Daniel Law

Daniel Law is an established IP firm that is recommended for IP protection and disputes. The firm is headed up by IP lawyer Alicia Daniel-Shores, who has led its growth in recent years.

It has over 20 partners including André Oliveira, who runs the legal practice; Ricardo Nunes, who is in charge of the patent department; Isabella Cardozo, head of trade marks; and Rafael Rocha, who is responsible for brand protection and enforcement. Other notable soft IP practitioners are Carina Rodrigues and Robert Daniel-Shores.

The firm also has technical professionals such as chemists and engineers. Rana Gosain, Kene Gallois, Gustavo Sartori Guimarães, Leonardo de Oliveira Braune and Rafael Salomão Romano are among the experienced partners for patent work. Gallois oversees the life sciences practice. Eduardo Riess and Rafaella Gonçalves Franco are practitioners to watch.

2021 client testimonials

A client said the firm’s practitioners are “knowledgeable and responsive” and are “able to deal in English and explain the differences between the Brazilian system and other systems”.

Another client was impressed by the team’s “profound knowledge of IP and innovative solutions”.

The firm dealt with patent prosecution and litigation work in areas such as pharmaceutical and mechanical engineering. It was involved in an important dispute for a pharmaceutical company over the validity of the so-called “mailbox patents”.

Trade mark case studies show filing, strategy and disputes work for a range of companies. Claranet, Bosch, Velcro, and Advance Publications and Condé Nast Brasil are among the firm’s clients. The firm also provided copyright advice to companies like Rádio Melodia and Universal Studios and handled design disputes for Duratex and Sony.

The firm hired soft IP practitioners from rivals: Fernanda Galera Soler, Igor Morgado dos Reis, Carolina Veiga Schueler Cardoso and Fernanda Torres Vieira joined as partners in 2020.