Awards and Recognition

The International Tax Review (ITR) is one of the world’s top tax rankings, including law firms and accounting firms. In 2019, Trench Rossi Watanabe was awarded with the Brazil Tax Firm of the Year and Brazil Tax Court Firm of the Year awards. This year our partner Clarissa Machado was recognized as Americas Transfer Pricing Leader of the Year, and we participated in an award winning case: the Boeing-Embraer acquisition/joint venture.
In 2019, we were also recognized by World Tax in the General Corporate Tax, Tax Controversy, and Transactional Tax categories. The World Transfer Pricing ranking recognized the Firm as Tier 1 in the transfer pricing area in Brazil. Both awards are promoted by the publication TP Week, sister of ITR.In 2018, five partners and one associate were recognized as Women in Tax Leaders by the publication. In the indirect taxes area, five partners were highlighted as practice leaders. In 2018, in the tax litigation area, the publication identified five partners as leaders.

The IFLR1000 is one of the leading guides for the world’s transactional law firms and lawyers. Founded in 1990, it remains the only legal directory dedicated exclusively to this branch of Law. There are currently over 120 jurisdictions surveyed. The 2019 edition of IFLR 1000 ranks Trench Rossi Watanabe in Banking, M&A, Capital Markets, Debt, and Project Development practice areas and recognize nine lawyers.

The Global Competition Review (GCR) is the legal world’s leading directory in the Antitrust and Competition Law area. GCR 100 2019 lists Trench Rossi Watanabe as “highly recommended” in the Antitrust area in Brazil. Our partners in the area are mentioned for being modern and having global vision.

We have also been recognized by the Prêmio Mulheres na Liderança award in the second place. The initiative is promoted by WILL – Women in Leadership in Latin America, an international non-profit institution, in partnership with Valor Econômico and Editora Globo, in addition to methodological support by Instituto Ipsos.The award is the result of a survey conducted with big companies, covering themes in favor of gender equality and encouraging female leadership, among others.

Trench Rossi Watanabe was recognized in the Small and Medium Enterprises category by Guia EXAME de Diversidade, sponsored by the magazine Revista Exame and by Instituto Ethos. The award is aimed at companies promoting actions related to Diversity and Inclusion.

In the 2019 edition of the YearBook Análise Advocacia, Trench Rossi Watanabe appears among the most remembered law firms. We were recognized in 29 industry segments, out of 39 analyzed. We had 34 lawyers mentioned among the most admired in practice areas, industry segments and states.

Leaders League is a news agency and one of the leading international directories in the legal universe, primarily targeting C-Levels of big companies.
In the most recent 2020 publication, we were recognized in the Agribusiness, Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy, Capital Markets, Environmental Law, Labor Counsel, M&A, Merger Control, Oil & Gas, Projects and Infrastructure, Tax practice areas: Counsel and Tax: Litigation.

LACCA brings together the leading lawyers working in Brazil and Latin America, dividing the recognition into two main categories: Approved and Thought Leaders. The awards are individual, illustrating the technical competence of the nominees. In the most recent publication, 55 of our lawyers were recommended, the largest number among all the firms surveyed in Brazil.

Who’s Who Legal identifies the world’s leading lawyers and business Law consulting experts, based on a comprehensive and independent research. There are over 160 researched jurisdictions and 35 Law practice areas.

Latin Lawyer has provided comprehensive coverage of the Latin American legal market for nearly two decades.
In addition to keeping readers updated with daily news, the directory lists the top law firms for each Law practice annually.
The 2019 edition recommends our Corporate and M&A, Antitrust & Competition, Banking and Finance, Project Finance & Infrastructure, Energy, Environment, Litigation, Anti-corruption investigations and compliance, Insurance & Reinsurance, Tax, Administrative Law, Intellectual Property, Telecoms & Media, Labor, Sport & Entertainment, and Pro bono practice areas.

The Legal 500 analyzes the capabilities of law firms around the world through a comprehensive revised research program every year to provide an updated view of the global legal market. The Legal 500 assesses the strengths of law firms in over 150 jurisdictions. In the 2019 edition, our Firm was ranked in 20 categories, with 41 lawyers mentioned. Outstanding practices were Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Competition and Antitrust, Compliance, Corporate and M&A, Dispute Resolution (including white-collar crime); Dispute Resolution (Arbitration), Energy and Natural Resources: Electricity, Natural Resources: Hydrocarbons, Environment, Insurance, Intellectual Property, International Trade and Customs, Labor and Employment, Projects and Infrastructure, Public Law, Real Estate, Tax, Tax Litigation, TMT: Tech, Innovation and Digital Business.

Existing since 1990, Chambers and Partners is the world’s leading legal directory, present in over 150 jurisdictions around the world. More than 200 researchers interview the main clients and market players to selectthe most notable law firms in each country in each area of Law.

Chambers Guide Latin America 2020 recognizes Trench Rossi Watanabe as one of the leading law firms in 18 practice areas and 24 of our lawyers, individually. Our outstanding practices are Agribusiness, Banking & Finance, Competition/Antitrust, Consumer Law, Corporate/Commercial: South, Corporate/M&A, Dispute Resolution: Arbitration, Dispute Resolution: Central West, Dispute Resolution: Litigation, Dispute Resolution: South, Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas, Environment, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, Projects, Tax, Tax: South Telecommunications & Technology.

The 2019 edition of the Chambers and Partners Global Guide recognizes our Firm in Banking & Finance, Compliance, Corporate/M&A, Corporate/M&A practices: High-end Capability, Dispute Resolution: Arbitration, Dispute Resolution: Litigation, Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas, Intellectual Property, Projects and Tax.