Mattos Filho announces the promotion of six lawyers to partner

Mattos Filho announced today (May 14) the promotion of six lawyers to the partnership, underscoring the firm’s sustained growth and reinforcing its ability to deliver comprehensive, high-quality, full-service legal services to clients across a wide range of industries. Four of the six newly promoted partners are women. With these additions, the firm’s partnership now totals 144 lawyers.  

The promotions align with the impact of recent regulatory developments—most notably Brazil’s sweeping tax reform—as well as a rebound in mergers and acquisitions activity and a rise in litigation. They also address growing demand for legal counsel in areas such as wealth planning and complex matters in the real estate and energy sectors. The new partners span six different practice areas and are based in the firm’s São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro offices. 

Over the past three years, 60% of lawyers elevated to the partnership have been women, reflecting Mattos Filho’s commitment to developing female leadership and promoting equitable opportunities.  

“By promoting homegrown talent, to the long-term sustainability of our business by cultivating new leaders. These promotions also strengthen our ability to deliver integrated and collaborative services, providing increasingly strategic support in key areas for our clients’ businesses. In this cycle, the majority of women among those promoted reflects our strong commitment to advancing gender equity,” said Pedro Whitaker de Souza Dias, managing partner of Mattos Filho. 

Meet the new partners (in alphabetical order): 

Bárbara Carnevalli – Infrastructure and Energy, São Paulo 

Luciana Cordeiro – Tax, São Paulo 

Luis Bologna – Corporate/M&A, São Paulo 

Marcela Freire – Real Estate, São Paulo 

Pedro Falcone – Private Client, São Paulo 

Vanessa Frota – Litigation and Arbitration, Rio de Janeiro* 

* Vanessa Frota is currently on international secondment and will assume her position at the firm on June 1, 2026.