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BMA recognized in Legal 500 Latin America 2027

28.10.2026 3 min read

BMA has once again been recognized among the country’s leading law firms by Legal 500 Latin America 2027, one of the most respected international guides assessing the legal market.

In this edition, the firm was recognized in 22 practice areas, with 35 professionals featured, accounting for 37 individual recognitions. These results underscore the breadth and strength of BMA’s practice, the technical excellence of our teams, and the recognition we have earned in the legal market.

Among the firm’s key achievements, we continue to rank in Tier 1, the highest ranking tier, in Competition and Antitrust, Corporate and M&A: High-end, and Customs.

The guide conducts a qualitative assessment based on interviews with clients and market professionals, evaluating factors such as experience, execution capabilities, and the quality of services provided.

Recognized practice areas:

Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Competition and Antitrust, Compliance, Corporate and M&A: High-end, Dispute Resolution: Arbitration, Dispute Resolution: Premium Litigation, Mining, Environment, Intellectual Property, Labour and Employment, Public Law, Real Estate, Restructuring and Insolvency, Sports, TMT: Cybersecurity and Data Privacy, TMT: Media, Customs, Tax Advisory, Tax Litigation, Wealth and Succession Planning, and City Focus – Brasília – Litigation.

Our professionals were individually recognized in the following categories:

Hall of Fame

  • Barbara Rosenberg – Competition and Antitrust

  • Paulo Cezar Aragão – Corporate and M&A: High-end

Leading Partners

  • André Abbud – Dispute Resolution: Arbitration and Dispute Resolution: Premium Litigation

  • André Macedo de Oliveira – City Focus – Brasília – Litigation

  • Ana Cândida de Mello Carvalho – Public Law

  • Antonella Carminatti – Intellectual Property

  • Bernardo Cascão – Competition and Antitrust

  • Camila Goldberg – Banking and Finance and Capital Markets

  • Camilla Paoletti – Competition and Antitrust

  • Cristiana Moreira – Real Estate

  • Felipe Galea – Dispute Resolution: Premium Litigation

  • Felipe Palhares – TMT: Cybersecurity and Data Privacy

  • Hermano Notaroberto Barbosa – Wealth and Succession Planning

  • Lígia Regini – Tax Litigation

  • Luis Henrique Costa – Tax Advisory

  • Márcio Pereira – Environment

  • Monique Mavignier – Corporate and M&A: High-end

  • Pedro Oliveira Da Costa – Dispute Resolution: Premium Litigation

  • Pedro Frankovsky Barroso – Intellectual Property

  • Sergio Savi – Restructuring and Insolvency

  • Thais de Barros Meira – Tax Advisory

  • Vitor Butruce – Sports

Next Generation Partners

  • Fernanda A. Tanure – Environment

  • Fernanda Nasciutti – Labour and Employment

  • Gustavo Kulesza – Dispute Resolution: Arbitration

  • Henrique Garcia Pimenta – Banking and Finance

  • Maria Amaral de Almeida Sampaio – Competition and Antitrust

  • Natalia Yazbek – Restructuring and Insolvency

Leading Associates

  • Alexandre Lindenberg – Capital Markets

  • Felipe de Albuquerque Destri – Tax Advisory

  • Giovani Menicucci – City Focus – Brasília – Litigation

  • João Raso – Mining

  • Lea Jenner de Faria – Competition and Antitrust

  • Pedro Tavares – Intellectual Property

Partner Barbara Rosenberg and founding partner Paulo Cezar Aragão retain their places in the Hall of Fame, the guide’s highest individual recognition category. This achievement underscores their outstanding track records and, alongside the firm’s rankings, further strengthens BMA’s position among the leading law firms in the Brazilian legal market.

Congratulations to the entire BMA team on this achievement!

Click here to learn more about Legal 500 Latin America 2027.

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