Areosa Martins Tavares Advogados announces the arrival of Rafael Guarilha Freitas as a new partner.
Rafael reinforces the strategic litigation and arbitration team, as part of the firm’s expansion plan for 2024. With extensive experience in contractual, corporate and insolvency issues, Rafael holds an LL.M. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and a master’s degree in commercial law from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo.
“We are very happy with Rafael’s arrival. He came to reinforce the area of strategic litigation and arbitration due to the significant growth we have had in 2023. Rafael has a strong academic background and has worked in highly relevant business disputes on the national scene, and we are sure that his work will be able to generate a lot of value in our clients’ cases. This move is just the first of new hires that we are planning for 2024”, comments João Carlos Areosa, founding partner.
Rafael points out that “it is an honor to be part of a firm that already has a high-level technical team. I am very excited about the opportunity to contribute to the consolidation of the Firm’s brand, which already plays a prominent role in the strategic litigation and arbitration practice.”
Areosa Martins Tavares Advogados, founded in 2023, now has a team of 4 partners and more than 20 associates.