Oliveira Lawyers

The firm accepts matters where its competence, languages, and cross-border experience produce a meaningful difference for the client. Each prospective engagement is screened for fit before instruction. If we accept work on your behalf, you will have our full attention and dedication to achieving your goals in Brazil and Portugal.

Prospective clients can review the firm's practice areas before contact. Written cost estimates are provided where the matter permits. Initial consultations are scheduled and charged; the firm does not offer free consultations.

We are a good match for selective clients and foreign counsel who value their time and are looking for a one-stop solution for their needs. The fees we charge for our services translate into clear benefits to our clients:

Brazil and Portugal present pitfalls that are difficult for foreign parties to anticipate. Engagement at the outset of a transaction substantially reduces exposure to fraud, undisclosed encumbrances, and unenforceable arrangements.

Doing things right from the start doesn’t just mean better results - it also saves you money. Many of our clients reach out after running into costly hurdles they could have avoided by engaging our services from day one.

Time costs money and mistakes will cost you even more. Our clients tell that by hiring our services they remove the stress and uncertainty of doing transactions in a different country.

Parties who speak Portuguese fluently and already have established advisors in Brazil or Portugal will often be better served by domestic counsel charging local rates. The firm's fees reflect the international scope of its work and are set on the same scale used by comparable firms in the United States and Western Europe.

Consultations

Initial consultations are scheduled and paid. Free consultations are prohibited by the Brazilian and Portuguese Bar Associations and are not offered by reputable firms.

Price Expectations

We understand each client has different priorities, but if you’re looking for the lowest price, we’re likely not the best fit. Our approach, centered on personalized care, requires a level of expertise and investment reflecting our commitment to quality over budget.

The firm's foreign-client practice was founded in 2004 by Leonidas Oliveira, in collaboration with a leading California law firm, on a substantial US-Brazil litigation matter. After Leonidas's passing, his son Luciano Oliveira - admitted in Brazil, Texas, and California - assumed leadership of the firm and continued its specialisation in cross-border representation.

Over the past two decades the firm has acted for more than 2,000 clients from forty-plus countries on wealth management, real estate, immigration, investment, contractual, probate, and litigation matters in Brazil and Portugal.

A single point of contact at partner level oversees every engagement. Where a matter calls for non-legal expertise - banking, accounting, real-estate brokerage, certified translation - the firm coordinates and supervises those vendors on behalf of the client. For matters with a Portuguese component, the firm collaborates with established Portuguese partner firms; for matters before US courts and authorities, work is conducted by the firm's US-admitted attorneys directly.

Schedule a consultation with our attorneys now to have your matter reviewed and learn the best strategies to achieve your goals: