We have a highly qualified team, made up of renowned professionals from Bahia and all over Brazil. In addition to our partners, we have partnerships with correspondent offices in several cities in Bahia, and also in Rio de Janeiro, Brasília and São Paulo.

Renowned Professionals and National Strategic Partnerships

Integrated and Personalized Management for Each Area of ​​Law

Our operating structure is organized by business units, allowing for integrated and specialized management in each area of ​​law. All partners actively participate in each project, ensuring personalized and strategic service to meet the needs of our clients.

Meet Our Team of Lawyers and Consultants

We have a highly qualified technical team, made up of professionals specialized in various areas of Law.

Cláudio Cairo Gonçalves

• Bachelor of Laws from UCSal;

• Practicing Lawyer in the tax, urban and administrative areas in Bahia, Sergipe, Distrito Federal and São Paulo;

• Lawyer registered with the Portuguese Bar Association;

• PhD in State Law from USP;

• Master in Economic Law from UFBA;

• State Attorney, working in the tax and criminal areas before the Court of Justice of Bahia, Federal Regional Court of the 1st Region, Superior Court of Justice and Supreme Federal Court;

• Counselor of the OAB-Bahia Sectional from 2013/2015;

• Postgraduate degree in Tax Law from the UFBA Law School Foundation;

• Member of the Bahia Institute of Administrative Law – IDAB;

• Member of the Bahia Institute of Lawyers – IAB.

Partner

João Felipe Fonseca Oliveira de Menezes

• Bachelor of Laws from UESC;

• Legal Consultant working in the real estate, tax and business areas in Bahia;

• Postgraduate degree in Tax Law from IBET;

• Master's degree in Consulting and Organizational Management from Universidad del Museo Social Argentino - UMSA, Argentina;

• Advisor to the Presidency of the Legislative Assembly of Bahia;

• Former Legal Advisor to a Justice of the Court of Justice of the State of Bahia – 2018/2022;

• Former Chief Advisor to the Presidency of the Court of Justice of the State of Bahia 2016/2018;

• Former Advisor to a First Instance Judge – 2011/2015;

• Former Director of the Court Registry – 2010/2011;

• Certificate in Public International Law from PUC/SP - Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, in partnership with CEPA-EU - European Study Center Strasbourg – France;

• Former Professor of Tax Law at Faculdade Dois de Julho;

• Former Coordinator and Professor of the Training Course in the Judiciary;

• Former Trainer at the National School for the Training and Improvement of Magistrates – ENFAM;

• Former member of the Regional Management and Budget Committee of the State Policy for Priority Attention to the First Degree of Jurisdiction of the Judiciary of the State of Bahia – 2015/2018.

Partner

Selma Cristina de Oliveira Souza

• Bachelor of Laws from FSS;

• Bachelor of Social Communication from F2J;

• Practicing Lawyer in the civil and labor area in Bahia;

• Postgraduate degree in Civil Law and Civil Procedure from Estácio de Sá;

• Partner/Director at Globo Mega Empreendimentos Artisticos Ltda.;

• Legal Advisor at Multi Entretenimento Produções, Shows e Eventos Ltda.

Partner

Luana Campos de Oliveira

• Bachelor of Laws from Ruy Barbosa College;

• Practicing lawyer in the administrative and criminal areas in Bahia;

• Postgraduate in Human Rights from CERS College;

• Postgraduate in Criminal Law and Criminology from CERS College;

• Postgraduate in Criminal Sciences from the Catholic University of Salvador - UCSal.

Technical Team Member

Tamires Guimarães de Souza Vieira

• Bachelor of Laws from FRB;

• Practicing lawyer in the administrative, labor and civil areas in Bahia;

• Postgraduate student in Public Law - Unica University.

Technical Team Member

Yasmim Nascimento Reis

• Bachelor of Laws from UCSAL;

• Practicing lawyer in the administrative, civil and real estate areas in Bahia;

• Postgraduate student in Extrajudicial Real Estate Law;

• Postgraduate degree in Criminal Sciences from the Catholic University of Salvador - UCSal;

• Former Advisor to the Court of Justice of the State of Bahia.

Technical Team Consultant

Ébano Mascarenhas Lima

• Bachelor of Laws from UCSal;

• Postgraduate degree in Business Law from UNIFACS;

• Legal consultant for companies in Brazil and Angola;

• Partner/Director of BR Negócios e Participações Ltda;

• Partner/Director of Global Connections Exportação Importação Consultoria e Participações Ltda;

• Sales representative and consultant for China Tiesiju Civil Engineering Group Co. Ltd in Brazil;

• Specialization in Business Management - Dom Cabral Foundation - São Paulo – 2018;

• APMG International Certificate - PPP Radar - São Paulo – 2018;

• Extension courses in PPP Investments; Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A); Compliance; Corporate Law;

• Business Management; Corporate Governance; Contracts; and Foreign Trade - Inper, FGV (Getúlio Vargas Foundation), and FDC (Dom Cabral Foundation) – 2011 to 2017.

Technical Team Consultant

Andre Jansen

• Bachelor of Law graduated from the University Center of Brasília;

• Over 20 years of experience in the Federal Public Service;

• Experience in public procurement, with an emphasis on National Defense and Security;

• Master's research focused on Defense and Public Security topics;

• Experience in logistics, finance, planning, and budget execution;

• Official mission to the United States as a representative of the Brazilian Federal Government (2007 to 2009);

• Consulting in complex public procurement and administrative contracts;

• Experience in legal modeling of concessions in the infrastructure, lotteries, urban sanitation, solid waste, public facilities, and other sectors;

• Experience in Expression of Interest (PMI) Procedures;

• Experience in litigation involving the State as an opposing party, including civil inquiries, public civil actions, and corruption and corruption proceedings;

• Technical defense of companies and public officials in Audit Courts, with oral arguments in strategic trials;

• Active participation in Parliamentary Commissions of Inquiry (CPIs) in the National Congress;

• Distinguished performance in the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPI) on the COVID-19 Pandemic and the CPI on Gambling and Sports Betting Manipulation;

• Recognized for its institutional and legal advocacy on issues of national relevance.

Technical Team Consultant

Angélica Maria Santos Guimarães Resende

• Bachelor of Laws from the Federal University of Bahia – UFBA;

• Specialization in Preparation for a Career in the Judiciary from UCSal;

• Specialization in Procedural Law from UFBA;

• Master of Laws from the Federal University of Pernambuco – UFPE;

• PhD in Urban Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo – PUC/SP;

• Prosecutor of the Municipality of Salvador since 1997;

• Former Attorney General of the Municipality of Salvador (2011–2013);

• Former Deputy Attorney General (2009–2011), Undersecretary of Administration (2006–2008), and Undersecretary of Health of Salvador (2008);

• President of the Pension Institute of the Municipality of Salvador (2009);

• President of the Supervisory Board of the Salvador Transportation Company (CTS) (2009–2013);

• President of the Salvador Urban Mobility Council (2011–2013);

• Member of the Special Committee on Urban Law of the Federal Council of the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB);

• Member of the Bahia Institute of Administrative Law (IDAB), the Bahia Institute of Lawyers (IAB), and the Brazilian Institute of Urban Law (IBDU);

• Professor of Administrative, Constitutional, and Urban Law at JAM Jurídica;

• Postgraduate professor at Ruy Barbosa College, Rio Branco College/SP, Bahian College of Law, among other institutions;

• Scientific Coordinator of the JAM Jurídica Journal;

• Author of numerous articles, chapters, and books in the area of ​​Public, Urban, and Administrative Law.

Technical Team Consultant

José Curvello

• Bachelor of Laws from the Catholic University of Salvador – UCSal;

• Postgraduate degree in Civil Procedure from the UFBA Law School Foundation;

• Postgraduate degree in Business Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo – PUC/SP;

• Postgraduate degree in Civil Procedure from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo – PUC/SP;

• Attorney at PETROBRAS;

• Worked at the Department of Transportation and Terminals – DTT as a Tax Enforcement Planning Technician – Level 1;

• Administrative experience at the Salvador City Hall (1980–1986);

• Member of the Bahia Lawyers Institute;

• Former Councilor of the Ethics Court of the Bahia Bar Association (OAB/BA).

Technical Team Consultant

Ana Paula de Almeida Lima Leal

• Bachelor of Laws from the Federal University of Bahia – UFBA;

• Master of Public Law from the Federal University of Bahia – UFBA;

• Specialist in Civil Procedural Law and Labor Matters from the UFBA Law School Foundation;

• Coordinator of the Legal Practice Center at UniJorge (2002–2004);

• Coordinator of the Law Program at the School of Law and Technology – FTE (2006–2008);

• Professor of Civil Procedure and member of the Faculty of Law at UniRuy (2010–2021);

• Coach of the UniRuy team in the CAMARB National Arbitration Competition (2017–2019);

• Co-author of several legal works, including Legal Dialogues II and III (1998), New Paradigms of Legal Knowledge (2019), and Studies on Access to Justice and State Law (2020);

• Former member of the Legal Education Committee of the OAB/BA.

Technical Team Consultant

Carolina Dultra

• Bachelor of Laws from UCSal;

• Specialist in Tax Law from IBET;

• Specialist in Business Law from FGV;

• Postgraduate degree in Civil Procedural Law from ESA;

• Member of the Tax Law Committee of the OAB/BA;

• Experience in Judicial Reorganization of large companies.

Technical Team Consultant