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Viseu Advogados is a Brazilian, independent, full-service law firm specialized in multi-disciplinary deals, and in offering strategic support for foreign clients to better deal with the Brazilian legal environment. Throughout its 22 years of experience, the firm counts today with the excellence of its practitioners and more than 180 employees. Viseu Advogados is able to advise clients in any industry on issues involving any practice area, by developing deep knowledge of their businesses and close ties to their strategic decisions, especially when they face challenging scenarios added to legal problems.

Viseu Advogados Franchise practice is able to assemble teams with the knowledge required to innovate and advise on the most specific issues of this segment. Counting on a team of professionals with deep experience, Viseu Advogados offers comprehensive solutions for legal, contractual or dispute resolution (arbitration, mediation and judicial cases), relating to intellectual property, consumer relations, import and export, taxes, real estate law, labor law to franchising clients operating in the retail, services, construction, education, food, tourism and luxury goods market industries. Besides its legal knowledge, Viseu Advogados has considerable expertise in the specifics of the industry and companies that showcase the essential values of each brand through the offer of excellence in goods and services.

The practice supports both local and international clients in a broad range of sectors, including retail, consumer services, food, education, banking and financial services, tourism, construction and materials, health care, real estate and technology.

Andrea has twenty-five years of relevant experience in developing, updating and restructuring contracts for important corporations acting in the franchise, distribution channels and retail segments in Brazil. Andrea published several by-lined articles and papers in Brazil and abroad. In addition to that, she has been responsible for studies, books and videos on legal issues related to franchise sector as part of the main Franchise associations in the country. As a specialist in this sector, she was also responsible for giving legal and structural support for leading franchise and retail chains in the marketplace. Additionally, Andrea also offered legal and strategic support and counselling for the implementation and expansion of various foreign products and brands established in the market. Andrea also develops activities as arbitrator and is registered in several mediation and arbitration chambers.

Bachelor of Laws from the Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP), specializing in Civil and Commercial Law. Specialization in distribution channels and franchising.

Andrea is a member of the International Bar Association, of the American Bar Association, of the Centre for International Legal Studies, of the International Franchising Association and of the Brazilian Franchising Association (where she is a member of the Legal Board).