Tavares & Chacur de Miranda Advogados

What Tavares & Chacur de Miranda Advogados does

Tavares & Chacur de Miranda Advogados (also operating as André Tavares Advogados) is a Brazilian boutique law firm founded in 2016 and effectively launched in 2017, specializing in Insurance Law, Civil Law, Commercial Law, Civil Procedure, and Arbitration. The firm is anchored by partner André Tavares, who built a 14-year insurance-law practice at Escritório de Advocacia Sergio Bermudes (2003–2017) and is recognized in Chambers and Partners Band 3, Legal 500, and Análise Advocacia 500; the second named partner is Pedro Henrique Wright, focused on strategic judicial and arbitral litigation and OAB/RJ Sports Law Commission work. The practice serves enterprise clients — primarily insurance and reinsurance companies, financial institutions, and large corporates — across all branches of insurance law (D&O, E&O, life, accidents, property, guarantees, civil liability, capitalization, supplementary pension), banking and financial operations, civil and commercial matters, and domestic and international arbitration before major chambers.

The firm operates from two cities, with offices in Leblon and Centro in Rio de Janeiro and in Vila Olímpia and Itaim Bibi in São Paulo, covering Brazil's principal insurance and corporate headquarters markets. Headcount stands at approximately 48 people, including two sócios, ~22 named lawyers, and a consultant. Core offerings are organized into four service lines — Civil and Commercial Law; Insurance, Reinsurance and Supplementary Health Law; Banking and Financial Operations Law; and Procedural Law and Arbitration — delivered through direct client engagement rather than a partner or reseller channel, with bespoke engagements that combine advisory, contract drafting, legal opinions, strategic litigation, and arbitration representation.

Revenue is generated from professional services fees (hourly, fixed, or contingency) tied to the complexity and risk profile of each matter; specific pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The firm has no external investment, parent company, or public listing, and is privately held by its partners. Distribution is entirely direct, supported by thought-leadership activities: partner-authored publications in FUNENSEG's Caderno de Seguro and CNSeg's Revista Jurídica de Seguros, teaching at the FUNENSEG MBA program, and leadership roles in AIDA (International Association of Insurance Law) and OAB-RJ insurance and sports commissions. The firm is LGPD-compliant and operates with a designated DPO.

Name

Tavares & Chacur de Miranda Advogados

Legal name

Tavares & Chacur de Miranda Advogados

Website

https://tavad.com.br

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tavares & Chacur de Miranda Advogados is a Brazilian boutique law firm specializing in insurance, civil, commercial, procedural, and arbitration law, serving insurance companies, reinsurers, financial institutions, and large corporates from offices in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Litigation & Dispute Resolution (BPAHAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Legal Collections & Litigation Support (Judgments, Garnishments) (FSAKAJAD)

Keywords

• Insurance law services
• Civil commercial law
• Arbitration legal services
• Corporate litigation
• Legal advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Rio de Janeiro

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Fees: Professional legal services billed through hourly fees, fixed fees for specific matters, or contingency arrangements for litigation cases. Revenue generated from serving corporate clients in insurance disputes, civil litigation, commercial transactions, and arbitration proceedings.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Tavares & Chacur de Miranda Advogados is a Brazilian law firm providing specialized legal services in Insurance Law, Reinsurance and Supplementary Health Law, Civil and Commercial Law, Banking and Financial Operations Law, and Procedural Law and Arbitration. The firm serves corporate clients including insurance companies, financial institutions, and large corporations through advisory, litigation, contract drafting, regulatory matters, and domestic and international arbitration representation.

Product overview

Tavares & Chacur de Miranda Advogados (André Tavares Advogados) is a Brazilian law firm offering specialized legal services as a unified practice rather than a platform architecture. The firm provides four core legal service areas: Civil and Commercial Law, Insurance/Reinsurance and Supplementary Health Law, Banking and Financial Operations Law, and Procedural Law and Arbitration. Services include advisory, consulting, contract drafting, legal opinions, litigation, and arbitration representation across these practice areas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Direito Civil e Comercial (Civil and Commercial Law)

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Associação Internacional de Direito de Seguros (AIDA)coreOthersAndré Tavares serves as President of Grupo Nacional de Trabalho de Seguro Garantia (National Warranty Insurance Work Group), Member of the Deliberative Council, and Editorial Advisor for AIDA's electronic journal. The firm maintains significant leadership presence in this international insurance law association.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Mattos Filho Veiga Filho Marrey Jr. e Quiroga Advogados: Largest Brazilian law firm by headcount. Provides insurance regulatory, litigation, and corporate services to major insurers; competes for the same enterprise clients though as a full-service incumbent with significantly broader capabilities.
• Demarest Advogados: Major full-service Brazilian firm with established insurance, banking, and litigation practices. Comparable for clients seeking sophisticated insurance counsel as part of a wider corporate and regulatory offering.
• Lefosse Advogados: Full-service Brazilian firm with strong insurance regulatory and corporate practices. Competes for the same insurance carrier and financial institution clients with broader transactional capabilities.
• Machado Meyer Sendacz Opice Advogados: One of Brazil's largest full-service law firms where André Tavares worked as an associate from 2000 to 2003. Competes in insurance, banking, and corporate litigation but as part of a broader portfolio spanning M&A, tax, and regulatory practices.
• TozziniFreire Advogados: Large Brazilian full-service firm with significant insurance, reinsurance, and arbitration practices. Overlaps with Tavares & Chacur de Miranda in serving insurance industry clients and handling complex arbitration matters.
• Pinheiro Neto Advogados: Premier Brazilian full-service firm with strong insurance regulatory and litigation capabilities. Comparable for enterprise insurance carrier and corporate clients needing integrated legal services.

Direct peers

• Bicalho Carvalho Advogados: Belo Horizonte-based insurance and reinsurance boutique with national reach. Highly comparable as a specialized insurance law firm serving Brazilian insurers and reinsurers with deep technical expertise in regulatory and contentious matters.
• Escritório de Advocacia Sérgio Bermudes: Long-established Rio-based litigation and insurance law boutique where André Tavares was a partner from 2003 to 2017. Competes directly in insurance, civil, and commercial litigation for enterprise clients and represents the most direct competitive threat given shared DNA and overlapping practice.
• Cesnik, Lupi e Abreu Advogados: São Paulo-based boutique focused on insurance, health, and supplementary pension law. Directly comparable given overlapping specialty in health/insurance regulation and litigation serving insurers and healthcare operators.

Regional players

• Mayer Brown: Global law firm with a recognized international arbitration practice and Latin American coverage. Comparable for cross-border arbitration and reinsurance matters that may extend beyond Brazilian boutiques' solo capacity.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tavares-advogados

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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