Chambers & Partners 2021 - French Desk
Considering the experience of the BMA French Desk’s members, Chambers Global Guide 2021 classified BMA as one of the best Brazilian law firms specialized in French Law, particularly in Corporate Law and M&A (“Corporate/M&A (Foreign Expertise)”). In the last Chambers Global yearly edition , BMA French Desk was also recognized for its international and cross-border capabilities (“International & Cross-Border Capabilities”). Our French-Brazilian consultant partner Dominique Walters, head of BMA French Desk, has been classified over the last years among the highly-appreciated French law specialists in Brazil (“Foreign Expertise in France").
According to the British guide:
- « BMA is regarded as one of the premier corporate practices in Brazil, with leading M&A and merger control practices. Its work in this area involves a multitude of cross-border deals and the firm is known to take a lead on outbound matters for Brazilian clients expanding abroad, as well as being Brazilian counsel of choice for numerous international law firms with cross-border work involving the jurisdiction.»;
- « As one of BMA's founders, Dominique Bétourné Walter, has previously practised in Paris, a significant global channel for the firm's international work involves cross-border activity with France. The firm hosts a French desk staffed by lawyers across its offices in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro which advises French investors on inbound investments into Brazilian entities, particularly in regard to M&A activity and energy projects. The firm is also able to advise clients in multiple languages, with most of its lawyers able to communicate in Spanish and English as well as Portuguese»; et
- « The team receives praise from one market commentator for having "a global vision in order to structure strategies considering the situation at a macro scale." ».
Formed by associates who speak fluent French and have professional or academic experience in France, BMA French Desk knows how to answer the specific needs and commercial expectations of the French operators, providing them with personalized legal support adapted to their interests and the business they conduct in Brazil.
