More than 75 years in the legal market have established us as one of the most respected law firms in Brazil and Latin America. Our experience has taught us that, in order to stay up to date with the demands of the market, we must not only value our history, but also have the courage to reinvent the wheel. We must transcend possibilities.
We combine technological intelligence,a forward-thinking approach and in-depth knowledge of our client’s business to develop innovative solutions that exceed expectations. What constantly places us among the top law firms is not only our legal excellence, but also the shared understanding that we function as a single, unified team – firm, clients, and partners.
For a better relationship among brands, companies, and consumers.
Named “Business Consumer”, Demarest’s Consumer Law practice is unlike anything ever seen on the market.
After market-focused work that included the participation and input of its own clients, Demarest decided to step out of the box and innovate.
With over 75 years of experience and a team of top-notch professionals, as well as a multidisciplinary support team (engineers, doctors, accountants, technologists, among others), Business Consumer focuses on allowing clients to structure and develop their businesses in a way that is creative, productive and aligned with best practices.
Demarest’s relationship with international firms, in addition to regular participation in seminars, lectures and events, allows professionals working in this area to have a comprehensive repertoire, which results in innovative analyses and ideas.
Demarest’s years of work on this front also helped the firm develop and maintain relationships of trust and respect with the main administrative bodies that make up the National Consumer System, such as: SENACON, Procons, regulatory agencies, Public Prosecutor’s Offices and Associations, which enables dialogue with respective officers and managers at the highest technical levels.
Within this business perspective, Business Consumer’s activities include, but are not limited to:
For the Business Consumer team, objectivity, creativity, results and excellence in service are goals to be met daily.
Corporate matters simplified through specialized know-how
Decades of experience carrying out our practice and monitoring changes within the Corporate Law area have enabled us to become specialists in guiding businesses with legal certainty and in resolving corporate disputes, whether in judicial courts or in arbitration.
We have advised major cases involving multinational giants from various segments, providing assistance on the provision of services from acquisitions and new business models to mergers.
As a result, Demarest can offer the necessary consistency and credibility you seek in corporate law legal assistance.
In addition to representing major players in the market, we understand that every client requires a specific approach for their reality. Additionally, we combine unparalleled know-how of the corporate sector with extensive experience in M&A and Capital Markets.
More than 75 years of success in dispute resolution in a wide variety of dispute areas.
Disputes are inherent in the business world. High-profile clients from around the world entrust our professionals with their most complex litigation related to Brazilian law or business involving Brazil within a regional or international scope.
More than seven decades of experience in this practice has afforded Demarest broad knowledge across different sectors of the market, both in commercial and legal aspects. As a result of this, the average percentage of success in cases represented by Demarest is around 90%. In each case, our commitment is to always resolve our client’s disputes with minimal impact to their business, mitigating risks and – whenever possible – avoiding lengthy and costly litigation.
Besides specialized technical knowledge, the firm draws on a large talent pool utilizing its multidisciplinary capabilities to offer the most efficient and creative solutions, always respecting your company’s values and principles.
Our lawyers are experts in different areas of law related to the goods and services sectors. Our expertise spans the full range of litigation, from counsel to mediation and arbitration, and from internal investigations to multidisciplinary technical work in the collection, discovery, and analysis of all types of evidence in litigation and corporate investigations.
Demarest’s partnerships in the international market also provide the client with a full spectrum of services, including related to cross-border disputes, whether in emerging economies or traditional markets.
Our scope of work includes:
We guide, advise, and represent our clients to go beyond defending their rights: our purpose is to seek the best result for their companies.
Legal intelligence to provide more certainty for business.
Demarest’s Insurance, Reinsurance, Health and Private Pension team is 100% dedicated to providing trustworthy and valuable assistance to our clients within the domestic and international scopes. Our comprehensive practice ranges from the constitution and registration of supervised bodies to the regulation of insurance claims and high-complexity litigation.
We assist our clients through the supported by the talent and experience of lawyers from numerous practice areas, such as dispute resolution, corporate, compliance, data protection and tax, on matters such as:
From the protection of brands, patents, copyright, domain names, software and new technology, to the strategic licensing of such assets
Demarest’s Intellectual Property, Innovation and Technology practice area is widely recognized for carrying out negotiations and protecting intangible assets with excellence, attention to detail and strategic insight. Such services secure our placement as a standout firm in the most important rankings of the sector.
We are a full-service practice, offering a comprehensive approach. By deepening our knowledge of the client’s business, we are capable of appropriately assessing how to analyze intellectual property within a strategic context. Our extensive experience enables us to assist companies, whether in the protection of new technologies or in their licensing, sale, purchase and digital transformation.
Our services include:
In addition, we provide multi-jurisdictional advice through a hub of specialized partner firms abroad in order to protect and monitor the specific rights of your business and provide a strategic assessment of cases based on local practices.
Labor matters advised by experienced labor lawyers.
Demarest’s long-lasting journey offering legal support and developing strategies for our clients has provided us with a unique and comprehensive perspective of the relationship between workers, unions and companies, which reflects in a meticulous approach in regard to the impact of each development of a business.
Our comprehensive practice assists our clients from the initiation of the company’s activities, clarification of doubts and drafting employment contracts and internal policies, to the alignment of collective-bargaining agreements and any document related to the labor sector.
Our practice is distinguished by the provision of close, multidisciplinary and constant guidance in order to contribute towards making secure decisions for your business.
We combine a strategic vision with in-depth knowledge of labor legislation and its consistent development, in order to assist our clients in an assertive manner on topics such as:
Real estate law supported by the structure of a law firm with over 70 years of experience.
Real estate business requires a solid foundation concerning legal matters. Professionals with multidisciplinary capabilities, extensive experience and in-depth knowledge of notary and registry regulations are essential to this field. Demarest has been a part of landmark transactions and stands out for its excellence in the areas of Real Estate Law, including matters of Public, Regulatory and Administrative Law.
Whatever the business, clients have access to intersectorial and multidisciplinary advice on tax and corporate structuring, legal auditing, negotiation and financing of large real estate operations. Our specialized team is at your disposal – structured to meet any demand – and is able to provide assistance in all phases of any project: from the acquisition of property, real estate regularization and measures to obtain the necessary approvals for the project, to the financial structuring or implementation of capital market operations.
You can count on a pioneering law firm to prevent criminal matters from affecting your business.
Executive social accountability is becoming increasingly important. By valuing corporate management through compliance and ESG initiatives, the Government has begun to punish high-level professionals, including, in some cases, members of Board of Directors of companies, regardless of solid evidence.
We are Brazil’s first full-service law firm to establish a specialized White-Collar Crime area. For two decades, Demarest has been dedicated to representing companies’ interests, both in complex cases and day-to-day matters. For example, our firm has represented companies that have been victims of irregularities, and recovered assets before Brazilian and international authorities.
Our multidisciplinary practices combining experiences and ensuring a successful outcome for each case, allows us to provide the right legal assistance with administrative and judicial proceedings involving tax crimes, environmental crimes, capital markets, money laundering, and internal fraud, among others.
