Bastos, Wackerhagen, Berns & Advogados Associados

What Bastos, Wackerhagen, Berns & Advogados Associados does

Bastos, Wackerhagen, Berns & Advogados Associados is a private Brazilian law firm headquartered in Jaraguá do Sul, Santa Catarina, operating as a partnership of three founding partners — Jackson da Costa Bastos, Cristian Rodolfo Wackerhagen, and Israel Berns — who established the firm in 2003. The firm delivers professional legal services across eleven practice areas, including tax litigation, corporate law and M&A, environmental law, labor law, civil law, tax planning and governance, succession and estate planning, labor planning, digital compliance and information security, international law, and digital assets. Services are organized around nine industry verticals: metalworking, textile, healthcare, food and beverage, technology and automation, energy, construction, financial, and commerce/retail, reflecting a deliberate sector-specialization strategy.

The firm serves mid-to-large businesses primarily in Santa Catarina and surrounding regions through an integrated preventive-and-contentious advisory model, combining tax, corporate, labor, and regulatory expertise under a single team of approximately 21 staff including three partners and a roster of specialized lawyers. Revenue is generated through professional services engagements — billable hours, fixed fees, and retainer arrangements — though pricing is not publicly disclosed. The firm has no proprietary technology platform; its core tooling consists of standard legal practice and document management software.

Distribution is relationship-driven, anchored by partner leadership positions at regional business associations (ACIJS, CEJASCRED, SCAR), supplemented by a content marketing program (50+ published legal articles), email newsletter, and informal partnerships with foreign legal advisors for cross-border mandates. The firm operates from a single office location and has not disclosed any external funding, M&A activity, or institutional investment.

Name

Bastos, Wackerhagen, Berns & Advogados Associados

Legal name

Bastos, Wackerhagen, Berns & Advogados Associados

Website

https://bastosadvogados.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bastos, Wackerhagen, Berns & Advogados Associados is a private Brazilian law firm in Jaraguá do Sul, Santa Catarina, founded in 2003, providing multi-disciplinary legal advisory across eleven practice areas and nine industry verticals to mid-to-large regional businesses.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHAAAA

Corporate & Commercial Law

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Legal Services

SECONDARYBPAHAGAK

Labor Relations & Employment Practice Advisory

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Human Capital & Organizational Consulting

Keywords

• Legal advisory services
• Corporate law practice
• Tax litigation services
• Labor law consulting
• Mergers and acquisitions law

Headquarters

HQ city

Jaraguá do Sul , Santa Catarina

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Advisory and Consulting Services: Professional services revenue from providing legal advisory, consulting, and representation services across multiple practice areas including tax litigation, corporate law, labor law, civil law, environmental law, international law, and digital assets. Revenue is generated through billable hours, fixed-fee engagements, and potentially retainer arrangements for ongoing client relationships.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The firm is a Brazilian law practice operating for over 20 years, delivering comprehensive legal advisory and representation services across 11 practice areas including tax litigation, environmental law, civil law, labor law, corporate/M&A, tax planning and governance, succession planning, labor planning, digital compliance, international law, and digital assets. Services are organized by both practice area and industry vertical, serving industrial, commercial, manufacturing, textile, healthcare, food, technology, energy, construction, financial, and retail businesses primarily in Santa Catarina, Brazil.

Product overview

Bastos, Wackerhagen, Berns & Advogados Associados is a Brazilian law firm offering comprehensive legal services across multiple practice areas. The firm operates as a unified legal practice with specialized departments covering tax litigation, environmental law, civil law, labor law, corporate/M&A, tax planning and governance, succession planning, labor planning, digital compliance, international law, and digital assets. Services are delivered through an interdisciplinary team approach, addressing both preventive legal counsel and contentious matters for clients across industries including manufacturing, textile, healthcare, food, technology, energy, construction, financial, and commerce sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tax Litigation (Contencioso Tributário) Tax litigation services including defense against municipal, state, and federal tax assessments, administrative and judicial defenses, tax credit recovery actions, and defense against tax crime accusations.
• Environmental Law (Direito Ambiental)
• Civil Law (Direito Civil)
• Labor Law (Direito do Trabalho)
• Corporate Law and M&A (Direito Societário e M&A)
• Tax Planning and Governance (Planejamento e Governança Tributária)
• Succession and Estate Planning (Planejamento Sucessório e Patrimonial)
• Labor Planning (Planejamento Trabalhista)
• Digital Compliance and Information Security (Compliance Digital e Segurança da Informação)
• International Law (Direito Internacional)
• Digital Assets

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• International Legal Partners (unspecified)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe firm mentions having partnerships with foreign legal advisors who assist with international legal procedures and multinational feasibility analyses for international business relations. No specific partner names are disclosed.

Scale indicators1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bastos-wackerhagen-berns-advogados-associados

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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