Welcome to Hallem, where genuine relationships build coherent solutions and contribute to transforming society.
We do our work with seriousness, simplicity and lightness, breaking barriers, and questioning traditions in search of the best result for you and the world.
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We are an office that invests in relationships based on balance, where personal and professional fulfillment go together.
That is how we approach people to the law.
WE DO IT FOR PASSION
HALLEM is much more than an acronym, than the union of the initials of our founding partners. It is the union of people who believe that acting on principles and purposes is the basis for beneficial and reciprocal relationships. It is looking beyond traditional firm-client relationships and building true and trusting bonds. It is, above all, working with passion.
WE DO IT FOR PASSION
HALLEM is much more than an acronym, than the union of the initials of our founding partners. It is the union of people who believe that acting on principles and purposes is the basis for beneficial and reciprocal relationships. It is looking beyond traditional firm-client relationships and building true and trusting bonds. It is, above all, working with passion.
Understanding and walking together
First of all, we want to understand your business, your needs and your situation. From there and with our knowledge and experience we will think, reflect and offer solutions that make sense. We will be by your side until everything is resolved.
Stronger together
Best solutions, including legal ones, are the result of several minds thinking together, in an integrated and multidisciplinary way. Thus, we tread a path based on your needs and objectives, through legal possibilities and in search of the most efficient, simple and coherent result.
Three axes and many ways to help
We operate from three axes - consulting, transaction and litigation -, but with many possibilities of combinations for what you need.
We inverted the pyramid
Our team is led and formed by extremely skilled and experienced lawyers: we inverted the traditional pyramid!
And here is a big part of our differential: seniority, professionals who add value to the services, with the goal to identify the best and most complete strategies and solutions for our clients.
Our team
Ana Luiza Abdalla
Corporate + M&A
Ana Luiza has been working in law firms since 2002, with a brief experience in civil litigation, advertising law and tax consultancy in an international auditing company. Since 2006 she has been working in corporate and contractual law, focusing on mergers and acquisitions, structuring and restructuring of companies and businesses in Brazil and abroad. Participated in dozens of M&A operations in several sectors, especially infrastructure.
She also develops the architecture of corporate governance structures and integrity and compliance instruments.
Since 2017, she has been giving special attention to individuals and family groups in structuring their wealth and estate planning processes, with a focus on improving/professionalizing wealth management and resolving internal conflicts.
Practice areas: Business Structuring, Corporate (M&A, restructuring and day by day), Corporate Governance, Integrity and Compliance, Contracts, Wealth and Estate Planning and Infrastructure
Education:
• Extension Courses, Insper Institute of Education and Research: Compliance (2016)
• Extension Courses, Insper Institute of Education and Research: Mergers and Acquisitions (2015)
• Post-Graduation in Business Contracts, Getúlio Vargas Foundation Law School - EDESP (2009)
• Law degree, Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo - PUC/SP (2006)
Languages: Portuguese and English
Bruna Lins
Intellectual Property
Bruna has over 20 years of experience in sophisticated issues involving consulting, negotiating and complex intellectual property litigating, in Brazil and abroad. Such experience includes (i) administrative matters before the National Institute of Industrial Property - INPI; (ii) negotiating, drafting and registrating the most diverse types of contracts before INPI; and (iii) litigations involving infringements of intellectual property rights and breach of contracts, as well as the validity of decisions rendered by INPI.
Besides intellectual property, Bruna is an enthusiast of the Data Protection Law. Thus, she has been dedicating her time, study, and practice to consolidate our data protection area. She has the certificate of CIPP/E, privacy’s premier european data protection certification, being officially a privacy professional.
Due to her long experience, Bruna also works in Civil Litigation in general, regulatory and integrity and compliance.
As a reference in Intellectual Property, Bruna is a lecturer and professor in this area at the following institutions: Getúlio Vargas Foundation – Law/Rio de Janeiro, Superior Law School/Rio de Janeiro and Getúlio Vargas Foundation/Rio de Janeiro.
Practice Areas:
Intellectual Property (trademarks, patents, industrial designs, copyright, software, unfair competition); Contracts (franchise, technology transfer, provision of technical services, software use license and development, license and assignment of industrial property rights); Data Protection; Fashion Law and Intellectual Property Litigation.
Education:
• Protection Intensive Course, Data Privacy (2019)
• Course on New General Data Protection Law, Institute of Technology and Society - ITS (2019)
• Master's Degree in Intellectual Property and Innovation, Academy of Intellectual Property, Innovation and Development of INPI (2015)
• LL.M. in intellectual property, George Washington University (Washington/USA, 2007)
• Specialization in intellectual property, Getúlio Vargas Foundation (2003)
• Post-graduation course in intellectual property, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (2003)
• Law Degree, Candido Mendes University (Center Unit) (2001)
Languages: Portuguese, English, French and Spanish
Talita Lamblem
Infrastructure + Contracts
Talita started her experience in law firms in 2005 and since 2007 she has been practicing in the infrastructure area, rendering services to companies in various sectors such as airports, ports, highways, basic sanitation and mining, but especially in the energy area.
She has always been involved in end-to-end projects: in the analysis and preparation of documents for participation in bids (if any) up to the projects are operational, including exchange of notices related to the agreements and legal support to solve claims arising therefrom. When an amicable solution is not possible, she also participates actively in the litigation phase, whether in arbitrations or in lawsuits.
Examples of relevant projects in which she was involved: Pirapora Solar Power Plant, Dracena Solar Power Plant, Bom Jesus da Lapa Solar Power Plant, Guimarania Solar Power Plant, Cumbica Airport, Santo Antônio Hydroelectric Plant, Estreito Hydroelectric Plant and pool of distributed generation plants in the regions of Minas Gerais and Goiás/Brazil.
Thus, areas of law such as constitutional and administrative (with emphasis on public services, bids and concessions), regulatory, civil (especially contracts and corporate) and civil and administrative litigation/arbitration have been part of her everyday life for 12 years now and academic specialization matter , as detailed below.
Practice Areas: Infrastructure, Regulatory, especially Electric Energy, and Contracts.
Education:
• Specialization in Real Estate Developments, Getúlio Vargas Foundation (2016)
• Post-graduation in Administrative Law, Getúlio Vargas Foundation (2014)
• Foundation Course in Corporate Law, Linklaters Law & Business School (2012)
• Law Degree, Mackenzie Presbyterian University (2009)
Languages: Portuguese and English
Eduardo Pedroso
Infrastructure + Contracts
Eduardo has over 18 years of experience in the most diverse corporate subjects, including a wide practice in contracts and disputes related to infrastructure projects.
His greatest passion is contractual simplification using plain language! He dedicates his studies to simplify both the language and the structure of contracts, to make them more useful and simpler to its users, always guaranteeing the legal security of the relationships!
He also worked in drawing up, negotiating, managing, and enforcing various contracts; and participated in alternative dispute resolution procedures, mainly drafting and negotiating claims and drawing up and implementing the agreements related to such claims.
Examples of relevant projects in which he was involved: construction and operation phases of a steel mill complex located in Rio de Janeiro; and construction phase of the duplication of the Carajás Railway, in Maranhão and Pará.
Practice areas: Contracts and Infrastructure
Education:
• Dual LLM: Global Business Law, New York University - NYU + International Law and Legal Studies, National University of Singapore - NUS (Singapore – 2012)
• LLM, Corporate Law, Brazilian Institute of Financial Markets – IBMEC (2009)
• Law Degree, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro - PUC/RJ (2004)
Languages: Portuguese and English
Guilherme Martins
Corporate + M&A + Contracts
Guilherme has been working in business law for 10 years, with extensive experience in corporate law, contracts and mergers and acquisitions, financial and banking regulatory law. He has been advising clients of all sizes, including foreign investors and public companies, in various sectors.
This wide experience resulted in a multidisciplinary experience and in a great capacity to understand the legal challenges of clients. In the academic field, he is dedicated to the study of commercial contracts.
Guilherme worked in advising several M&A, investment, and corporate restructuring operations, in various sectors such as electricity, oil and gas, technology, means of payment and consumer goods.
In addition to his practice in law firms, he was the legal coordinator of a traditional small financial institution located in the city of Ribeirão Preto, state of São Paulo, controlled by a renowned asset manager. Structured the legal department, updated internal procedures and policies, coordinated the development of off-the-shelf and structured financial operations instruments, debt on active and guarantee products; securitization; financial bills, rural credit, real estate and indirect financing operations (through the Brazilian Bank of Economic and Social Development - BNDES).
Practice Areas: Business Structuring, Corporate (mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, day by day), Banking, Means of Payment, Contracts and Infrastructure
Education:
• Specialization in Contract Law, Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo - PUC/SP (2016)
• Law Degree, Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo - PUC/SP (2008)
Languages: Portuguese and English
Letícia Cataldi
Corporate + M&A + Contracts
Letícia has been working in the corporate and contract areas for 12 years and has experience in a wide range of business matters, including several M&A operations and corporate restructuring. Very attentive to details and organized, she is skilled in coordinating the constant demands of her clients.
She also has great familiarity with real estate contracts, business structuring and capital market operations, advising companies and investment banks in issuing debentures and promissory notes.
Recently, she has been working in Wealth and Estate Planning with a focus on improving/professionalizing wealth management and resolving internal conflicts.
Practice Areas: Business Structuring, Corporate (mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, day by day), Contracts and Wealth and Estate Planning.
Education:
• Post-Graduation, Mackenzie Presbyterian University (2012)
• Law Degree, São Marcos University (2008)
Languages: Portuguese and English
Rafael Martins
Civil Litigation and Arbitration
Rafael has worked in the field of Civil Litigation + Arbitration for over 8 years and has experience in the most varied subjects of Law, with emphasis on resolving corporate disputes, Civil Liability and Family Law, as well as preventive assistance in matters of civil, contractual and commercial law.
His experience in boutique and big law firms has enabled him to work in several complex and multidisciplinary cases, in addition to improving his ability to coordinate multiple demands from his clients.
Practice areas: Civil Litigation and Arbitration
Education:
•Postgraduate degree in Business Law, INSPER (2017);
•LLB degree, Univesidade Católica de Santos (2013)
Languages: Portuguese and English
Jessica Ricci
Civil Litigation + Arbitration
Jéssica has been working in Civil Litigation for more than 20 years, and in Arbitration for more than 5 years. Jéssica has worked as an attorney for 10 years in one of the most respected firms in Brazil. She acted as counsel in some of the biggest judicial and arbitration cases in Brazil.
After a sabbatical period away from working with Law, Jéssica has rediscovered her passion for judicial disputes and arbitration, in a more innovative and balanced environment. She aims to turn disputes into opportunities for her clients, and to come up with creative solutions for the cases in which she acts as counsel.
Jéssica is passioned for the use of a plain language, in such a way that the documents she drafts are completely understandable not only by the judge and counsels, but also by her clients, who can follow up closely the development of their cases.
Jéssica’s focuses, when working with clients, are to present practical solutions in addition to a clear and plain language. By doing that, she aims to avoid the disputes to become a long and heavy burden, accompanied by unnecessary costs and stress to the clients.
She also works with consultation. She has drafted innumerous legal opinions and memorandums regarding a wide range of civil matters.
Practice Areas: Civil Litigation + Arbitration; consultancy concerning civil matters.
Education:
• Post Graduation in Business Contracts, Law School at Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV-SP);
• Several Extension Courses, including the ones on Arbitration and Judicial Procedure Strategies in Business Law, Law School at Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV-SP);
• Law Degree, University of São Paulo.
Languages: Portuguese, English and French
Our team
Heloisa atua na área de Contencioso e Arbitragem há mais de 20 anos. Possui experiência em disputas judiciais e arbitragens de alta complexidade. Desde sua graduação, em 2001, trabalha em escritórios especializados em contencioso, representando clientes brasileiros e estrangeiros.
Além de ser advogada, tem o hobby de ser maratonista, porque acredita que o esporte, para além de trazer bem estar e saúde, desenvolve resiliência e disciplina para a vida pessoal e profissional.
Sua técnica para negociações prévias aos litígios é impecável e precisa. E, sempre que necessário, enfrenta, como poucos, uma disputa judicial.
Heloisa é membro do Comitê Brasileiro de Arbitragem (CBAR) desde 2002.
Áreas de referência: Contencioso Cível, Arbitragem, Renegociação
Formação Acadêmica
Especialização em “Diritto Processuale Societario” pela Università degli Studi di Milano (Italy) (2008).
Pós Graduação em Direito Civil pela Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie (São Paulo) (2003).
Graduação em Direito pela PUC/SP (2001)
Idiomas: Português, Inglês e Italiano
Ana escolheu estudar Direito por acreditar que todas as relações humanas são, em algum ponto, relações jurídicas. Atua em escritórios desde 2002, com breve experiência em contencioso cível, direito da publicidade, consultoria tributária em empresa internacional de auditoria, e, desde 2006 atua com direito societário e contratual, com foco em fusões e aquisições, estruturação e reestruturação de empresas e negócios no Brasil e no exterior, participou de dezenas de operações de M&A em diversos setores, especialmente aqueles ligados à infraestrutura.
Atua ainda com arquitetura de estruturas de Governança Corporativa e instrumentos de integridade e compliance.
Desde 2017 tem dado especial atenção a pessoas físicas e grupos familiares na estruturação de seus processos de planejamento sucessório e planejamento patrimonial, com foco na melhoria da gestão do patrimônio, profissionalização e na resolução de conflitos internos.
Áreas de referência: Estruturação de Negócios, Societário (fusões e aquisições, reestruturações, dia a dia), Governança Corporativa, Integridade e Compliance, Contratos, Planejamento Sucessório e Patrimonial Familiar, Infraestrutura
Formação Acadêmica
Cursos de Extensão no INSPER: Compliance (2016)
Cursos de Extensão no INSPER: Fusões e Aquisições (2015).
Pós-Graduação em Contratos Empresariais – Escola de Direito da Fundação Getúlio Vargas - EDESP (GVLaw) (2009)
Graduação em Direito pela PUC/SP (2006).
Idiomas: Português e Inglês
