Tauil & Chequer Advogados

What Tauil & Chequer Advogados does

Tauil & Chequer Advogados is a Brazilian full-service business law firm founded in 2000 and operating under a formal association with international law firm Mayer Brown since December 2009. It serves sophisticated national and multinational corporations, financial institutions and government entities across complex multi-jurisdictional mandates spanning M&A, capital markets, banking & finance, antitrust, compliance, energy, infrastructure, mining, tax, litigation and arbitration. The firm employs approximately 140 lawyers listed in its People directory (45 Partners, 18 Counsel, 76 Associates, 1 Special Counsel) and is led by managing partner Victor Galante, with offices in São Paulo (headquarters, 74 lawyers), Rio de Janeiro (59 lawyers), Brasília and Vitória.

The firm operates a practice-area × industry × regional-desk architecture, with 14 practice areas (Capital Markets & Securitization, Banking & Finance, Corporate/M&A, Litigation & Arbitration, Tax, Antitrust & Competition, Anti-Corruption & Compliance, Public Companies & Corporate Governance, Environmental/Climate Change & Sustainability, Public & Administrative Law, International Trade, IP & Data Protection, Restructuring & Bankruptcy, Employment & Benefits), eight industry verticals (Global Energy, Projects & Infrastructure, Agribusiness, Mining, Ports & Maritime, Funds, Private Equity & Venture Capital, Telecommunications) and six regional capabilities (Africa, Angola, China Desk, German-Brazilian Business Center, Japan Desk, Mozambique). Its Capital Markets practice is positioned as the only Brazilian platform with practical experience advising clients on the same transaction in Brazil and the United States through a single integrated team alongside Mayer Brown.

Revenue is generated entirely from professional services fees billed on a custom, engagement-based quoting model typical of full-service law firms; no public pricing exists. The go-to-market motion is partner-led enterprise advisory combined with a heavy thought-leadership content engine (1,705+ indexed publications, 184 news items, weekly "Brasília em Pauta" bulletin, partner-led CLE events). Distribution is direct through four Brazilian offices, with cross-border referrals and joint mandates delivered through the Mayer Brown global platform. Customer logos span ENGIE Brasil Energia, Petrobras, Neoenergia, Ita ú BBA, Bradesco BBI, Copel, CVC Brasil, Orizon VR, Melitta and others.

Name

Tauil & Chequer Advogados

Legal name

Tauil & Chequer Advogados

Website

https://tauilchequer.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Tauil & Chequer Advogados is a Brazilian full-service business law firm founded in 2000 and operating in formal association with global law firm Mayer Brown since 2009. It serves sophisticated national and multinational corporations, financial institutions and government bodies across complex multi-jurisdictional mandates in M&A, capital markets, banking, energy, infrastructure and litigation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Corporate Legal Services

NAICS

Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Transaction Services (Financial, Tax & Commercial Due Diligence) (BPAHAOAB)

Keywords

• Corporate legal services
• Cross-border transactions
• Capital markets advisory
• Antitrust compliance
• Energy sector law

Headquarters

HQ city

Rio De Janeiro

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal advisory fees (professional services): Revenue generated from fees for legal advisory, transactional, litigation/arbitration, regulatory and consultancy mandates for national and international clients, financial institutions and government bodies. Operates as a full-service law firm with a multi-practice, multi-industry portfolio (Energy, Infrastructure, Banking, Mining, Agribusiness, M&A, Tax, Compliance, etc.).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Tauil & Chequer Advogados is a full-service Brazilian business law firm in formal association with the international law firm Mayer Brown, advising leading national and multinational companies on complex corporate, regulatory, transactional, litigation and cross-border matters in Brazil and globally. It delivers legal advisory across 14 practice areas (including Capital Markets, Banking & Finance, Corporate/M&A, Antitrust, Anti-Corruption & Compliance, Tax, Litigation & Arbitration, Environmental, Energy, Infrastructure, and Real Estate) and eight industry verticals, with a stated single-platform Brazil-US capability for cross-border transactions.

Product overview

Tauil & Chequer Advogados is not a software product but a Brazilian full-service law firm associated with Mayer Brown, founded in 2000 and headquartered across offices in Brasília, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Vitória. Its offering is structured as a unified platform-plus-modules architecture centered on the core full-service legal practice and a deep association with Mayer Brown's global network. The portfolio of legal practice areas (products) includes Environmental, Climate Change & Sustainability (Ambiental, Mudanças Climáticas & Sustentabilidade); Anti-Corruption & Compliance (Anticorrupção e Compliance); Antitrust & Competition (Antitruste e Concorrencial); Banking & Finance (Bancário e Financeiro); International Trade (Comércio Internacional); Public Companies & Corporate Governance (Companhias Abertas & Governança Corporativa); Litigation & Arbitration (Contencioso & Arbitragem); Public & Administrative Law (Direito Público e Administrativo); Capital Markets & Securitization (Mercado de Capitais & Securitização); Intellectual Property & Data Protection (Propriedade Intelectual & Proteção de Dados); Restructuring & Bankruptcy (Reestruturação e Falência); Corporate and M&A (Societário e Fusões e Aquisições); Employment & Benefits (Trabalhista e Previdenciário); Real Estate Transactions and Investments (Transações e Investimentos Imobiliários); and Tax (Tributário). These practice areas intersect with industry verticals — Agribusiness, Funds, Global Energy, Mining, Ports & Maritime, Private Equity & Venture Capital, Projects & Infrastructure, and Telecommunications — and regional capabilities for Africa, Angola, the China Desk, the German-Brazilian Business Center, the Japan Desk, and Mozambique. The Internship Program (Programa de Estágio) operates as a talent-development module that feeds the practice areas with new associates, and the Community Building initiative (including Mansfield Rule Certification, Pacto Global Rede Brasil participation, and Employee Resource Groups for Étnico-Racial, Gender Equity and LGBTQI+) complements the firm's professional offering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mercado de Capitais & Securitização (Capital Markets & Securitization)
• Bancário e Financeiro (Banking & Finance)
• Societário e Fusões e Aquisições (Corporate and M&A)
• Anticorrupção e Compliance (Anti-Corruption & Compliance)
• Antitruste e Concorrencial (Antitrust & Competition)
• Contencioso & Arbitragem (Litigation & Arbitration)
• Companhias Abertas & Governança Corporativa (Public Companies & Corporate Governance)
• Comércio Internacional (International Trade)
• Ambiental, Mudanças Climáticas & Sustentabilidade (Environmental, Climate Change & Sustainability)
• Tributário (Tax)
• Trabalhista e Previdenciário (Employment & Benefits)
• Reestruturação e Falência (Restructuring & Bankruptcy)
• Transações e Investimentos Imobiliários (Real Estate Transactions and Investments)
• Propriedade Intelectual & Proteção de Dados (Intellectual Property & Data Protection)
• Industry Expertise: Global Energy
• Industry Expertise: Projetos e Infraestrutura (Projects & Infrastructure)
• Industry Expertise: Mineração (Mining)
• Industry Expertise: Agronegócio (Agribusiness)
• Industry Expertise: Private Equity & Venture Capital
• Industry Expertise: Fundos (Funds)
• Industry Expertise: Portos e Marítimo (Ports & Maritime)
• Industry Expertise: Telecomunicações (Telecommunications)
• Regional Capabilities: China Desk
• Regional Capabilities: Japan Desk
• Regional Capabilities: German-Brazilian Business Center
• Regional Capabilities: Africa / Angola / Moçambique

Quantifiable outcome

• Over R$ 3 billion in aggregate disclosed debenture and acquisition mandate value in 2024–2025 (e.g., R$ 3.24 billion ENGIE/Atlas, R$ 1.3 billion Orizon VR follow-on, R$ 1.2 billion EDP ES debenture, R$ 713 million CVC Brasil restructuring, R$ 580 million ISA Energia, R$ 500 million PetroReconcavo, R$ 400 million EDP SP, R$ 224.6 million DC Brazil 1 real estate, R$ 100 million Usina São José da Estiva, R$ 47.3 million Matrix Energia).
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered flagship — the single most important alliance of the firm, core — supports firmwide esg and corporate sustainability positioning, minor — dei coalition membership, core — formal dei accountability program and operational — recruiting platform integration.

• Mayer Brownflagship — the single most important alliance of the firmStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormal association agreement executed in December 2009; the firm operates as 'Tauil & Chequer Advogados associado a Mayer Brown' and is described on the EN site as 'a Brazilian law partnership with which Mayer Brown is associated.' The relationship is bidirectional: the firm gains access to Mayer Brown's global platform (offices in the US, Europe and Asia, including the 3 largest financial centers — New York, London and Hong Kong) and the Capital Markets practice describes the firms as the only Brazilian platform with practical experience advising on the same transaction in Brazil and the United States through a single integrated team. Mayer Brown provides cross-border referral and joint-delivery capacity for multinational clients requiring Brazilian law advice.
• Pacto Global Rede Brasil (UN Global Compact Network Brazil)core — supports firmwide esg and corporate sustainability positioningGTM or Marketing PartnerParticipant signatory to the UN Global Compact, the world's largest corporate sustainability initiative with 16,000+ members across 69 local networks covering 160 countries. Through this partnership the firm commits to 10 universal principles on Human Rights, Labor, Environment and Anti-Corruption, and uses the affiliation as part of its Community Building and DEI positioning.
• Fórum de Empresas e Direitos LGBTI+minor — dei coalition membershipGTM or Marketing PartnerMember of a business mobilization committed to making the Universal Declaration of Human Rights real for LGBTI+ people. The firm references this coalition alongside its LGBTQI+ Employee Resource Group as part of its Community Building program.
• OUTStand Brasilminor — dei coalition membershipGTM or Marketing PartnerMember of a group of financial-market professionals and companies aimed at driving positive change for the LGBT+ population. Tied to the firm's LGBTQI+ Employee Resource Group and broader Community Building strategy.
• Mansfield Rule Certification Program (Diversity Lab)core — formal dei accountability programOthersCertified participation in the Mansfield Rule Certification program, which measures whether a law firm has taken affirmative action to ensure at least 30% women, non-white and LGBTQ+ lawyers in leadership and management positions, equitable promotion to partner, equitable pitch opportunities, and lateral hiring practices. The objective is to leverage representation of diverse lawyers into leadership roles.
• Gupyoperational — recruiting platform integrationTechnology or IntegrationRecruitment platform used to receive résumés for the firm's general careers and internship program; candidates submit applications via tauilechequer.gupy.io (careers) and tauilechequerahead.gupy.io (Programa de Estágio / Ahead).

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Mattos Filho: Largest Brazilian full-service law firm with deep Energy, Infrastructure, Capital Markets and M&A practices. Directly competes for the same sophisticated corporate mandates in Brazil, particularly in energy transactions and cross-border deals.
• Machado Meyer: Top-tier Brazilian full-service firm with strong Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, M&A and Infrastructure practices. Closely comparable in deal size, client profile (energy, financial institutions, listed companies) and directory recognition.
• Demarest Advogados: Brazilian full-service firm with comparable Energy, Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, M&A and Compliance practices serving similar enterprise clients. Competes directly for sophisticated national and multinational mandates.
• Veirano Advogados: Full-service Brazilian firm with strong Energy, Infrastructure, Oil & Gas and Project Finance practices. Comparable client mix (state oil companies, energy majors, infrastructure investors) and sector specialization.
• Stocche Forbes: Elite Brazilian firm focused on Capital Markets, M&A, Banking & Finance and Infrastructure. Closely comparable on high-value transactions, debenture issuances and energy/infrastructure project finance mandates.
• Pinheiro Neto: One of Brazil's largest full-service firms with extensive cross-border capability, particularly US-Brazil work. Directly comparable on Capital Markets, M&A, Energy and Compliance practices serving multinational clients.
• TozziniFreire: Brazilian full-service firm with comparable Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, M&A, Compliance and Litigation practices. Competes for similar sophisticated enterprise mandates and has strong directory presence.
• Lefosse: Top-tier Brazilian firm with strong M&A, Capital Markets, Banking & Finance and Tax practices. Closely comparable on transaction-heavy mandates for sophisticated corporate clients.
• BMA Advogados: Brazilian full-service firm with comparable Capital Markets, M&A, Banking & Finance and Infrastructure practices. Competes for similar large-cap transactions and listed-company advisory mandates.

Broad incumbents

• Mayer Brown: Global law firm formally associated with Tauil & Chequer since 2009. Provides the cross-border (US, Europe, Asia) platform that the Brazilian firm leverages for international mandates — a unique structural relationship among Brazilian firms.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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