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Where innovation finds experience

FM/Derraik was born from a meeting of professionals at a request of a mutual client: a capital company was looking for legal advisors to guide in one of the most mature innovation journeys in the Brazilian market. The client asked that lawyers from different firms work side by side on the same project.

FM/Derraik partners, then in their respective firms, were treading very close ways until this intersection - created by the client, made clear the complementarity of their profiles and the synergy of this union: the coexistence of innovation with experience. The harmonization of creativity with pragmatism and the constant search for sophistication with legal depth.

“FM/Derraik's partners are the reference lawyers in Brazilian Venture Capital. Their participation in transactions is always the certainty of seniority, long-term vision, and constructive negotiation for everyone involved in the transaction.”

Edson Rigonatti, Founding partner, Astella Investimentos

FM/Derraik is a highly effective law firm with experienced lawyers dedicated to finding solutions to their client's legal challenges.


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“The FM/Derraik team is extremely competent. They attend all legal demands arising from the endeavor activity, which in Brazil is not for amateurs. I count on them, both in my daily life and in the strategic and fundraising part. In addition, they are well engaged in the ecosystem.”

Bruno Fonseca, Entrepreneur The New Butchers

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“FM/Derraik is a highly effective firm with brilliant lawyers, always aware of the legal challenges facing our company.”

Who we are

Our team is multidisciplinary.
We articulate different areas of knowledge in search of the best and most innovative legal solutions.

Carlos Derraik

Energy/Fusion Acquisition

Fabiana Fagundes

Venture Capital/M&A

Rodrigo Menezes

Venture Capital/M&A

Lucilene Prado

Tax/Impact Investments

Liana Valdetaro

Strategic Conflict Resolution

Pedro Ferreira

Venture Capital/M&A

Juliene Piniano

Venture Capital/M&A

Aline Bauermeister

Tax / M&A

Marina Bittar

Venture Capital/M&A

Fernanda Levy

Corporate Venture and Innovation

Cristiana Wiener

Corporate and Contracts

Diego Batista

Tax

André Fabri

Venture Capital/M&A

Ana Faquim

Tax

Breno Bassoli

Tax

Bruno Sobral

Tax

Camila Ramalho

Corporate

Camyla Monteiro

Tax

Deliane Flausino

Intellectual Property and Data Privacy

Elaine Barros

Real Estate

Felipe Linde

Tributário

Filipe Thompson

Venture Capital

Gabriela Manzan

Venture Capital/M&A

Giordana Ricci

Corporate

Gustavo Dalcolmo

Venture Capital/M&A

Irina Santarossa

Tax

Isadora Ribeiro

Corporate Venture and Innovation

Jéssica Lopes

Labor

Juliana Massoni

Labor

Lara Mayer

Real Estate

Letícia Kyono

Corporate Venture

Lucca Moraes

Corporate Venture and Innovation

Marcela Rosolen

Venture Capital/M&A

Mariana Andrade

Family Offices and Succession

Mariane Huhtala

Corporate Venture

Matheus Fornazari

Tributário

Thiago Humberto

Victor Zamprogno

Tributário

Beatriz Bonamico

M&A

Ettore Biond

Tax

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Recognitions

We are recognized by the most important national and international publications specialized in the legal sector.

  • Recognized as Band 1 in the first edition of Chambers and Partners in the section on Venture Capital.

  • Recognized by The Legal 500 Guide 2021 in the Corporate and M&A area.

  • Recognized by the Leaders League in its 2021 ranking in the Startups and Innovation, Private Equity, M&A, and Corporate areas.

  • Análise

    Recognized through the work of our lawyers in the 1st Edition of the Análise Advocacia Mulher – 2021.

  • Recognized by PitchBook since 2019, as the only Brazilian law firm among the top world players in Venture Capital, Private Equity, and M&A.

  • Recognized as one of the top 10 law firms that most advised Venture Capital and M&A operations in Brazil, according to TTR, in 2020.

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At FM/Derraik equity, is not just a policy is a value present in our DNA.

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We are a group of people who believe that as important as the journey is who you are on it.

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