leaders League
• LACCA Approved – Thought Leader
• Benchmark Litigation – Litigation Star
• Análise Advocacia

Testimonials
“João Areosa is a brilliant lawyer. Technical and strategist, he uses his knowledge to solve our complex challenges.”
The Legal 500

“João Carlos Areosa provides technical and practical advice, always proactively.”
The Legal 500

Guilherme Peres de Oliveira has worked in strategic civil litigation and arbitration for over 18 years, with extensive experience in complex claims before the Judiciary, arbitration chambers, and administrative bodies. He has held leadership positions at renowned law firms and served as Deputy Attorney General and Attorney General of the OAB-RJ.

He holds a PhD and a Master’s degree in Civil Procedural Law from PUC-SP, as well as a Law degree from PUC-Rio. He teaches in postgraduate programs and is also the author of specialized books and articles. In addition, he actively participates in academic boards and public examinations. He served as Assistant Secretary of the OAB-RJ Ethics Court and is a member of the Brazilian Institute of Procedural Law (IBDP) and the International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA).

Felipe Campana has a successful track record in strategic disputes in various legal areas, including complex civil litigation and arbitration cases, with a special emphasis on disputes related to civil and commercial matters.

Before becoming a member of Areosa Martins Tavares, he was a partner at André Teixeira, Rossi, Andrade & Saadi Advogados (2006-2021), and a founding partner of FC LAW (2021-2023).

He has two lato sensu postgraduate degrees in Business Law from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV-RJ) and IBMEC/RJ, and a law degree from PUC-RJ.

He is a member of the Brazilian Institute of Civil Law (IBDCivil) and the Brazilian Institute of Family Law (IBDFAM).

Rafael Guarilha P. de Freitas is specialized in contractual and corporate matters. He has extensive experience in consulting and dispute resolution, with a focus on commercial contracts, engineering contracts and corporate disputes.

In the area of dispute resolution, he has acted for controlling shareholders and minority shareholders in corporate disputes before arbitration chambers and at all levels of the Judiciary. He also represents companies from various sectors in commercial disputes and credit recovery operations, such as construction companies, real estate developers, electricity companies and financial institutions.

He has experience in the business area and has participated in several mergers and acquisitions and debt and equity issuance operations in Brazil and abroad. In the insolvency area, he has participated in numerous judicial reorganization processes, notably in the judicial reorganization of one of Brazil’s largest oil and gas construction companies.

He holds an LLM in Business Law from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, an LLM in Commercial Law from PUC-SP, a Certificate in Business and Law from the Wharton School and a BA from Universidade Cândido Mendes.

Author of articles published in specialized magazines.

He was a partner at Leite Tosto e Barros and worked for firms such as Wald e Associados and Bocater, Camargo, Costa e Silva.

Raphael Rangel has a distinguished and consistent track record in strategic litigation and specialized business consulting, with solid experience in complex disputes involving corporate, contract, capital markets, and real estate law. He represents clients in all levels of the Judiciary and before Arbitration Tribunals, leading a team dedicated to projects of high relevance and complexity.

His experience also includes representing clients before regulatory agencies, administrative entities, and industry associations, such as Comissão de Valores Mobiliários (CVM), Banco Central do Brasil (BCB), Tribunal de Contas da União (TCU) and Associação Brasileira das Entidades dos Mercados Financeiro e de Capitais (ANBIMA), operating throughout Brazil.

He has postgraduate degrees in Civil Procedural Law and Real Estate Law, a law degree from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP), and is a member of the Instituto dos Advogados de São Paulo (IASP).

Recognitions

• The Legal 500 – Recommended Lawyer

Testimonials

“Corporate Litigation is an area of Expertise for Raphael Rangel Pereira, who is also the name to note for administrative proceedings.”
The Legal 500

“Key support is offered by Raphael Rangel Pereira whose areas of expertise include judicial and administrative proceedings involving contractual, commercial, consumer and real estate disputes”
The Legal 500

Wolmar Francisco Amélio Esteves has been practicing Tax Law for more than 28 years, experienced in special leading cases, complex advisory cases and litigations, involving federal, state and municipal taxation, mainly on regulatory taxation of agribusiness, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications and technology.

He graduated from Law School of the University of São Paulo (USP) and holds two postgraduate degrees: one in Foreign Trade from Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (PUC-PR), and another in Agrofinance Law from University Center of Maringá (Cesumar).

He is also a member of the OAB/SP Tax Law and Constitutional Law Committees, the Contemporary Tax Law Institute and the Legal Committee of the Brazilian Rural Society.

For several consecutive years, Wolmar has been recognized among the best Brazilian tax lawyers in the publications The Legal 500, Análise Advocacia, and International Tax Review. In 2021, he was elected Brazil’s leading tax lawyer of the year by the Client Choice Awards ranking.

Recognitions

• The Legal 500 – Leading Individual in Indirect Taxes and Tax Litigation
• ITR – International Tax Review – Highly Regarded in Indirect Tax and Tax Controversy Leader
• Latin Laywer 250 – Tax
• Leaders League – Notable Practices in Tax: Advisory and Tax: Litigation
• Análise Advocacia  – Advogado Mais Admirado
• Principal Tributarista do Brasil – Client Choice Awards