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For thirty years, Legal Netlink Alliance has served the needs of clients worldwide.
The recognition acknowledges the firm's established real estate practice and its commitment to providing technically rigorous legal advice and effective solutions for clients operating in Brazil's property sector.
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The recognised practice is led by Rubens Carmo Elias Filho and Carla Maluf Elias, two partners with extensive experience in Brazilian law.
Rubens Carmo Elias Filho has more than 30 years of experience in real estate law and leads the firm's real estate and related civil litigation practices. He holds a PhD in Civil Law from PUC-SP, teaches at Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie and previously served as President of the Real Estate Law Commission of the São Paulo Bar Association.
Carla Maluf Elias, a partner since 1991, brings longstanding expertise in real estate, civil and consumer law, as well as family and succession matters. She is a graduate of Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie.
Together, they contribute to a practice advising on property transactions, contracts, real estate business structures and related legal disputes.

Based in São Paulo, Elias, Matias Advogados combines a legal tradition dating back to 1956 with a multidisciplinary approach to serving Brazilian and international clients.
The firm attributes its latest recognition to the dedication of its legal team, its commitment to technical excellence and the trust of its clients.
As a member of Legal Netlink Alliance, Elias, Matias Advogados contributes valuable Brazilian legal expertise to a global network of independent law firms.