Rafael Carneiro

Founding Partner, Administrator

PhD candidate and Master in Law from Humboldt University of Berlin. Member of the Superior Council of Legal Affairs of Fiesp. Member of Ceadi. Law professor, Coordinator of the Research Groups on Administrative Improbity and Jurisdiction and Competitiveness in Infrastructure Regulation Studies at IDP. Vice President of the National Electoral Law Commission of the Federal Council of OAB. President of the Mercosur Law Commission of OAB/DF. Worked in law firms in Germany and Spain. Fluent in German, Spanish, and English.

José Rui Carneiro

Founding Partner, Lawyer

Bachelor of Law (University of Brasília) and Legislative Analyst at the Chamber of Deputies since 1983, where he has served as Legal Advisor to the Presidency and the Ombudsman. He has extensive legal experience in the Federal Public Administration.

Leonardo Carneiro

Partner, Lawyer

Postgraduate in European Economic Criminal Law from the University of Coimbra. Master’s in Law from the University of Lisbon (degree revalidated by the University of Brasília – UnB). Fluent in English.

Gilvandro Vasconcelos

Partner, Lawyer

Ph.D. from the Faculty of Law of Paris II. Former Counselor and General Attorney of the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE). He was Legal Director at Infraero and a Board Member of various companies. Fluent in English and French.

Alberto Medeiros

Partner, Lawyer

Graduated in Law from the University of Brasília (UnB), with a postgraduate degree in Tax Law from the Brazilian Institute of Tax Studies (IBET), a Master’s in Tax Law from the University of São Paulo (USP), and a Ph.D. candidate in Tax Law from the University of Salamanca, Spain. He is a Prosecutor for the Federal District. Chairman of the Tax Affairs Committee of OAB/DF. Professor of Tax Law at the Brazilian Institute of Education, Development, and Research (IDP), having also taught at UnB and the Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV). Speaker and author of articles. Member of the Special Tax Law Committee of the OAB National, the Brazilian Institute of Tax Law (IBDT), and the Taxation and Public Finance Chamber of Fecomércio/DF. Fluent in English and Spanish.

Felipe Santos Corrêa

Partner, Lawyer

Bachelor’s degree in Law from the University of Brasília – UnB. Specialist in Constitutional Law from the Instituto Brasileiro de Ensino, Desenvolvimento e Pesquisa (IDP). Prosecutor at the Superior Court of Sports Justice (STJD) for football, with a term from 2024 to 2027. Former member of the Transparency Observatory for the 2022 Elections at the Superior Electoral Court (TSE). Fluent in English.

Carlos Ávila

Partner, Lawyer

Doctoral candidate at the Faculty of Law, University of Brasília (UnB). Master’s in Commercial Law from the Faculty of Law, University of São Paulo (USP). Bachelor’s degree from the Faculty of Law, University of Brasília (UnB). Lawyer with a focus on litigation, particularly before higher courts. Professor in undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Member of the Agrarian Law Commission of OAB/SP. Fluent in English.

Pedro Victor Porto

Partner, Lawyer

Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Law, State, and Constitution from the University of Brasília – UnB. Professor in undergraduate courses in Criminal Law and Administrative Misconduct. Fluent in English and Spanish, with knowledge of French.

Napoleão Nunes Maia

Consultant

Master’s in Public Law from the Faculty of Law of Ceará. Prosecutor for the State of Ceará and Advisor to the Presidency of the Court of Justice of Ceará. Among his activities in the Federal Judiciary, he served as a Federal Judge, Federal Regional Court of the 5th Region Judge, Vice-President of the Federal Regional Court of the 5th Region, and President of the Fifth Panel of the Superior Court of Justice (STJ). Former Minister of the Superior Court of Justice.

Caio Vinicius Araújo

Lawyer

Bachelor of Law from the University of Brasília. Specialist in Electoral Law from the Brazilian Institute of Education, Development, and Research (IDP).

Gabriella Souza Cruz

Lawyer

Lawyer. Professor at the Brazilian Institute of Education, Development, and Research (IDP). Master’s in Labor Law from the Law School of the University of São Paulo (USP). Specialist in Labor Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais (PUC Minas). Bachelor of Law from the University of Brasília (UnB). Fluent in English and with knowledge of French

João Victor Bião

Lawyer

Bachelor of Law from the Law School of the University of Brasília – FDUnB. Master’s in Legal-Political Sciences, with a focus on Constitutional Law, from the Law School of the University of Coimbra – FDUC, with a dissertation approved with a grade of 18. Fluent in English.

Ana Leticia Rodrigues

Lawyers

Postgraduate in Criminal and Criminal Procedure Law from the Instituto Brasiliense de Direito Público – IDP. Bachelor of Law from the University of Brasília – UnB. Fluent in English and Spanish, with knowledge of French.

Gabriel Pinto

Lawyer

Bachelor of Law from the University of Brasília. Specialist in Electoral Law from the Instituto Brasileiro de Ensino, Desenvolvimento e Pesquisa (IDP). Lawyer with expertise in party and electoral account reporting processes. Member of the Research Group Rhetoric, Argumentation, and Jurisprudence – GPRAJ at the Faculty of Law of UnB. Fluent in English.

Leonardo Lage

Lawyer

Bachelor of Law from the University of Brasília – UnB. Master in Law, State, and Constitution from the University of Brasília – UnB. Fluent in English and Italian.

Lorena Xavier

Lawyer

Law graduate from the University Center of Brasília – UniCEUB. Lawyer specializing in Criminal Law and administrative misconduct. Fluent in English.

Aurora Meirelles

Lawyer

Graduated in Law from PUC/RJ. Specialist in Criminal Sciences and Human Rights. Member of the Working Group on Gambling and Betting at IBRAC. Taking a course in the Master’s program in Human Rights at UnB/CEAM as a special student. Fluent in English and Spanish, with knowledge of French.

Luísa Pedrosa

Lawyer

Specialist in Family and Inheritance Law by Tríade Estudos Jurídicos. Mediator in training at Faculdade Atame. Secretary-General of the Mediation Commission of IBDFAM/DF. Bachelor of Law from the University of Brasília. Fluent in English.

Matheus Falchetti

Lawyer

Bachelor of Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), with Academic Mobility at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon (FDUL). Postgraduate student in Civil Procedural Law at the Brazilian Institute of Teaching, Development, and Research (IDP). Proficient in English and Italian.

Letícia de Amorim

Lawyer

Graduated in Law from the University of Brasília (UnB). Postgraduate in Civil Procedure from the Brazilian Institute of Teaching, Development, and Research (IDP). Fluent in English.

Sâmella Gonçalves

Lawyer

Bachelor of Laws from the University of Brasília (UnB), postgraduate in Civil Law and Procedure, currently pursuing postgraduate studies in Sanctioning Administrative Law and Digital Law. Works as an associate researcher at the Brazilian Institute for the Study of Competition, Consumption, and International Trade (IBRAC) and the Group of Studies in Law and Economics (GEDE UnB/IDP). She is a Junior member of Women in Antitrust (WIA), Manager of the National Book and the WIA-RAÍZEN Award (2024), and a Mentor at WIA. She participates in the WIT Starter program (Women Inside Trade) and is part of Infra Women Brazil. A member of the Commission of Regulatory Affairs and Competition Defense at OAB/DF. Fluent in English, with knowledge of French and Mandarin. Her main interests include Competition, Regulatory, Economic, and Infrastructure Law.

Augusto de Carvalho

Lawyer

Graduated in Law from the University of Brasília (UnB) in 2023. Lawyer with a focus on civil litigation and superior courts. Fluent in English and has basic knowledge of German.

Lorena de Castro

Legal Assistant

Law undergraduate at the University of Brasília. Researcher in the Civil Procedure Team at UnB.