Pinheiro Guimarães - Advogados was established in 1922, when Plinio Pinheiro Guimarães joined the law offices of José de Miranda Valverde, already in existence for several decades. With offices in Rio de Janeiro and in São Paulo, it represents a vast array of clients in Brazil and abroad and is assisted by a full staff of legal support personnel fluent in foreign languages.

Pinheiro Guimarães - Advogados has an extensive international experience. It is one of the leading Brazilian firms in handling international debt and equity issuances, syndicated loans, trade finance, mergers and acquisitions, cross border lease transactions, structured finance, project finance, private equity, securitizations of exports and other receivables, investment funds, derivatives debt restructuring, employee benefit programs, litigation, arbitration and tax.