Brazil

With an office in São Paulo, Skadden has an active, broad-based practice involving business transactions in Brazil. We represent both Brazilian and non-Brazilian clients in international financings, mergers and acquisitions, privatizations, restructurings, structured financings, international tax planning, fund formations, cross-border disputes and other transactions, as well as in litigation and arbitration. The Skadden team for Brazilian matters includes lawyers who are fluent in Portuguese. Our work in Latin America has been recognized in numerous publications. Skadden ranked in the top tier for Corporate/M&A and International Arbitration in Chambers Brazil 2025, as well among the top firms for Capital Markets and Corporate Crime & Investigations. We also ranked among the top firms for Capital Markets, Corporate/M&A, Banking and Finance and International Arbitration in Latin America by Chambers Global, Chambers Latin America and Legal500 Latin America. Additionally, we were recognized by Latin Lawyer, LatinFinance and other publications with “deal of the year” distinctions for numerous representations in the region, including Domestic M&A Deal of the Year by LatinFinance.