BUSINESS LAW · PORTO ALEGRE · CURITIBA · ALL OF BRAZIL

Legal certainty for the decisions that move your business.

Advisory work, contracts and dispute resolution with the experience of Brazil’s top-ranked law firms — and the tailored attention only a boutique practice offers.

THE FIRM

Big-firm standards. Boutique attention.

We advise entrepreneurs and companies across Brazil on business law: ongoing counsel, contracts and dispute resolution — through negotiation, mediation, arbitration or litigation. Clients work directly with the founding partner, in Portuguese or English, from Porto Alegre and Curitiba to anywhere by video.

Continuous legal guidance for day-to-day decisions — contracts, negotiations and risks reviewed before they become problems.

Drafting, reviewing and negotiating business contracts with clear, balanced clauses — including cross-border agreements.

From negotiation to arbitration and litigation: the fastest, most discreet route for each dispute — including shareholder conflicts.

FOUNDING PARTNER

Caroline Schaeffer

Attorney · Mediator · Arbitrator

Caroline Schaeffer is a Brazilian attorney, mediator and arbitrator. A PUCRS law graduate with academic exchange at Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen (Germany), she spent a decade with three Brazilian firms ranked by Chambers & Partners Global and is currently pursuing an MBA in Tax Management at USP/Esalq.

Her practice focuses on corporate relations: out-of-court resolution of shareholder disputes, domestic and international arbitration, mediation and business contracts. She works with clients directly — fluent English, working German and French.

Excellent professional and firm. We felt supported in our choices — out-of-court and in-court alike, protecting both the business and personal assets. Personalized, responsive and committed service.
Bortoluzzi e Trevisan Engenharia e Construção
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Our matter was resolved quickly. Excellent service and great value for money.
Marcelo Ferreira Caldas
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Very professional and always available. She guided us from contract review through clause negotiations to the final signature. Ten out of ten.
Sonia Martire
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Let's talk about your case.

We serve clients throughout Brazil and abroad, by video conference — consultations available in English.

+55 41 99175 7418
caroline@schaefferadv.com