São Paulo Office
Already an acknowledged legal pacesetter in Brazil and Latin America, the Firm opened an office in São Paulo in 2009 to build on our commitment to the region and enhance our ability to support our clients. Our local presence in São Paulo, together with our multilingual team’s deep transactional experience and familiarity with local culture and practices, enables us to optimize representation of our clients in the region on their most important and complex matters.
“The
São Paulo office is ‘definitely first tier,’ ‘very available and responsive’ and ‘delivers high quality work;’ ‘the level of service is excellent.’”
– Legal 500 Latin America 2018 (quoting a client)
#1 Rankings
#1 Capital Markets and #1 Corporate/M&A, Latin America–wide
– Chambers Latin America 2013-2020
Our lawyers, most of whom speak Portuguese and/or Spanish, advise on transactions across the corporate landscape, including:
- Cross-border mergers and acquisitions
- Equity and debt capital markets offerings
- Joint ventures
- Project finance and infrastructure development
- Structured financings
- Syndicated loans
- Private equity investments and fund formation
- Debt restructurings
- Real estate transactions
Clients also turn to the Firm for advice on disputes and arbitrations involving both corporate and sovereign clients in the region. Simpson Thacher consistently receives top tier rankings among international firms in Brazil for both its capital markets and mergers and acquisitions practices.
“Powerhouse transactional practice offering top-tier expertise in
the Latin American corporate arena.”
– Chambers Latin America 2018