Future of law passes through

The Brazilian legal services market ends the year with a positive balance, confirming the optimism shown by different sectors of the economy in relation to Brazil's attractiveness as an investment option.

Brazilian business law has demonstrated that it is sufficiently mature and well-equipped to provide legal advice to large international conglomerates in the most varied operations. And there is no doubt that the offices' use of Austria Phone Numbers List ticated global office networks.



We had law firms advising clients on bidding for infrastructure works and obtaining concessions for the exploitation of public services. There was also a great demand for legal guidance by foreign and national investors involved in contracting in the naval, airport and oil industries.


The legal departments of companies also stood out in The tendency of large companies, especially in the financial sector, to structure their internal legal departments with a high number of lawyers increased. This movement, however, did not affect the offices' strategy, since the demand for external legal advice did not decrease, with the hiring of work involving the management of the portfolio of legal cases with a high level of specialization and maintaining the contracting volume portfolios after analyzing costs and benefits in light of quality requirements.





On the other hand, in , there was a significant increase in demands addressed to arbitration courts. This movement denotes that Brazilian lawyers increasingly feel confident in guiding their clientele to opt for the alternative of private dispute resolution. Furthermore, the level of complexity of contracts and the involvement of foreign companies have required the resolution of disputes by specialized arbitrators, in an environment of total secrecy and confidentiality. Thus, arbitration became a reality in the Brazilian scenario.



The Pre-Salt discovery and oil exploration projects are expected to have a significant impact on several service providers that gravitate towards oil companies and will generate enormous demand for specialized legal consultancy.



The World Cup and the Olympics will cause an increase in demand for legal consultancy, mainly in the areas of infrastructure, involving assistance in formalizing contracts with different levels of government, assistance in investments in the tourism sector, in the real estate sector in general, etc. .