Miguez de Mello Advogados

The firm was established based on the integration of experience of lawyers with considerable practice, with excellent academic background and longstanding reputation. Based in Rio de Janeiro (RJ), it has correspondents in Brasília/DF, São Paulo/SP, Belo Horizonte/MG, Curitiba/PR and Vitória/ES. The firm also counts upon the additional help of a reliable group of associate professionals to render a full range of legal services. The Firm has working relations with outstanding associated Firms, with wide experience in the States where they are established. The Firm has represented the National Trade Association and the National Confederation of Financial Institutions (CONSIF) in several trials before the Brazilian Supreme Court of Justice. The Firm is particularly active in the Courts, including the Supreme Court, in actions challenging the validity of legislation on grounds that it violates the Federal Constitution.