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Brazilian firm Campos Mello is an independent local firm, although it does exercise a non-exclusive cooperation agreement with international firm DLA Piper. As is the case with many local and international firms in Brazil, in a very general way DLA Piper refers clients who need local counsel to Campos Mello and vice versa for Campos Mello's Brazilian clients who need international representation.

Partners Fabio Perrone Campos Mello and Roberto Vianna do R Barros spearhead much of the firm's corporate efforts. The firm has also been growing over the past 12 months, promoting three former associates to partner in the corporate area in February 2012. Campos Mello is a full-service corporate and commercial firm and provides business-related legal services from its offices in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.

Deals
Campos Mello represented Italian infrastructure group Atlantia and its Brazilian subsidiary Autostrade Concessões e Participações Brasil on corporate, tax and contractual matters related to the creation of a joint venture with Grupo Bertin. The venture involved a large operation in the Brazilian infrastructure sector valued at R$3.3 billion ($1.63 billion) upon closing in January 2012.

The firm also counselled Banco do Brasil, acting through its Grand Cayman Branch, on the issuance of hybrid perpetual bonds in the international market. The bonds were valued at $1 billion at the time of issuance in January 2012 and qualified as tier one for capital requirement purposes.