Christian S. B. Lopes is recognized for his "excellent technical skills, especially in the mining sector and international commercial contracts." He is also considered by market observers a reference in arbitration. A colleague comments: “I have the best possible impression of his work. He is extremely talented and is also an excellent arbitrator and lawyer in arbitration proceedings.”.

Chambers and Partners

Daniel Vilas Boas “is very experienced, extremely technical and provides solid legal opinions”, says one client. Another one highlights "his outstanding civil and procedural law skills”. He represents clients in the mining and steel industries in various corporate disputes.

Chambers and Partners

Rafhael Frattari “stands out for his ability to pursue the best solutions in accordance with customer needs”, customers say. Colleagues highlight that “he is an excellent professional” and also mention his outstanding academic credentials.

Chambers and Partners

Leonardo Wykrota has been nominated by the Leaders League for his excellent professional practice in civil litigation.

Leaders League

Awards

Chambers and Partners

For the twelfth consecutive year, Chambers and Partners has ranked VLF Advogados as a reference in Business Law in South East Brazil. Chambers and Partners provides the most respected reference guide on legal services in the world and bases its nominations mainly on research with clients, without financial compensation. Besides the Firm’s indication, its partners received honorable mentions.

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Chambers and Partners 2025

Análise Advocacia 500

For Years, VLF Advogados has been recognized as one of the 500 most admired law firms in Brazil according to research carried out by Análise Editorial. For the preparation of the Análise Advocacia 500 yearbook, the legal executives of the 1500 largest companies are interviewed to determine which firms they most admire, regardless of whether they hire their services. The Firm was judged in the Comprehensive category and came in 1st place in Minas Gerais, in addition to being considered a leader in the following areas: Arbitration, Consumer, Business Contracts, Civil, Digital, Real Estate and Tax. Furthermore, we were ranked nationally in 1st place for the Steel and Mining sector.

Best Laywer

For the third consecutive year, the partner Rafhael Frattari and the tax team of VLF Advogados were highlighted by Best Lawyer. This publication adopts a secret peer voting to choose the professionals and firms to which colleagues would entrust a case.

Análise Advocacia Regional

With a position established among Minas Gerais’ offices, VLF Advogados was ranked 2nd in the Wide-ranging category, considering the six possible levels. This ranking represents the consolidation of our practices in the regional market and also qualifies us for dealing with national issues, with several clients from other states.

Análise Advocacia Regional
Análise Advocacia Regional
Análise Advocacia Regional
Análise Advocacia Regional

Análise Advocacia Mulher

The Análise Advocacia Mulher 2020 ranking features the most admired women lawyers, according to the opinion of 1041 legal and financial executives from Brazil’s largest companies, who gave interviews to the Análise Editorial’s team.

Maria Tereza Fonseca Dias, executive partner at VLF Advogados, was chosen as one of the most admired women lawyers, in 2020, in the Regulatory area, among the offices of the comprehensive segment.

Análise Advocacia Mulher

Leaders League

The partners Leonardo Wykrota and Daniel Vilas Boas were nationally recognized by Leaders League as lawyers of consistent practice in civil litigation, reinforcing the recognition of VLF’s Strategic team. In addition, Christian Lopes is also listed, with the M&A and Corporate team.

Leaders League 2025

Legal 500

The publication elected several practices of VLF Advogados (Commercial, Corporate and M&A, Dispute Resolution, Labor and Tax) as the best in the country. In total, ten partners and lawyers were nominated.

The Legal 500 LA - Leading Firm 2025

Latin Lawyer National

The Latin Lawyer National Guide highlighted several practices of VLF Advogados, highlighting Arbitration, Corporate and M&A, Litigation and Restructuring & Insolvency.

Latin Lawyer National
Latin Lawyer National
Latin Lawyer National
Latin Lawyer National
Latin Lawyer National
Latin Lawyer National
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