Who we are
Pinheiro Palmer Advogados is a law firm located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, offering legal services related to all aspects of intellectual property protection and enforcement.
Led by partners with practical experience in the legal field, both in Brazil and the United States, Pinheiro Palmer Advogados is committed to providing fast, diligent, and high-quality legal services to clients who value a close working relationship with their lawyers.
Acknowledgments
In the 2026 edition of World Trademark Review’s WTR 1000, Walter Palmer was ranked in the “Gold” tier for the eighth consecutive year, while Cristina Pinheiro Palmer was ranked in the “Silver” tier for the fourteenth consecutive year; the firm itself was ranked in the “Silver” tier for the second time, following twelve consecutive years in the “Bronze” tier.
Both Cristina Pinheiro Palmer and Walter Palmer were listed in the Brazil – IP – Trademarks chapter of the 2025 edition of Lexology Index, the new title of the former Who’s Who Legal – IP from Law Business Research Ltd.
For the second year in a row, Cristina Pinheiro Palmer was ranked in Band 6 of the Individual Lawyers category in the Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets chapter of the 2026 edition of Chambers Brazil: Contentious by Chambers and Partners, one of the most highly regarded legal ranking publications, while the firm itself was listed in Band 6 of Firms in the same category.
